Brody Tullier (aka Zeno) is a 17 year-old composer based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana who has been composing and arranging original music for the past four years.

His main style of composition is often through complex midi-mapping and programming, although he is also a studying pianist and vocalist.

Delving into advanced audio production more and more in recent years, his music has become the lively, energetic, and polished arrangements that you can hear in his recent Bandcamp releases here.

Brody’s preferred style of compositions lean heavily towards video-game inspired tracks and he aspires to one day seek a career in the video game music industry.

We wish him great success in his ongoing growth as a musician, composer and producer!

Follow Brody’s path in discovering the creative power of Studio One, Notion and the PreSonus software add-ons available.

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Notion 6.8.2 Maintenance Release

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.

Please join us over at our new official Facebook user group for news, tips and community support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PreSonusNotionUsers

ALL FIXES

Improvements

• ‘Insert multiple barlines’ tool added. Go to Tools Menu>Insert Barlines, or Right click>Tools>Insert Barlines
• ‘Double at Interval’ tool added to right click>Notes (as well as still being available from the numeric keypad)
• ‘Note after same’ condition for rules added

Fixes

• Notion 6 now runs as expected when using an interface that presents more than 64 channels
• [Win] Crash fixed when exporting MIDI or sending or Studio One when there is no audio device available
• [macOS] Scrollbars enabled by default to improve graphics performance on Big Sur
• Fix for playback not starting, if a range object (e.g. decrescendo) is dragged past the final measure line
• Fixed occasional spacing issue between notes in voice 1 and 2
• Fix an issue when tying voice 2 notes across a bar line when voice 1 has the same note
• Fix for issue with joined stems
• Fix issue when using the Fill with Rests tool, if a measure is overfull.
• German translation corrected for common/cut time and ‘Hide end of system courtesy’
• [macOS] More space added to text labels for translations
• General performance improvements in playback

When you join PreSonus Sphere your membership comes with Studio One Professional, Notion plus the native software instruments, effects and plug-ins that PreSonus offers.

Studio One Professional is a powerful and intuitive DAW that works for you – made only more powerful by the full catalog of plugins – while Notion is an easy way to create full scores, sheet music for individual instruments, or guitar tabs and chord charts. Sphere members can also enjoy ongoing software upgrades when new versions are released.

In this Sphere episode, Jacob takes us through a demo of the “Products” tab, and all that is included.

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With a PreSonus Sphere membership you get access to exclusive masterclasses in the “Learn” section.

Here you can dive into practical recording topics from industry professionals, covering recording tips, manipulating compression, perfecting EQ on a track, general mixing/mastering techniques, and more! Beyond the recording side, you can explore PreSonus Sphere product-specific videos like dialing in your guitar tone with Ampire, navigating Studio One and learning Notion.

In this episode, Jacob shows us the layout of the “Learn” tab, and how to navigate this “one stop shop” of classes.

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Notion iOS 2.6 Maintenance Release

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.

All the changes are below. And while you’re here, please join us at our new official Facebook user group for news, tips and community support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PreSonusNotionUsers

All Fixes and Enhancements:

Improvements:

• Automatic rest groupings improved for:
  • MIDI import
  • Realtime MIDI record
  • Fill with Rests tool
• MusicXML import of verse information from Sibelius improved
• User Guide and Handwriting Help .PDFs now shown in device browser

Fixes:

• Spacebar in Text Box now works as expected if lyrics have been previously entered
• Fix for occasional issue when changing guitar tab numbers
• Shown ranges for Viola (Section), Cello (Section) and Bass (Section) have been corrected
• Slash chord playback of enharmonic chords e.g. G#, D#, E#, A# now sounds as expected
• Issue fixed with cross-staff beamed triplets that have glissandi
• Fixed crash when cross-staff beaming the first pitch of the first chord of a tuplet
• Final barline no longer breaks multi-measure rest

General:

• General stability fixes
• Minimum requirements: Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Notion 6.8.1 Maintenance Release

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

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

Notion iOS 2.5.5 Maintenance Release

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.

All the changes are below—if you missed all the major news for v2.5 itself, check it out here.

And while you’re here, please join us at our new official Facebook user group for news, tips and community support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PreSonusNotionUsers

All Fixes and Enhancements:

New:

• New language: Portuguese

Sounds Menu fixes:

• In Store tab, Notion now shows a check mark (instead of a cloud) for purchased bundles
• In Store tab, now shows a check for instruments purchased in bundles
• In Store tab, icons are force refreshed after tapping Restore Purchases
• In Sounds tab, instruments are reloaded after restoring purchases
• Notion no longer restarts purchase downloads when the app launches

Languages:

• (iOS13 and later) Can now change preferred language for just Notion, rather than following the language set globally for the device. Go to Device Settings>Notion>Preferred Language
• ‘Choose Instruments’ now localised as expected in New Score dialog
• Improved Korean translations in score setup
• Template documents localised
• Templates now open as expected in all languages

General:

• Fix for drawing a tie if only “tied” element is present in an imported MusicXML file
• Fix for Chord Root changing on iPhone only version of Chord Library when selecting extensions
• Half notes will now split into tied notes on MIDI import, if they are syncopated and across the middle of a bar
• General performance improvements
• Minimum requirements: Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Notion iOS 2.5.3 Maintenance Release

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.

And while you’re here, please join us at our new official Facebook user group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PreSonusNotionUsers

All Fixes and Enhancements:

Restore Purchases:

• New ‘Restore Purchase’ button in Settings>Handwriting
• ‘Restore Purchases’ in Sounds menu no longer also triggers downloading the sounds – it just restores the purchase state

Dragging Improvements:

• Fix for flickering when dragging score items
• Score items can now be more easily dragged across measure lines and between staves
• Improvement when dragging and dropping score item between staves
• Final drag position of score items more accurate
• Stability when dragging improved

General:

• Stability and performance improvements
• Fix for ‘Insert Barlines’ dialog position on iPhone
• General translation fixes
• Now uses original language expression text in Chinese localization (e.g. arco, pizz)
• Key signature is now always sent in MIDI export even if it is C major
• Minimum requirements: Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Notion iOS 2.5.2 Maintenance Release

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.

And while you’re here, please join us at our new official Facebook user group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PreSonusNotionUsers

All Fixes and Enhancements

• Issue entering notes with MIDI and MIDI Bluetooth instruments resolved
• Stability and performance improvements
• Context menus now display, after switching directly from Handwriting mode to the Handwriting zoom area and back
• On re-opening the app, the context menus now show in full the first time they are opened
• The ‘Continue’ button in the Export menu is now refreshed if the file type or export location is changed
• Lyrics can now be entered as expected on iOS13.4 and later when an external keyboard is connected
• Toolbar position fixed when in landscape on iPhone
• Background colour of Insert Barlines dialog fixed
• Language fixes for intervals in German
• 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 and iOS10)