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NOTION 2.0
NOTION 2.0

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New Version 2.0             
 
NOTION  2.0
 
 
 
NOTION 2.0 is an advanced music program dedicated to bringing a revolutionary degree of realism to the creation and communication of your musical vision. The NOTION playback engine is natively equipped with a library of realistic sampled sounds taken from the musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra, which means that your music goes from inception to realization right away.

NOTION's score-entry interface offers a set of highly-intuitive keyboard shortcuts that make manual entry faster than ever. The NTempo™ feature enables you to take musical ideas even further, offering the opportunity to control the performance tempo in real time.

The software also comes equipped with a built-in audio mixer, including the ability to adjust volume, decay, and panning of each individual instrument. Scores and NTempo sessions can be saved to WAV format, complete with any custom mixer settings. With its variety of practical uses, NOTION offers infinite opportunity for you to discover your true inner musician.
 
NATURAL TEMPO CONTROL
NOTION's unique NTEMPO feature provides real-time control over tempo, including rubato, fermatas and pauses.  An NTEMPO performance feels both natural and spontaneous, and can be used to accompany live performers or as a substitute for absent players.
 
A COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC ENVIRONMENT
Like all quality musical instruments, NOTION is equally useful to both professionals and amateurs.  Writers, arrangers and orchestrators will fine NOTION's intuitive interface and realistic playback extremely valuable for creating high-quality music demos and professional scores and parts.  Performers and musical directors will find NOTION invaluable as a rehearsal, accompaniment and live performance tool.  Teachers will welcome the realistic musical enhancement that NOTION brings to the classroom, while students will find in NOTION not only a powerful tool in their musical development, but also an invaluable practice and performance aid.  In addition, musicians of all types will discover in NOTION an environment in which their own creativity can develop to its full potential.
 
Features
  • Sounds of the London Symphony Orchestra, recorded at Abbey Road Studios
  • Click and drag notes
  • Note Audition
  • No longer requires iLok security
  • Write for up to 128 instruments in a single score
  • Over 1,000 voice polyphony
  • No external hardware or software needed
  • Expandable and customizable sound library
  • NTempo: real-time "conducting" of the score
  • MIDI import
  • MusicXML import and export
  • MIDI device entry, including step time, stretch time, and real time
  • Enter and edit up to 99 verses of lyrics
  • Automatic score layout and alignment
  • Instrument audio mixer: mute, solo, decay, pan, and balance
  • Export to WAV file
  • Shortcuts for every element - easily associated through mnemonics or visual appearance
  • 33 level dynamic resolution from ppppp to ffffff with intermediate degrees
  • Timbre sampling at all dynamics and in all ranges
  • Playback of custom key signatures, time signatures, quarter tones, and more
  • Authentic playback of performance techniques, expandable with the add-on sound kits
 
True Expressive Control
NOTION's proprietary "TEC Sample Management Engine" allows the user to experience the full palette of sound unique to each instrument without having to deal with MIDI editing and without the need for external software or hardware.
 
NOTION artfully weaves the human elements of performance with the technical aspects of capturing and producing music.  The intuitive score editor responds to musical symbols, and interprets markings such as trill, accent or staccato in the same way as a live musician would - creating a natural interaction between you and the music.
 
At NOTION Music we understand that making music is more important than working technology.  Whether you are a writer, performer, teacher or student, the TEC Sample Management Engine ensures you'll experience a direct path from inspiration to realization.
 
Screenshots
 
Click an image to enlarge:
 
 
Score Window
 
Score Window Zoom

 

        Section or Staff Transpose Dialogue   Score Tuning Dialogue

 
 
World Class Sounds from World Class Musicians
NOTION's carefully-integrated sample library captures the nuance and artistry of some of the world's most talented musicians, and covers the full dynamic and expressive range of each instrument.  From the impeccable performances of the London Symphony Orchestra to the jazz and pop styling of Victor and Roy Wooten, NOTION offers a diverse selection of flawlessly recorded sounds and instruments.
 
NOTION samples were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, in Studio One using:

72 channel NEVE VRP Legend / 88RS consoles
Avalon M5 preamps, Neve Preamps, Massenberg Preamp
Protools HD2 96 kHz, 24 bit
2 Valve Neumann M50 and 2 Neumann TLM 50 for distance mics
3 Valve Neumann M50 for room ambience
Neumann U47fet, U87, KM184, KM84 for close mics on single instruments
5 Schoeps MK 21 for close mics on sections

We’ve captured the legendary Abbey Road Studios / Studio One room ambience on each recorded tone. NOTION uses the recorded decays in a way that allows for scaling - decays can be reduced by lowering the natural decay factor in the audio mixer. This results in a drier sound for use in live settings where no additional reverb is desired, and can be done globally or on an instrument-by-instrument basis.
 
 
Instruments Bundled with Notion
  • Bass clarinet
  • Bass drum
  • Bass section
  • Bass trombone
  • Bassoon
  • Cabasa
  • Celeste
  • Cello section
  • Clarinet
  • Claves
  • English horn
  • Flute
  • French horn
  • Glockenspiel
  • Gong
  • Guiro
  • Harp
  • Oboe
  • Orchestra crash cymbals
  • Piano
  • Piccolo
  • Snare
  • Suspended cymbal
 
  • Tambourine
  • Tam-Tam
  • Tenor trombone
  • Timpani
  • Triangle
  • Trumpet
  • Tuba
  • Viola section
  • Violin section
  • Xylophone
 
 
NOTION is expandable - You can add more instruments and sounds with Expansion Kits at any time.
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Because it is completely self-integrated, NOTION operates the same on any computer, whether MAC or Windows.  Its concise music files can be transmitted quickly through email, and will sound the same on any computer running NOTION.
 
System Requirements
Mac Minimum Recommended
Operating System OS X 10.3.9 OS X 10.4.0 or later
Processor 1.0 GHz 2.0 GHz Dual Processor
RAM 512 MB 1 GB
Hard Disk Space 1.5 GB free disk space 1.5 GB free disk space
PC Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows XP / 2000 (SP4) Windows XP / 2000 (SP4)
Processor 1.7 GHz Pentium or equivalent 3.0 GHz Pentium or equivalent
RAM 512 MB 1 GB
Hard Disk Space 1.5 GB free disk space 1.5 GB free disk space
   
 
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