USER INTERFACE

Easy to look at. Easy to Use. No special training needed to use NOTION. It’s sleek screen design and intuitive workflow let you focus on your music. Find out more.

OVER 10 GB OF SOUNDS

Exclusively featuring the London Symphony Orchestra as well as popular instruments such as guitar, bass, and drums recorded by legendary artists at top studios around the world. Find out more.

STUDIO COMPATIBILITY

NOTION3 is the only notation product with full ReWire integration that supports both host and slave options.  Built to be compatible with digital audio workstations, NOTION3 works effortlessly with third-party VSTi libraries and VST effects, has full MIDI functionality, and can save as or import audio files. Find out more.

SEQUENCERSTAFF

Truly the best of both worlds. When you Input your music with a MIDI device, NOTION3 retains all the MIDI data including modulations, bends and dynamics like a sequencer; but shows the display on a traditional notation staff.
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PRO AUDIO MIXER

A perfect blend of form and function, NOTION3’s Pro Audio mixer comes complete with buses, inserts, sends, and multiple direct channel outs. NOTION3 comes bundled with two VST’s from IK Multimedia; IK’s Classic Studio Reverb (CSR) and Amplitube X-Gear. Find out more.

LIVE PERFORMANCE

The only notation product with advanced real-time tempo control that includes vamps, repeats, score navigation and other features allowing it to be used like a musical instrument with accompaniment, rehearsal, or professional live performances.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

EASY SCORE SETUP

Creating a score with NOTION3 is simple, intuitive and fast. You won’t get stuck wading through long lists of options, hunt for the instruments you want or endure multiple repetitive steps every time you start a new score. With NOTION3, your instrument choices are presented in organized and logical groupings using a semi-transparent overlay on top of the score area. This enables you to quickly add, move, change, and delete staves with simple mouse click.

SIMPLY SMART TOOL PALETTE

Think of it as a musician’s tool belt with all the essential tools neatly organized within easy reach. Simply move your cursor over a graphic or text and a menu of options automatically opens. Roll over a different graphic or text, and a different menu opens. If you want quick access to a specific group of tools, you can “lock open” that particular menu. It’s your choice where to place your palette; on the score, docked at the bottom of the screen, or hide it altogether when it’s not in use.

INTERACTIVE FRETBOARD AND CHORD LIBRARY

Many guitarists find it convenient to first capture the fingerings they perform on an instrument before translating them into tab or notation. The interactive Fretboard offers a quick, convenient way to build your score by clicking virtual strings. You can customize the fretboard stringing to resemble (and capture the notes of) a 6 or 7 string guitar, 4 or 5 string bass, or other fretted instruments. NOTION3 also lets you enter chord names or select from the comprehensive chord library and add slash marks to show the rhythm.

EASIER TO USE

Sometimes you can have too many choices. Most other notation software programs try to show you all the options—all the time. As a result, you are often confronted by multiple cryptic icons that usually open pop-up windows onto your score with a whole new batch of options. NOTION3 was built using a different approach—to give you what you need when you need it. Take NOTION3’s Toolbar for example. A perfect blend of form and function, it’s sleek look and controls has the familiar look and feel of an audio component. And if your not sure what a particular button does, a tool-tip appears when you hover your cursor over the symbol with summary information.

EASIER TO LEARN

For a program with the amount of advanced capabilities and features as NOTION3, its design makes it amazingly simple to learn. You won’t have to buy books or take classes on how to master using NOTION3. In fact, the typical user can learn how to compose, produce, publish and perform a score very quickly. You don’t need strong technical skills or detailed knowledge of how to patch different pieces of equipment together—just a basic knowledge of music.

REWIRE SUPPORT - MASTER OR SLAVE
NOTION3 is currently the only notation product to provide full ReWire functionality - including both host and slave options. ReWire, developed by Propellerhead is best described as a “virtual audio cable” that allows you to not only route audio between two different applications, but also synchronize and control them simultaneously.

VST and VSTi Support
VST or Virtual Studio Technology allows you to add virtual instruments and effects to your DAW. NOTION3 offers VST instruments and effects support by allowing you to have up to 4 VST Insert effects per mixer track as well as any number of additional VST instruments. VST Instruments appear directly in score setup and can be accessed and used directly from your score.

Upload your music directly to your Soundcloud profile from NOTION3!

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VST Instrument Presets

In addition to VST support, NOTION3 goes one step further to provide pre-configured, ready to use VST instrument presets for the major orchestral libraries on the market today. These instrument presets are pre-programed to work with NOTION3 and require no setup from the user. Simply add the instrument from your library found in score setup and NOTION3 automatically configures the plugin with all patches and programming necessary to use this just like you would use any of the bundled instruments. Write articulations and techniques and hear them play. You can even copy/paste between instruments from different libraries or NOTION instruments and it all just works.

NOTION3 currently supports:

• Vienna Special Edition
  and Special Edition Plus


• Miroslav Philharmonik
  by IK Multimedia


• East/West
  Quantum Leap Platinum


• Garritan Personal Orchestra
  (Aria)

IMPORT YOUR FINALE OR SIBELIUS SCORES

Through our integrated MusicXML import feature you can use the power of NOTION3 with your existing Finale or Sibelius scores. Unlike other applications, NOTION3 comes with completely integrated MusicXML import and export, without requiring a third party plugin.

*ReWire is a trademark owned by Propellerhead and is used under license .

AUDIO IMPORT

NOTION3 also provides you with the capability of importing your own audio files directly into the score. You can also export your score to a .wav file for further production use.

SAVE AS WAV, MIDI, XML

With greatly enhanced MIDI functionality, NOTION3 is capable of handling all MIDI related tasks. Edit MIDI data, overdub and record, import, export and output as well as use both notation and sequencer style staffs.

MONITOR AND CONTROL

Input level meters are present on each channel strip, which give you a visual representation of the level of your signal enhanced by dynamically adjusted color intensity based on decibel output. Peak monitoring and warning as well as signal meters on each side of the fader give you a wealth of information about your audio. You can control parameters graphically, by click and drag, or numerically by typing in precise values.

SOLO, MUTE, AND STEREO “POWER” PAN

With NOTION3 panning feature you can control both left and right output individually, gaining finer control over the positioning of your sound in the stereo field. Solo and mute multiple tracks or individual channel strips, to adjust sections of your mix.

INSERT EFFECTS

Each channel can have up to four individual insert VST effects. In addition to your own collection, NOTION3 comes bundled with a built-in reverb VST and two fantastic plug-ins from IK Multimedia - CSR Hall, a powerful reverb unit, and AmpliTube X-GEAR, the latest in guitar and bass amp simulating.

BUNDLED VST EFFECTS FROM IK MULTIMEDIA

OUTPUT

We at NOTION believe that in the end, what comes out of your speakers is what matters most. So we give you full control over where you want to send your sound. Each channel can be assigned either to a direct output of your sound card, to the stereo master, to one or all of the integrated 4 stereo buses or any combination of the above that you mix requires.

CSR HALL REVERB

CSR Hall Reverb is the hall module from IK Multimedia’s Classik Studio Reverb (CSR) collection. This highly customizable VST reverb allows you to control the spatial positioning of your sound with incredible precision. Highly effective and low on CPU demand, this excellent reverb is a great addition to NOTION3.

AMPLITUBE X-GEAR AMPLIFIER EFFECTS

• The first fully modular, customizable and expandable amp and FX modeling software system
• Provides a single host interface for all “Powered by AmpliTube” products
• Full mixing and matching between all the modeled gear
• Allows complete integration with StompIO audio interface/floor controller
• Plug-In and Standalone version