Creating scores for worship band, church videos, choir and other worship music just got an upgrade, with the release of PreSonus Notion 5, its popular notation software. This new version is designed to make it easier to write ideas quickly and includes a new video window, new effects from PreSonus Studio One, an enhanced chord library, a custom rules editor, and many notation and publishing improvements. Notion supports Mac, Windows, and iPad and can run 64-bit on both Mac and Windows.
This is the first update since Notion joined the PreSonus family. The user interface has been redesigned to more resemble Studio One and other PreSonus software, and Notion 5 comes with PreSonus' Native Effects Limiter, Compressor, and Pro EQ plug-ins. The new version adds a variety of enhancements for film, TV, and video composers, including a video window with a new timecode view and has the unique ability to import a variety of modern video formats.
Notion 4 offered rules templates for orchestral VST libraries to load up an instrument and write dynamics, effects, and instrumental techniques into the score without using the VST interface or programming keyswitches. Notion 5 adds the ability to create custom rules for any VST library without editing XML files by selecting from drop-down menus.
Notation improvements also include an enharmonic spelling tool, cross-staff notation, layout and printing improvements, and new shortcut sets. An enhanced chord library with more library chords, user-created chords, and recent-chord recall can be added.
Version 5 also adds Mac Retina display support and Windows 8 touchscreen optimization.
While adding these new features and many more, Notion continues to deliver a fast and intuitive workflow, ability to work well with other studio technologies (including full ReWire support), and playback with high-quality sounds from world-class artists and studios, including the London Symphony Orchestra. Notion can output 32 audio pairs to a mixing console or in a ReWire session.
Notion 5 is available in English (U.S. and UK), French, German, Japanese, and Spanish (Latin American) at an expected MAP/street price of $149. Academic pricing is available. For an extensive list of new Notion 5 features . For more information about PreSonus .
