User Manual
9.9
Precongure Four Devices
In Notion you can congure up to four external devices that can provide instrument sounds
in response to MIDI commands. You inform Notion about these devices in Preferences
and assign each device a letter, A through D, as a shorthand description.
MIDI Out in Score Setup
To create one or more staves specically for MIDI out:
1. To open Score Setup, complete one of the following:
2.
> Click the button in the toolbar, or
> Go to the Menu bar and select Score > Setup, or
> Use the keyboard shortcut of Windows: Ctrl + T; Mac: + T.
» The score area darkens, palettes of options appear on the right.
3. Click External MIDI.
» Four options appear in the space above: MIDI Port A through D.
4. Hover over the particular MIDI device (Port A, B, C, or D) you want
to access.
» Channel options 1 through 16 appear in a yout menu.
5. According to the way you have sounds set up at the MIDI device,
select the channel for the instrument you want on this sta.
» Notion adds a sta for your MIDI-out instrument,
6. If you want, you can immediately create more staves for MIDI-out instruments by clicking other Port and Channel
options.
7. To close Score Setup, either click the button again or press Esc.
MIDI Out in Sta Settings
If you change an instrument for a sta in the ow of your score, you are free to switch from any sound source
to MIDI-Out. Start by clicking where you want the instrument change in the score, then press Shift + I. In
the Change Instrument dialog box, click New Instrument. Then, in the Sta Settings dialog box:
A Select External MIDI in the top drop-down list.
» The options in the main boxes change.
B In the left-hand box click the particular MIDI device (MIDI Port A, B, C, or D) you want to access.
C Go to the right-hand box. According to the way you have sounds set up at the MIDI device, select a particular channel
for the instrument you want on this sta.
D If you want, customize the name of the instrument with your own text in the Part name and Abbreviation boxes.
E Press OK.
MIDI Out