
Notion 6.7 Maintenance Release
Notion 6.7 is now available, adding compatibility with the new Score Editor of Studio One 5.0 and our new PreSonus Sphere membership. Notion 6.7 is a free update for Notion 6 owners that can be obtained by clicking Check for Updates within Notion, or download from your MyPreSonus account. Please note the new minimum requirements for installation on both macOS and Windows.
NEW Support for Studio One 5
You can now transfer your score from Studio One's new Score Editor to Notion or vice versa. To see more about Studio One 5 and its new Score Editor, click here.
Studio One 5 Now Available!
Notion 6 compatible with the new Score Editor in Studio One 5.0. Start your scores in Studio One, send to Notion for further layout and editing. Or send to Studio One from Notion, either as MIDI for further playback editing, or as the score, so you can keep on composing
New options to send either score data (to Studio One 5.0 or later) or use the legacy transfer of MIDI data (to Studio One 3.3 or later)
PreSonus Sphere
PreSonus Sphere membership benefits include licenses for the complete collection of PreSonus' award-winning software solutions for recording, mixing, scoring, and producing, including Studio One Professional and Notion, plus over 100 libraries of samples, effects, and loops. To see more about PreSonus Sphere and to join, click here.
PreSonus Sphere Membership now available
In addition to these creative tools, PreSonus Sphere members are also given Cloud collaboration tools and storage, chat with Studio One and Notion experts from around the globe, access to exclusive promotions, training, and events, with much more being added each month-all for a low monthly or annual membership.
Notion 6 can be activated with PreSonus Sphere, or with a standalone Notion 6 license as normal
If Studio One 5 or the PreSonus Hub application is present on the same computer with an activated Sphere license, Notion will automatically activate with Sphere
ALL FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS New Minimum Requirements
Windows 10 (64-bit only)
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (64-bit only)
Support for Studio One v5
Compatible with the new Score Editor in Studio One v5.0. See updated User Guide for all info (Chapter 15.7)
New options in Notion to send either Score data (to version 5.0 or later), or legacy MIDI data transfer (to Studio One 3.3 or later)
[Win] Notion will now launch the latest version of Studio One that it finds on the local machine
[Win] Fix for sending to Studio One with non-ASCII characters in filename
Send to Studio One' dialog selects This Computer' by default if available
In the Send to Studio One' dialog, other computers on the network are only listed once if found via different network interfaces
Chords with accidentals in the bass note in Studio One's Chord Track are now displayed correctly when sent to Notion (e.g. A/C#)
PreSonus Sphere
Compatible with PreSonus Sphere membership
If Studio One or PreSonus Hub is present with activated subscription, Notion will automatically activate with Sphere on opening
Sphere membership can be manually deactivated in Studio One or PreSonus Hub application if it has been deactivated then Notion will fall back on standalone licence if one existed before Sphere, or Demo mode if not
You can manually Update the licence timer in Notion's Software Activation menu. This is useful to prevent Notion requiring activation if you are offline at a critical moment (e.g. using Notion live on stage, or you plan on using it on a long journey)
Handwriting
Handle incomplete ties when handwriting in Continuous view
Fix clef and key signature issues when handwriting in Continuous view
Languages
[Win] Installer fixes for font and font size
[macOS] Korean/Chinese/Japanese fonts now showing as expected for EULA during install
Now uses original language expression text in Chinese localization (e.g. arco, pizz)
On Windows, Gro ' and Klein' now used in Transposition dialog, not Dur' and Moll' when in German
Occasional crash fixed when Italian language is set and Notion is offline
Documentation
Updated User Guide, including chapter on Studio One 5 integration (Chapter 15.7)
Updated Quick Reference Guides in all languages
Updated EULA
General
Occasional crash when opening mixer fixed
Notion now sends Tempo Track if being controlled by ReWire, when Sending to Studio One or exporting a MIDI file
Notion cursor now does not return to start position on stop in ReWire session
[Win]Installer updated
[Win] Dialogs now have resizing controls only if they are actually resizable
[macOS] Fix for missing security entitlement for Synsopos
Note that Soundcloud export is currently unavailable, as the API used is no longer supported by Soundcloud
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