User Manual

14.3
One way to begin using SequencerStaves is to import the contents of a standard MIDI le - go to
Preferences>MIDI Import>Check Use Sequencer Sta. The other option is to proceed to the next few topics
where you Enter music into SequencerStaves with a MIDI keyboard. Since importing the contents of a MIDI
le creates SequencerStaves automatically, you do not have to create these staves ahead of time.
MIDI File Import
To set up the new score, Notion assumes the MIDI le is set up in the General MIDI Standard to decide which
built-in instruments to assign to the staves. But you are completely free to go to any sta and change the
instrument and, if desired, change the source to a VSTi or MIDI Out to an external sound source.
To create a new Notion le lled with SequencerStaves based on the contents of a standard MIDI le:
1. Go to Preferences>MIDI Import>Check Use Sequencer Sta.
1. Go to the Menu bar and select File > Import.
» An Open dialog box displays.
2. Browse to the folder that contains the MIDI le you want to import. Highlight it and click Open.
» Another Notion window opens with the contents of the le in a new score.
3. Edits to the score are likely. For example, you may need to assign certain staves dierent instrument sounds (from
any source you like) to more closely align with what the original MIDI le intended. NB Settings in the Real Time
Record Menu may aect MIDI le import
You can edit the staves as you do on any SequencerSta.
Import MIDI File