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Contents How to Best Use this Guide . v Measures in Each System / System Breaks . 3 .12 Technical Support . v Measure / Staff / System Spacing . .. 3 .13 Automatic Software Updates . vi Part Names and Abbreviations . .. 3 .14 64-bit . vi Sequencer Overlay . 3 .15 New in Notion 6.2 - Overview . vii CHAPTER 4: NTempo Mode New in Notion 6 - Overview . ix Play or Perform a Score . 4 .2 CHAPTER 1: Explore Notion Notion Score Library . 4 .2 Startup Screen . 1 .2 Heads-Up Display . 4 .3 Main Components . .. 1 .4 Play a Score . 4 .5 Menu Bar . 1 .5 Perform a Score (NTempo) . 4 .7 NTempo Mode or Edit Mode . 1 .6 NTempo Staff . 4 .9 Toolbar . 1 .7 NTempo Keyboard Shortcuts . .. 4 .10 Virtual Instruments . 1 .8 Vamps . 4 .11 Score Area . 1 .9 Fades . 4 .13 Entry Palette . 1 .10 Skip Repeat . 4 .14 Mixer . 1 .13 MIDI Keyboard: Defaults . 4 .15 Score Setup . 1 .14 MIDI Keyboard: Customize . 4 .17 Set Up Audio . 1 .15 MIDI Keyboard: Live Play . .. 4 .19 Set Up MIDI Devices . 1 .17 CHAPTER 5: The Mixer Help Options . 1 .19 Channel Strips . .. 5 .2 CHAPTER 2: Notion Files Fader . 5 .3 Open a File . 2 .2 Pan, Mute, and Solo . 5 .4 Save, Save As, and Revert . 2 .3 Insert VST Effects . 5 .5 Export to audio file . 2 .4 Plug-in Manager . 5 .6 Export to MIDI or MusicXML Files . 2 .5 Master Channel Strip . 5 .8 iOS Integration . 2 .6 Buses . 5 .9 Print a Score . .. 2 .7 Output Button . 5 .11 Dynamic Parts . .. 2 .9 Send to External Equipment . 5 .13 Close or Exit (Quit) . 2 .11 CHAPTER 6: Editing Tools CHAPTER 3: Customize Your View Edit Mode Operation . 6 .2 Zoom and Resize/Move Window .............3 .2 Select and Highlight . 6 .4 Change Page View . .. 3 .3 Undo and Redo . 6 .6 Hide/Show Any Instrument . 3 .4 Cut, Copy, and Paste . .. 6 .7 Move Staves . .. 3 .5 Delete and Substitute . 6 .8 Notation Size and Style . 3 .6 Clear and Clear Special . 6 .10 Transposed or Concert Pitch . 3 .7 Hide/Show Score Objects . 6 .12 Change Theme . 3 .8 Duplicate . .. 6 .13 Set Up Measure Numbers . 3 .9 Express Entry Mode . 6 .14 View One Part . 3 .10 ii CHAPTER 7: Create A New Score Octave Transposition Symbols . 10 .8 Add Interval . 10 .9 Create a New File . 7 .2 Add Dynamics . .. 10 .10 Create a New File from Template . 7 .3 Edit Dynamics . 10 .12 Assign Initial Instruments . 7 .4 Articulations . 10 .15 Assign Clef . 7 .6 Glissando and Portamento . 10 .18 Assign Key Signature . 7 .7 Arpeggios . 10 .19 Assign Time Signature . 7 .8 Grace Notes . 10 .20 Assign Metronome Mark . 7 .10 Ghost Notes . 10 .21 Trills . 10 .22 CHAPTER 8: Enter Notes and Rests Shortcut Slashes, Tremolos, and Shakes ....10 .23 Notation Overview . 8 .2 Holds . 10 .24 Note Audition . 8 .2 Breaks . 10 .26 Enter Notes and Rests . 8 .4 Cue Notes and Tacet . 10 .28 Red Notes - Exceed Duration / Range . 8 .5 Swing Control . 10 .30 Accidentals . 8 .6 Fill Measures With Rests . .. 10 .32 Chords . 8 .8 Triplets and Other Tuplets . .. 8 .9 CHAPTER 11: Edit Score Ties and Slurs . 8 .12 Add Staves . 11 .2 Slash Marks . 8 .13 Change or Delete a Staff . 11 .4 Alternate Noteheads . 8 .14 Add WAV Files . 11 .6 Multi-Voice Entry . .. 8 .15 Change Instrument per Staff . 11 .8 Short Score Staff . 8 .17 Change Instrument per Voice . 11 .10 Handwriting Recognition . 8 .19 Bar Lines . 11 .12 Repeat Signs . 11 .14 CHAPTER 9: More Input/Sound Options First, Second, and Multiple Endings . 11 .15 Step-Time Input . 9 .2 Repeat Measure Signs . .. 11 .16 Repitch existing notes . 9 .3 Navigation Marks . 11 .17 Real-Time MIDI Input . 9 .5 Rehearsal Marks . .. 11 .18 MusicXML and MIDI File Import . 9 .7 Change Measure Numbering . 11 .19 Alternative Sound Sources . 9 .8 Cut Marks . 11 .20 MIDI Out . 9 .9 Text . 11 .22 VST Instruments . 9 .10 Lyrics . 11 .24 Vienna Ensemble . 9 .10 Pickup/Partial Measures . 11 .25 Add a Multi-Channel Track . 9 .11 System and Page Breaks . 11 .26 Rules Editor . 9 .13 Change Part Names and Abbreviations . 11 .28 ReWire . 9 .15 Change Clef . 11 .29 Change Key Signature . .. 11 .30 CHAPTER 10: Edit Notation Change Time Signature . 11 .32 Beam Tool . 10 .2 Change Metronome Mark . 11 .33 Beaming Angle and Height . 10 .3 Brace, Bracket, and Barline Groups . 11 .36 Stem Direction . 10 .4 Edit NTempo Staff . 11 .38 Change Note/Rest Time Values . 10 .5 Handle Significant Tempo Changes . 11 .40 Change Note Pitches . 10 .6 Tempo Overdub . 11 .42 Transpose . 10 .7 Velocity Overdub . 11 .44 iii CHAPTER 12: Instrument Markings Reset Tab Numbers . 13 .17 Finger Marks . 13 .18 Common Markings . 12 .2 Slides . 13 .20 Special Markings for Strings . 12 .3 Palm Mute and Let Ring . 13 .21 Special Markings for Woodwinds . .12 .4 Bends . .13 .22 Special Markings for Brass . 12 .5 Vibrato and Whammy Bar . 13 .24 Special Markings for Keyboards . 12 .6 Guitar Taps and Bass Slaps . 13 .25 Special Markings for Harp . 12 .7 Hammer-ons and Pull-off Marks . 13 .26 Special Markings for Percussion . .12 .8 Harmonics . .. 13 .27 Special Markings for Mallets . 12 .10 Other Markings . 13 .28 Special Markings for Drum Set . 12 .11 Special Markings for Guitar . 12 .14 CHAPTER 14: SequencerStaff CHAPTER 13: Fretted Instruments About SequencerStaff . 14 .2 Import MIDI File . 14 .3 The Tablature Staff . 13 .2 Create a SequencerStaff . 14 .4 Enter Tab Directly . 13 .3 Input from MIDI Keyboard . 14 .5 Fretboard: Strings/Tunings . 13 .4 Edit SequencerStaff . 14 .6 Fretboard: Enter . 13 .6 Convert to Notation . 14 .7 Fretboard: Edit . ..