User Manual

11.3
Step Two: Select Instruments to Create Staves
Go to the palette of buttons in the upper right to select
instruments you want in the score. When you hover over
the name of an instrument family, a menu of instrument
options appears. To lock this menu open, click the
family name once (the other family names turn gray).
To unlock, just click the family name a second time.
In a menu, simply click on an instrument to create a sta
with the instrument’s default clef and the score’s current
time and key signatures and metronome speed.
Then you are free to select a dierent instrument. Each
instrument you click creates a new sta in the score
area. This can be in the same family or a dierent one,
or from a completely dierent sound source. By clicking
on instrument names, you can add quite a number
of new staves to a score in a very short time.
With VSTi Libraries: an instrument with a plural name (Violins)
is a section; a singular name (Violin) is a solo instrument.
Also, allow time between creating staves: Notion has to open
the VSTi, pass security checks, then request and download
information – which can take a while to complete.
Place a Sta Where You Want
By default, Notion places new instruments onto the score in standard orchestral order.
But this is just a convenience: you can move staves later – or you can request new staves
appear in specic places as you create them by completing the following steps:
1. In Score Setup go to the score area with your mouse.
2. Decide between which two existing staves you do want to place a new one. Hover your Pointer anywhere in the
space between the two staves.
» You view an orange highlight in this area. At its left most edge you view a plus symbol.
3. On the right-hand side of Score Setup click the instrument you want to have appear in this location.
» The new sta appears in this spot.
Sta with No Instrument
You also have the option of adding a sta with no instrument sounds (for exercises, exotic live instruments,
or similar situations). In Notion sounds, select Basic Staves, and then select Treble Clef Sta.
Step Three: Close Score Setup
When you nish adding staves, close Score Setup by pressing the Esc key, or clicking the button
in the toolbar, or pressing the keyboard shortcut of Windows: Ctrl + T; Mac:  + T again.