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Notion 6.8 Maintenance Release

Notion 6.8.0 Build 18060 is now available, adding compatibility with the updated Score Editor of Studio One 5.1, Portuguese as a new supported language, and more. Notion 6.8 is a free update for Notion 6 owners or PreSonus Sphere members that can be obtained by clicking “Check for Updates” within Notion, or download from your PreSonus Sphere or myPreSonus account.

NEW

Compatible with Studio One 5.1

Studio One 5.1 adds new functions to its score editor, including print, page layout, transposition and key signature changes. These items are now supported when you send score data between Studio One and Notion 6.8. To see more about Studio One 5 and its new Score Editor, click here.

Studio One 5.1 Now Available!

New score elements that can be exchanged with Studio One:

• Key signature changes
• Instrument transposition
• Staff name and abbreviation
• Page size and orientation
• Page margins
• Notation font size
• Staff and system spacing
• Bar number options
• Overall text size
• Multi-measure rest options

For a full guide to Studio One and Notion transfer, see updated User Guide (Chapter 15.7)

ALL FIXES

Import/Export Improvements

• If the track order is changed in Studio One, then the order is retained when importing into Notion
• Scores with instrument names that contain special characters now import as expected to Studio One
• Fix for sending audio from Notion to Studio One when there is a slash mark in the instrument name
• Avoid importing metronome marks, time- and key signatures twice on import from Studio One
• Half notes will now split into tied notes on Studio One or MIDI import, if they are syncopated and across the middle of a bar
• Fix for drawing a tie if only element is present in a MusicXML file
• Imported MIDI tempo now cleaner to read when there are many consecutive tempo changes

Video Window

• [Win] Fix video window showing only its caption when opening for the first time after installation
• [Win] Fix video window keeping the previous video’s aspect ratio after changing the video
• [Win] Fix video window moving around when resizing

Languages/Documentation

• New language – Portuguese
• New Portuguese Quick Reference Guide and Shortcuts pdf’s added to Notion, to your user account, and to the website here
• [Win] Installer language fixes
• Some translation improvements in Korean

General

• [Win] Fix for ‘Save As’ crash if an External MIDI port is set in ‘Preferences>MIDI IO’
• [macOS] Fix for starting Notion when an existing PreSonus Sphere membership expires
• [macOS] Add fix for plug-ins that use legacy copy protection
• Fix crash on entering glissando/portamento into part with only one staff
• Crash fixed if beaming tool is accidentally used on a tablature staff
• Version number scheme for Notion changed – Now 6.x.x Build xxxxx