2016, we hardly knew ye. Say hello to the new year with some new gear, and save a buck while you’re at it. Note that all of the below deals end when 2016 does—get them before Dec. 31 2016—after that, they’ll be gone!
25% off Notion and all Notion Add-ons
Never a better time to buy Notion—along with an entire symphony of add-ons! Everything from sopranino saxophones to cowbells is available from the Notion Add-on library, every single one of them is 25% off. And Notion itself is 25% off, as well. Start building your personal orchestra for cheap! Hurry, ends Dec. 31, 2016!
Customers in the USA can get the AudioBox iTwo Studio for a significant discount, down to $199 from QQQ. Get everything you need to get started in recording, including an audio interface, Studio One Artist, the M7 Microphone, HD7 headphones, and… ALL REQUIRED CABLING! That’s like including batteries—it just never happens!
*Batteries are not included, because this product does not use batteries
Add some vintage mojo to your workflow with this incredible reverb series from Convology for Studio One. They painstakingly modeled tons of old reverbs from old reverb devices both analog and digital. All members of the family are available for 30% off, including Vintage Plate Reverb, Vintage Digital Reverbs, and Vintage Spring Reverbs. Get ’em all and you’ve got every reverb you’ll ever need and then some.
Notion has been updated to version 6.1! Check out the full changelog below. This is a free update to all Notion 6 owners. To get it, just launch Notion. It will check for updates and download automatically.
Notion 6.1 Changes:
New
New keyboard workflows
Enter notes and chords with QWERTY keyboard in Step time (Using a,b,c,d,e,f,g)
Create and extend range selections with keyboard shortcuts
Navigate around measures, staves and systems with keyboard shortcuts
Selected items (e.g. articulations, dynamics) can be nudged with cursor keys
Echo note entry and selection
Echo note entry and echo note selection now sounds notes on all methods of note entry and any time a note is highlighted. To change, go to Preferences>General and uncheck. (Use the A key to Audition any time)
Fixes
Interop fixes
If Notion is a ReWire slave, show courtesy icon in toolbar
ReWire and Network discovery removed as are now no longer exclusive in Preferences
Allow audio render, even if Notion is a ReWire slave
Note data import from Studio One improved
Presence Grand Piano name variants now import into Notion as grand staff
Video fixes
Smoother start of video playback and improved sync (Mac)
Fix crash on macOS 10.12 when playing video
Fix video not refreshing when resizing / re-positioning (Win)
Fix closing video window resizing main score window (Win)
Fix video window focus after clicking video volume change (Win)
Fix video window not being able to be reopened after closing (Mac)
Fix video audio continuing if video window is closed during playback (Mac)
Stop button on video window now shows as expected on macOS 10.12
Video window volume now works as expected when using Windows Default sound
Handwriting fixes
If you tie a note across a bar line you can now enter any notation using the handwriting tool in the following measure.
If there is a tie or rest in one voice, it is now ignored if writing in a different voice
Rests are now better aligned vertically when using more than one voice in a measure
If writing ledger lines, or adding any other items that fall outside the normal staff boundaries, then Notion will add them to the correct staff – either by way of attachment (e.g. stems) or following previously entered items.
Fix handwriting occasionally freezing in specific measures
General fixes
Now easier to select an articulation within the score
Notehead shortcut (x) now doesn’t default duration to quarter note in step time
Notion icon on non-Retina Mac, and non-High DPI Windows updated
Korean translation fixes
Notion will now not crash when sending multiple CC data
MIDI Export now follows repeats, endings, and DS/DC flow
MIDI Export now includes all time signatures and key signatures
Clear Special now fixed and clearing articulations, accidentals, or intensities
Tenor voice now defaults to Treble 8vb clef
Score view now persistent, and saved with file
Slurs now working in voice 2
The range of Treble and Bass clef instruments is now centred, so that the onscreen keyboard doesn’t default to low C
Clicking the metronome button in the toolbar now brings up a menu letting the user choose to turn on or off the metronome in either playback or record.
Velocity Overdub now working in Windows
Notion will now not crash if you paste voice 4 into the bass clef of a grand staff
MusicXML export fixes (up/down bow, fingerings)
MusicXML now exporting beaming as expected on Windows
Tooltip for metronome added
Global tuning slider now showing whole number when typing into the tuning text box
Jazz text now showing correctly (Win)
Jazz fonts now appearing in font selection dropdown (Win)
MIDI note entry echo now not interrupted by changing the metronome preference
Print all Parts to pdf now available (Win)
Ties now not removed when changing notes enharmonically
Ties now not removed when pasting a section of music that contains a time signature change
Now when dragging systems, all following systems are updated during the drag
Now when dragging staves, all following systems below are updated during the drag
Layout handles only now only affect the part being edited, rather than all parts
Now when pasting in to a different voice, slurs go into the correct voice
When hiding stems, flags also hide
User Guide updated
Rules
Add a rules test for no techniques present (normale/arco/senza sord)
Con sord / with mute rule now working as expected
Hairpin CC data now follows channel changes (as was only working in channel 1 before)
[Ryan Louder is a multi-platinum music producer and songwriter. Having studied at the Royal College of Music as a composer, Ryan went on score films and produce music, working with a multitude of artists including Troye Sivan, Pixie Lott, Claudia Kane Katherine Jenkins, Alexandra Burke and Dido.]
• What PreSonus products have you used and which do you currently use?
I have two studios with identical setups: 2 Studio 192s and Studio One 3 in both. I also have a Studio 192 Mobile and laptop when out of the studio which works great.
• For what applications are you using Studio One?
Recording, songwriting, production, mixing—everything I need to write and produce high-end productions for high level artists is in Studio One. I’m blown away by Studio One, and it has served me well in very high-pressure situations.
• What led you to choose Studio One? Was it the company’s reputation, audio quality, ease of use, specific features, price, other factors?
Word of mouth. A lot of people in the industry are talking about studio one being the DAW of the future…
• Having used Studio One, what do you like most about it?
The usability and reliability! The people deciding what goes where know what they’re doing, where other DAWs seem to have no clue of a producer’s needs. For example, one DAW manufacturer keeps going on about “The Cloud,” which no one wants or needs… and they keep going on as if it’s something significant while there rubbish software crashes several times a day. Studio One is the polar opposite and the reliability is incredible.
• What Studio One features have proven particularly useful and why?
I can drag and drop preset instruments—so quick!
• How does Studio One compare to other DAWs you have used?
No comparison. They’re a 100 years behind Studio One.
• Any user tips or tricks or interesting stories based on your experience with Studio One?
My biggest tip is “Do not believe anything other than your ears.” Do blind tests on comparing quality—for example, I chose the Studio 192 converters clocked to my Black Lion audio clock over audio gear that cost five times as much. I chose the Studio 192 six times out eight of blind tests. Do blind tests on everything from plug-ins to hardware. You’ll save yourself money big time.
• Any final comments about PreSonus and Studio One?
Now when all sounds are downloading, it continues past any sounds that may fail
Download All sounds, now retrieves purchased sounds, as well as bundle sounds
Score is not reloaded after each sound is downloaded, so the app does not slow down now
Fix trying to show iPad palette on iPhone 6S Plus in landscape mode (caused an issue where users could not access rests)
Now when viewing a part, and switching view (continuous, screen, or print view), it doesn’t jump to the top part by default
MIDI Import/Export enhancements
New user guides in Italian and Korean
Spanish user guide now opening as expected
Korean language fixes
MusicXML import/export fixes (up/down bow, fingerings)
Handwriting
If you tie a note across a bar line you can now enter any notation using the handwriting tool in the following measure.
If there is a tie or rest in one voice, it is now ignored if writing in a different voice
Rests are now better aligned vertically when using more than one voice in a measure
If writing ledger lines, or adding any other items that fall outside the normal staff boundaries, then Notion will add them to the correct staff – either by way of attachment (e.g. stems) or following previously entered items.
Fix handwriting occasionally freezing in specific measures
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