OVER 10 GB OF SOUNDS
Exclusively featuring the London Symphony Orchestra as well as popular instruments such as guitar, bass, and drums recorded by legendary artists at top studios around the world.

USER INTERFACE
Easy to look at. Easy to Use. No special training needed to use NOTION. It’s sleek screen design and intuitive workflow let you focus on your music.
 

SEQUENCERSTAFF
Truly the best of both worlds. When you Input your music with a MIDI device, NOTION3 retains all the MIDI data including modulations, bends and dynamics like a sequencer; but shows the display on a traditional notation staff.
 

STUDIO COMPATIBILITY
NOTION3 is the only notation product with full ReWire integration that supports both host and slave options.  Built to be compatible with digital audio workstations, NOTION3 works effortlessly with third-party VSTi libraries and VST effects, has full MIDI functionality, and can save as or import audio files.
 

LIVE PERFORMANCE
The only notation product with advanced real-time tempo control that includes vamps, repeats, score navigation and other features allowing it to be used like a musical instrument with accompaniment, rehearsal, or professional live performances.

PRO AUDIO MIXER
A perfect blend of form and function, NOTIONs Pro Audio mixer comes complete with buses, inserts, sends, and multiple direct channel outs. NOTION3 comes bundled with two VST’s from IK Multimedia; IK’s Classic Studio Reverb (CSR) and Amplitube X-Gear. Find out more.

EASY SCORE SETUP
Creating a score with NOTION3 is simple, intuitive and fast. You won’t get stuck wading through long lists of options, hunt for the instruments you want or endure multiple repetitive steps every time you start a new score. With NOTION3, your instrument choices are presented in organized and logical groupings using a semi-transparent overlay on top of the score area. This enables you to quickly add, move, change, and delete staves with simple mouse click.

SIMPLY SMART TOOL PALETTE
Think of it as a musician’s tool belt with all the essential tools neatly organized within easy reach. Simply move your cursor over a graphic or text and a menu of options automatically opens. Roll over a different graphic or text, and a different menu opens. If you want quick access to a specific group of tools, you can “lock open” that particular menu. It’s your choice where to place your palette; on the score, docked at the bottom of the screen, or hide it altogether when it’s not in use.

INTERACTIVE FRETBOARD AND CHORD LIBRARY
Many guitarists find it convenient to first capture the fingerings they perform on an instrument before translating them into tab or notation. The interactive Fretboard offers a quick, convenient way to build your score by clicking virtual strings. You can customize the fretboard stringing to resemble (and capture the notes of) a 6 or 7 string guitar, 4 or 5 string bass, or other fretted instruments. NOTION3 also lets you enter chord names or select from the comprehensive chord library and add slash marks to show the rhythm.

REWIRE SUPPORT - MASTER OR SLAVE
NOTION3 is currently the only notation product to provide full ReWire functionality - including both host and slave options. ReWire, developed by Propellerhead is best described as a “virtual audio cable” that allows you to not only route audio between two different applications, but also synchronize and control them simultaneously.

 

VST and VSTi Support
VST or Virtual Studio Technology allows you to add virtual instruments and effects to your DAW. NOTION3 offers VST instruments and effects support by allowing you to have up to 4 VST Insert effects per mixer track as well as any number of additional VST instruments. VST Instruments appear directly in score setup and can be accessed and used directly from your score.

IMPORT YOUR FINALE OR SIBELIUS SCORES
Through our integrated MusicXML import feature you can use the power of NOTION3 with your existing Finale or Sibelius scores. Unlike other applications, NOTION3 comes with completely integrated MusicXML import and export, without requiring a third party plugin.

SAVE AS WAV, MIDI, XML
With greatly enhanced MIDI functionality, NOTION3 is capable of handling all MIDI related tasks. Edit MIDI data, overdub and record, import, export and output as well as use both notation and sequencer style staffs.

AUDIO IMPORT

NOTION3 also provides you with the capability of importing your own audio files directly into the score. You can also export your score to a .wav file for further production use. 

MONITOR AND CONTROL
Input level meters are present on each channel strip, which give you a visual representation of the level of your signal enhanced by dynamically adjusted color intensity based on decibel output. Peak monitoring and warning as well as signal meters on each side of the fader give you a wealth of information about your audio. You can control parameters graphically, by click and drag, or numerically by typing in precise values.

SOLO, MUTE, AND STEREO “POWER” PAN
With NOTION3 panning feature you can control both left and right output individually, gaining finer control over the positioning of your sound in the stereo field. Solo and mute multiple tracks or individual channel strips, to adjust sections of your mix.

INSERT EFFECTS
Each channel can have up to four individual insert VST effects. In addition to your own collection, NOTION3 comes bundled with a built-in reverb VST and two fantastic plug-ins from IK Multimedia - CSR Hall, a powerful reverb unit, and AmpliTube X-GEAR, the latest in guitar and bass amp simulating.

OUTPUT
We at NOTION believe that in the end, what comes out of your speakers is what matters most. So we give you full control over where you want to send your sound. Each channel can be assigned either to a direct output of your sound card, to the stereo master, to one or all of the integrated 4 stereo buses or any combination of the above that you mix requires.

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AMPLITUBE X-GEAR AMPLIFIER EFFECTS •

• The first fully modular, customizable and expandable amp and FX modeling software system
• Provides a single host interface for all “Powered by AmpliTube” products
• Full mixing and matching between all the modeled gear
• Allows complete integration with StompIO audio interface/floor controller
• Plug-In and Standalone version

CSR HALL REVERB
CSR Hall Reverb is the hall module from IK Multimedia’s Classik Studio Reverb (CSR) collection. This highly customizable VST reverb allows you to control the spatial positioning of your sound with incredible precision. Highly effective and low on CPU demand, this excellent reverb is a great addition to NOTION3.

MORE INSTRUMENTS – FROM CLASSICAL TO ROCK
NOTION3 comes with a greatly expanded sound library that now includes all of the Guitar, Bass, and Drum samples from PROGRESSION. From Orchestral, to Jazz, to Rock, NOTION3 has the sounds to support virtually any musical genre.

EXPANDED AND ENHANCED
NOTION3 features a new enhanced sample library of the London Symphony Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Each instrument was painstakingly recorded to capture a full set of multi-timbre samples, articulations, performance techniques, and expressions. The new NOTION3 library was recorded in stereo capturing numerous dynamic levels per sample. The end result is a fuller, richer sound with greater expression than ever before. When combined with NOTION3’s pro-audio features, scores can be played back with incredible realism.

TRUE EXPRESSIVE CONTROL (TEC)
NOTION3’s proprietary TEC Sample Management Engine automatically maps every score element to the exact sound, enabling the user to experience the full palette of sound unique to each instrument without having to deal with MIDI editing and without the need for external software or hardware.

ULTIMATE LIVE PERFORMANCE CONTROL
NOTION3's unique Performance Mode allows you to use your score in any live performance setting. With NTempo you control the performance in real time with full control over tempo and with unmatched response. Specify the precise rhythms you want your score to respond to, or let it run on a tempo you find on-the-go. Use any MIDI controller to perform with and even customize the performance commands. You can even control the dynamics of your score with the velocity of your MIDI device. Control full orchestras or play along with your own score. Anything is possible!

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
Live happens! In a performance you may need to stop, pause, repeat or vamp. Sometimes it is planned, other times its “damage control”. In the heat of the moment, NOTION3 delivers! You can hold your fermatas, stop on your breath marks, repeat or skip out of a repeat section and get in a vamp immediately with a touch of a key.

SCORE NAVIGATION
Navigate through notes, beats, measures and rehearsal marks. Single-click on the timeline will get you where you need to be. A Go To measure feature will jump you directly to the measure you need. A performance Heads-Up Display (HUD) is showing you at all times where and “when” you are in the score. All you have to do? Perform!

• Violin I
• Violin II
• Viola
• Cello
• Double-bass
• Violin (solo)
• Viola (solo)
• Cello (solo)
• Double-bass (solo)

• Piccolo
• Flute
• Oboe
• English Horn
• Clarinet
• Bass Clarinet
• Bassoon
• Piccolo Clarinet
• Contrabassoon

• Alto Saxophone
• Tenor Saxophone
• Bari Saxophone
• Horn
• Trumpet
• Tenor Trombone
• Tuba
• Bass Trombone
• Euphonium

• Piano
• Electric Piano
• Clavinet
• Harp
• Celeste
• Techno Synth
• Electric Guitar
• Acoustic Guitar
• Electric Bass
• Upright Bass

• Standard Drum Set
• Bass
• Snare Drum
• Snare Drum (high)
• Crash Cymbals (orchestral)
• Suspended Cymbal
• Crotales
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba

• Concert Toms
• Roto Toms
• Temple Blocks
• Timpani
• Tubular Bells/Chimes
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone
• Cabasa
• Castanets

• Caxixi
• Claves
• Cowbell
• Ganza
• Gong
• Guiro
• Sleigh Bells
• Tam-tam
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Wood Block