A maintenance update is now available for Notion iOS, the best-selling notation app on iOS. This is a free update for Notion iOS owners that can be obtained by visiting Notion in the App Store on your device, or checking your available updates in the App Store.
Notion 6.8.2 Build 18133 is now available for Windows and macOS. It is a free update for Notion 6 owners or PreSonus Sphere members, and it can be obtained by clicking “Check for Updates” within Notion, or downloading from your PreSonus Sphere or myPreSonus account. All the changes are below.
A maintenance update is now available for Notion iOS, the best-selling notation app on iOS. This is a free update for Notion iOS owners that can be obtained by visiting Notion in the App Store on your device, or checking your available updates in the App Store.
Notion 6.8.1 Build 18093 is now available, adding compatibility with the updated Score Editor of Studio One 5.2. It also includes a number of fixes, most notably for: VST instruments; the video window; and how Notion groups rests automatically. Notion 6.8.1 is a free update for Notion 6 owners or PreSonus Sphere members, and it can be obtained by clicking “Check for Updates” within Notion, or downloading from your PreSonus Sphere or myPreSonus account.
NEW
Compatible with Studio One 5.2
Studio One 5.2 adds new functions to its score editor, including tablature, drum notation, and multiple voices. These items are supported when you send score data between Studio One 5.2 and Notion 6.8.1. To see more about Studio One 5 and its Score Editor, click here.
Studio One 5.2 Now Available!
New score elements that can be exchanged with Notion from Studio One 5.2:
Guitar tablature
Drum notation
Multiple voices on the same staff
Rest groupings improved when exchanging MIDI (not score data) between Studio One and Notion and vice versa
For a full guide to Studio One and Notion transfer, see User Guide (Chapter 15.7)
ALL FIXES
Improvements
Automatic rest groupings improved for MIDI import, Realtime MIDI record, Studio One import, and Fill with Rests tool
MusicXML import of verse information from Sibelius improved
Fixes
[Win] Improved VST plug-in compatibility (for example with Best Service Engine)
Hitpoints now show as expected if there is a video offset time
Slash chord playback of enharmonic chords e.g. G#, D#, E#, A# now sounds as expected
[Win] Improved drawn line in handwriting
Issue fixed with cross-staff beamed triplets that have glissandi
Final barline no longer breaks multi-measure rest
Fixed crash when cross-staff beaming the first pitch of the first chord of a tuplet
[macOS] Can now select single note of a chord as expected, after the note start has been dragged forward over the barline in sequencer staff/overlay
[Win] Layout now updates immediately on releasing a layout handle drag
Staccatissimo now toggles with keyboard shortcut as expected
Fix for occasional issue when changing guitar tab numbers
Shown ranges for Viola (Section), Cello (Section) and Bass (Section) have been corrected
[Win] Fix for issue with selected printer drivers that lead to overlong measure lines when printing a single instrument
Other
Guitar Pro files removed as acceptable import formats in import dialog (MusicXML is now the preferred route for bringing in GP files)
Soundcloud API is no longer called if previously enabled in an older version of Notion that supported it
An update is now available to the recent 2.5 release for Notion iOS, the best-selling notation app on iOS. This is a free update for Notion iOS owners that can be obtained by visiting Notion in the App Store on your device, or checking your available updates in the App Store.
All the changes are below – if you missed all the major news for v2.5 itself, check it out here
New documents show transpositions, and instrument names and abbreviations, by default
Score Title now shows the document name by default in a new document
Wind Band template added
Stability and speed fixes when initialising the score
UI
Chord library picker issue fixed where more than one chord could be selected
Mixer and virtual instruments now open as expected, after being hidden and the document re-opened
Back/Forward buttons now audition as expected, and hit area of button increased
Text can now be seen in the fermata dialog, if the device is in Dark Mode
Options can now be seen in the ‘double at interval’ dialog, if the device is in Light Mode
Keep zoom size and position consistent when rotating device
Set cursor correctly when opening new score
Fix for the Continuous view header (the left hand margin) sometimes being incorrectly set
Devices
Fixes for playback control covered by the notch when in landscape and on larger iPhones
Background colours reworked for safe area edges on larger iPhones
Handwriting
Handle incomplete ties when in Continuous view
Fix clef and key signature issues when handwriting in Continuous view
iOS9/10 only
Button added to home page to better select whether to browse local Notion folder, or Notion iCloud folder
Delete and Rename functions added to iOS9/10 local folder browser – long press the document and release to see the options
Fix for files that have been given the same name in iOS9/10 (Note – for iOS11 and later, Notion uses Apple’s built-in File Browser – see here for more info and video)
General
Page text (e.g. subtitle) now centres properly on screen
Expression and technique text is now not translated, when in Simplified Chinese (e.g. arco or pizzicato)
Note that Soundcloud export is currently unavailable, as the API used is no longer supported by Soundcloud
Minimum requirements – Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9&10)
Notion 6.6 is now available. It’s a minor maintenance update that adds compatibility with multi-core Windows machines and fulfils the upcoming security requirements of Apple’s Catalina operating system. Handwriting, MusicXML and MIDI import enhancements that were made for the recent Notion iOS 2.5 update have been inherited too, plus there’s some good news for 5-string banjo players…
This is a free update for Notion 6 owners that can be obtained by clicking “Check for Updates” within Notion.
All Fixes and Enhancements
Operating System Compatibility
Notion now compatible with dual Xeon / multi-core processors
[macOS] Notion is now ‘notarized’ as required by macOS10.15 Catalina
Please note, Notion 6.6.x will be the final version to support Windows 8 and earlier, and macOS 10.12 Sierra and earlier.
Handwriting
Fix for handwriting engine occasionally stopping during a long session
Fix for subsequent measures sometimes changing after handwriting recognition on an earlier measure
Rests on ledger lines no longer cause an issue
Elements that cross systems (e.g. ties) now supported when using the handwriting area or continuous score view
Adjacent offset notes on ledger lines now don’t transpose on subsequent notes being entered
Fix for handwriting recognition problem on systems that have a repeat line
MusicXML
Now imports grace notes with beaming information
Better handling of imported beaming information
[Win] Fix for arco and pizzicato being abbreviated on export
Fixed occasional duplication of symbols, when exporting legato-accent, and mezzo-staccato
Chords originally imported into Notion from Studio One’s Chord Track, are now exported as expected from Notion
Fix for TAB pitches being wrongly transposed by an octave on export, for non-transposing fretted instruments (e.g. banjo, mandolin, ukulele)
Notation
5-string banjo fret numbers now start at the 5th fret as expected
Lyrics and chord symbols now paste without replacing the notation, after copying a selection that is longer than one measure
Fix for crash if lyrics melisma is followed by a hidden measure (i.e. hidden empty staff / cut section / multi-measure rest)
Fix for crash caused by deleting notes in measures with rhythm slashes in another voice
When in ‘Dark’ theme, note durations are now visible in the cursor if between staves (go to Preferences>Theme>Dark)
Voice Colours Shown in Dark Theme
Audio
Fix for crash caused by different buffer sizes between Notion and ReWire
Hi-hat foot splash sample fixed
Fix plugin test for shell plugins (Was reported by users of RealStrat)
Fix enabling certain plugins (Was reported by users of Output Movement)
General
[macOS] Ctrl+mouse click on a loaded insert in the mixer, now brings up the “right-click” context menu as expected
PreSonus offers you a full solution for jazz band rehearsal and recording. Take a look at how the Louisiana All State Jazz Ensemble takes advantage of the StudioLive AI family!
PreSonus is supporting schools and students in many ways, and now is the perfect time to check out our music education solutions at musiced.presonus.com.
Any student who plays an instrument, from beginner to college, can benefit from listening to recordings of their own performances. In fact, any professional musician will tell you that this is the best way to improve! We’ve put together a tutorial series called “Step up Your Practice” to demonstrate the benefits of recorded practice using our AudioBox Studio or Music Creation Suite. Check it out at musiced.presonus.com/stepup.
We’d also like you to consider Studio One and Notion for any of your recording or composition courses. Both offer highly intuitive ease-of-use that doesn’t get in the way of the most important thing—learning. Furthermore, we offer educational discounts and/or multi-seat licensing, and plenty of tutorials. For full music labs, the Music Creation Suite provides everything you need for recording, including software, recording interface, microphone, MIDI controller keyboard, and cables—and to top it off, we offer a complete school curriculum to help you get started.
Coming off the world record-setting win of the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, our marching band audio system is now stronger than ever. We partnered with our friends at Audio-Technica to provide a turnkey solution to support field audio—read all about it at musiced.presonus.com/fieldaudio.
If you’re interested in either school or student discounts on PreSonus gear, please contact one of our education retailers at musiced.presonus.com/buy.
Congratulations to Sara Power, music instructor at Laurel Mountain Elementary school. She just won the National Association of Music Education’s “Music In Our Schools”Monthly competition! PreSonus is proud to sponsor this award with an AudioBox Stereo, so Sara can record all of her students’ great performances!
The Laurel Mountain Elementary Music Program, directed by Sara Power and Joan Marshall, serves grades K-5. Laurel Mountain is a school for talent development where everyone is a learner, teacher, decision-maker, and contributor.
PreSonus Education Market Manager John Mlynczak spoke at PreSonuSphere 2013, detailing the best ways to leverage PreSonus technologies in the classroom.