The biggest problem MIDI composers have faced is the fact the systems and software are created by those who are primarily computer programmers first, and musicians second, if at all. VirtuosoWorks NOTION is software developed by Dr. Jack Jarrett, a composer, pianist, and music educator. Adding to his long list of achievements, which included being the head of the composition department at Berklee for ten years, Dr. Jarrett is also an accomplished computer programmer. His goal with NOTION was to create music composition software that allows musicians to focus on music, not technology. According to reviews, he has succeeded.
Top Features
- Sounds of the London Symphony Orchestra, recorded at Abbey Road Studios
- No external hardware or software needed
- Over 1,000 voice polyphony
- MIDI keyboard entry
- NotionPlayer: real-time "conducting" of the score
- MusicXML import
- Scalable reverb from natural, recorded decay
- Instrumental audio mixer: mute, solo, and balance
Samples from the LSO (London Symphony Orchestra)
The best players. The finest instruments. The latest recording technology. Working in concert with an interpretive sample playback engine you can hear a high quality performance of your notation instantly. Without external hardware or other software products you can go from notation directly to an incredible sample library by simply pressing "Play". NOTION™ does all the work. NOTION™ developers worked with the London Symphony Orchestra to record thousands of the highest quality samples at legendary Abbey Road Studios. So you can use your creativity for composing - not imagining what your ideas sound like.
Music-minded Composition Interface
NOTION is designed so musicians can focus on music, not technology. Enter, edit, and manipulate data-rich notation instantly from your workstation or your MIDI instrument. The designer of the acclaimed MusicPrinter Plus has now created the most intuitive score entry ever, with all the advanced features you need to create the most complex score. For the first time, you can compose directly to the orchestra without file conversions, patches, sequencers, or separate sample batches. What you write is what you hear. The NOTION interpreive sample playback engine is notation-driven, capturing every nuance of composition.
Play Iive
NTEMPO playback gives you real-time performance control. Rubato, holds, cutoffs, and vamps are accommodated with perfect precision. Incorporate NOTION™ performance as live accompaniment to players, theatre, or anything else in the real world. Seamlessly.
NOTION Features
- The first Music-minded composition interface.
- MusicXML: import from Finale, Sibelius, and score scanners
- String sections, winds, brass, piano, harp and 12 percussion instruments.Up to 1,000 voice polyphony.
- Presence adjustment on an instrument-by-instrument basis.Note-level control, no channel limitation.
- Interpretive sample playback engine.
- Full-featured notation editor.
- Full range of articulations and timbres.
- Recorded hall ambience.
- Scaleable ambience: no need for reverb effects.
- 8x finer volume resolution than MIDI.
Expressive and realistic playback of:
- Dynamics, crescendo, diminuendo
- 15 different articulations, slurs
- Tempo changes
- Grace notes, arpeggios
- Pizzicato/arco
- Pedal marks
- Fermatas
- Quarter tones
- And more!
This product may not currently be compatible with Windows Vista or Intel Macs. Please check compatibility with manufactures before purchase (manufacturer link can be found at the bottom of the page)
