User Manual

9.11
Preset Expressions
There may be expressions or articulations dened in your VSTi, that do not
exist in Notion. To add these to your score, follow the steps:
1. Create the expression name in the Preset.xml within the Preset folder
2. Create a Rule for playback for this expression, within the Rules Editor in
Notion
3. These custom expressions can now be recalled from the palette - click
the arrow, place on the score, and then select which custom expression
you want to add.
Add a Multi-Channel Track
Most VSTi libraries on the market are multi-channel. That is, each appearance of a VSTi – often referred to
as a track – can supply up to 16 instruments/articulation sets using a template you program in the VSTi. In
Notion terms: you can assign any number of VSTi tracks to any score: each track on a separate sta.
This is the method you use if you are going to use a VSTi other than EWQL Symphonic Orchestra, Miroslav Philharmonik
or Vienna Symphonic Library – or if you want to use one of these Libraries with your own customized VSTi template.
Two preparations before you start: ensure you are in Edit mode. And, if If the Library you want to use
requires a dongle on your computer, be certain that hardware is in place before you proceed.
Step 1: Ensure the Library Is Known to Notion
1. Open Score Setup (such as by clicking the button in the Toolbar).
2. In the sound source options (the bottom palette), click the generic VST Instruments button.
3. Look at the options in the upper palette. If the VSTi you want to use is listed, proceed to Step 3.
If not, then go to Step 2.
Step 2: Add Library to Plug-in Manager
1. Go to the Menu bar and select Windows: File > Plug-in Manager; Mac: Notion > Plug-in Manager.
» The Plug-in Manager dialog box opens.
2. Look at the list and verify if the library is already in the list or not.
> If in the list, but disabled, then highlight the VSTi and click Enable. Skip to step 6.
> If not in the list, or displays as missing, complete steps 3 through 5.
3. Click Browse.
» The Open dialog box displays.
4. Find the VSTi on your hard drive and select it.
5. Ensure the VSTi appears on the Plug-in Manager’s list as an enabled eect. If not, highlight it in the list and click
Enable.
6. To close the Plug-in Manager, click Close.
7. Close Score Setup (click the Exit Score Setup button) and re-open Score Setup again.
Step 3: Assign a VSTi Track to a New Sta
Assuming you are now in Score Setup, click on the VSTi you want to use. Notion creates a new
sta with the name of the VSTi as the instrument name. This is now a track sta.
You can add more track staves or you can close Score Setup (press the Exit Score Setup button).
Step 4: Assign Instruments to Channels
Now that you are out of Score Setup, in Edit mode:
1. Click anywhere on this new VSTi track sta.
2. Go to the Menu bar and select Tools > Open plug-in Interface (alternately, you can right-click and select Tools >
Open plug-in Interface from the context menu).
» The actual VSTi opens up.
3. According to the directions from the VSTi manufacturer, program your template, including assigning instruments/
articulations to up to sixteen channels (the track sta will automatically play Channel 1). You do not need to assign all
sixteen channels.
4. When nished, close the VSTi interface (or, if you want to use this template in other scores, save your
template. Then close the VSTi).
Preset Expressions / Add a Multi-Channel Track