What's New in Version 5.1.0
Here you can find the changelog of our products. For notation composer and notation musician our Upgrade / Update Assistant can help you to find out the best option for you.
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A version 4 license can be upgraded with a discount to version 5.
| Version 5.1.0 |
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Sound enhancements |
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Sound improvements by GeneralUser GS v2 soundfonts |
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Notation Software Synth sound enhancements |
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Navigating through the instrument panel with sound |
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Higher MIDI banks possible in audio exports |
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Fall back to default when soundfonts are not accessible |
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Command q!raep to reset Audio Engine parameters |
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Modify entries in the repeat instruction dialog in a kind of Excel way |
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Service enhancements |
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Bug fixes |
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Updated license agreements |
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macOS Sequoia |
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Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
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| Version 5.0.1 - Support of live performances on stage and practice |
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BandMates |
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Send individual Parts to devices of your bandmates. |
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All Parts display the playback cursor progression in real time to keep your band together. |
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All individual Parts displays are automatically adjusted to the best quality display according to the individual devices' capabilities,
or can be manually adjusted using notation's grid technology. |
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Display configurations are automatically stored for use across songs and sessions for future use. |
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Karaoke 'lyrics only' Part is available for karaoke performance |
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Control page turns and songs in playlists using a footswitch or MIDI instrument using notation's Pitch-to-command feature. |
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RealTime output to any MIDI interface |
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RealTime advanced audio using ASIO, or WASAPI exclusive interfaces |
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RealTime advanced audio using the JACK interface |
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Enhancements of audio and MIDI interfaces for using VSTs |
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Use VSTs via the JACK interface on a channel level - available for Windows |
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Manage MIDI and audio VSTs via the external software Carla - available for Windows |
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Realtime recording of live performances with the internal 'notation VST recorder' - available for Windows |
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Contract with the Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH to use VST technology |
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Easily use any VST3 through the 'notation VST3 host' |
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Create more complex VST3 setups through the JACK interface |
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Use the 'notation VST recorder' for realtime recording for best audio quality.
Recordings can be saved in either .wav or .mp3 format. |
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Expanded Playlist capabilities for realtime management during your performance or practice |
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Search for songs in your Playlists by song title, genre, tempo, or ordered song numbering |
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Fast and flexible import of songs into Playlists, either individually or multiple songs and folders at a time |
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Unlimited number of songs can be added to a Playlist |
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Movable Playlist Panel – can be moved and managed from an external device such as a separate tablet,
similar to notation’s BandMates feature |
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Playlist Panel is touch-screen friendly |
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Playlists can also be used as a 'list of favorites' for working on multiple songs for scoring |
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Internal Reverb and Chorus audio output |
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Internal Reverb and Chorus audio effects can be edited using GraphOverNotes |
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Preview instrument sounds before assigning them to a staff |
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MIDI SysEx sound enhancements in all song files are preserved for playback |
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Auto-correction of drum banks of MIDI XG files so the drums sound great |
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MIDI SysEx import |
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MIDI SysEx export |
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Multiple MIDI drum channels for Notation Software Synth |
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Configure and assign MIDI devices which are not connected
(useful when MIDI devices are only available on stage or in the practice setup) |
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MIDI SysEx recording |
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Recording of Program Change, CC, Portamento |
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Recording of keyboard's register sound settings |
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Recording and editing of all MIDI CC events |
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Full support per-monitor of high-definition screen resolutions for multiple monitor setups |
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Adaptive dynamic screen resolution when moving the notation windows across monitors or devices;
full per-monitor DPI awareness – available for Windows |
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Time played and time remaining for song playback |
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Streamlined user interface |
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Flexibility for barlines to cross or not cross staves for brackets/braces |
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Convert pair of notes to swing notation |
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Chord names of transposed parts can be selected to appear in transposed or concert pitch |
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Measure numbers every 4th measure for jazz musicians |
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Italian language versions |
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Italian language versions in addition to the existing language versions in English, German, Spanish |
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The latest development infra structure was used for version 5 |
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Latest libs MusicXML, PDF, audio |
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Memory reduction and performance enhancements when using very large soundfont |
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Multi monitor management |
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Use of available multicore capabilities of processors to boost performance in realtime critical situations |
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Operating System support: Windows 11, 10, 64 bit, macOS Catalina and higher
Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, others on request, Chromebook on request |
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Band-in-a-Box® plugin for Mac-PCs |
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Coexistence of version 5 with version 4 and 3 |
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Service enhancements |
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Bug fixes |
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| Version 4.0.3 |
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Version 4.0.3 Enhancements and Changes |
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Support of Windows 11 |
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Support of macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey |
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Support of Mac PCs with Apple M1, M2 processor |
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Mac PCs with improved font appearance |
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Support of Chromebooks |
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Support of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |
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Improvements of the installation of Wine on non-Windows operating systems |
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Handling when Ramsonware Protection of Windows Defender is used |
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Step time recording enhancements |
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Improvements in MIDI export |
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Serviceability improvements |
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The trial version of the Band-in-a-Box® plugin is available for additional 60 days for testing.
In case you may have deactivated it in previous version. |
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Bug fixes |
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| Version 4.0.2 |
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Version 4.0.2 is a Maintenance Release |
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macOS Big Sur support (Intel chip) |
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Improved transcription |
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Pitch-to-command enhancement for Playlist |
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Serviceability improvements |
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Bug fixes |
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| Version 4.0.1 |
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User Interface enhancements for music features |
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SmartMode - automatic switching between Add- and Select Mode |
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Virtual Piano Keyboard for note entry |
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Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 - 64 bit support (end of support: 32 bit, Windows Vista) |
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macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan 64 bit with Wine-5.4 (see here). |
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa), Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) 64 bit with Wine >= 5.0 (see here),
other Linux 64 bit distributions on request |
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Useful information is displayed on the front page next to the list of recently opened songs. |
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High resolution monitor support, DPI awareness |
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Instrument names imported from soundfont files including higher banks |
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Loading of soundfont larger than 1 GB. No size limits |
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User-selectable font for the user interface |
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64 bit support (end of 32 bit support) |
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Latest external libraries |
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Microsoft Print to PDF (for Windows only) |
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Band-in-a-Box® improvements (for Windows and Linux) |
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Bug fixes and other internal improvements |
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Coexistence of version 4 with version 3 |
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Version 4 and version 3 can coexist on the same PC. |
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Testing the version 4 trial version does NOT impact version 3. |
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| Version 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4 |
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Version 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4 are Maintenance Releases |
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Certification on mac OS Mojave. F2 key with same functionality as INS key (because on a Mac there is no INS key) |
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Update of external software libraries. Performance improvements |
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Updated ASIO contract with Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
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Bug fixes |
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The trial version of the Band-in-a-Box® plugin is available for additional 60 days for testing.
In case you may have deactivated it in version 3.1.1 already you can activate it again with the shortcut q!ebbt. |
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| Update 3.1.1 |
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MusicXML Import |
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Just one single change for MusicXML import
(in rare cases MusicXML files could not be opened) |
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Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Support |
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Certification on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS |
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| Features in Version 3.1.0 |
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MusicXML Import, Export |
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Import of MusicXML files in the formats .mxl, .musicxml, .xml |
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Export of MusicXML files in the formats .mxl, .musicxml, .xml |
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Export of more notation elements compared to former versions |
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With the Band-in-a-Box® plugin notation composer can auto-generate accompaniment in 150 and more music styles.
The Band-in-a-Box® plugin can be ordered separately and fully integrates into notation composer. For more on the Band-in-a-Box® plugin please see here. |
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notation composer contains a trial version of the Band-in-a-Box® plugin with 25 styles which expires after 60 days.
A purchase of the full plugin package can be done any time. |
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Use of Band-in-a-Box® arrangements .not-files
which are generated with the Band-in-a-Box® feature of
notation composer can be used similar to all other .not files.
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In addition to the uncompressed .wav format three audio compression options are available with notation composer: .mp3, .ogg, .flac |
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Soundfont files in the sf3 format can be loaded in notation composer |
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A sound quality soundfont is part of the installation package of notation composer. |
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High Resolution Image Export |
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Notation creates a high resolution image export of music sheets which can be exported directly using the Notation Software
scheme for saving into a defined PDF/image folder. |
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Translation of Online Manuals |
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The online manuals can be real-time translated into a favorite language using a translation service. Easily to be configured by the software. |
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More chord types |
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Chord name methodology for MIDI import, export |
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Chord name methodology for Band-in-a-Box®, MusicXML import, export |
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Quality- and Service Improvements |
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Service enhancements |
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Bug fixes, update of external libraries |
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End of support of Windows XP |
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Optionally enable Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth on Windows |
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Open/close multiple files |
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| Changes in Version 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6 |
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Version 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6 are Maintenance Releases |
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Version 3.0.6 is a maintenance release. For Composer certification of MusicXML export to Dorico.
We recommend to update your version 3 to 3.0.6 |
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Version 3.0.5 certification on macOS Sierra and maintenance release. Please visit our forum to see the detailed changes in
3.0.5. |
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Version 3.0.4 is a maintenance release. Please visit our forum to see the detailed changes in
3.0.4. |
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| Features in Version 3.0.3 |
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Windows 10 Support |
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Certification on Windows 10 |
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Mac OS X El Capitan Support (please see details) |
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Certification on Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11 |
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The concept of Notation Software uses the open source libraries of WineHQ.
The libraries are for free and the installation on OS X is straight forward. For details see
How to run Notation Software on MAC computers
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Linux Support (please see details) |
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Certification on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS |
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Certification on openSUSE 13.2, 13.1 |
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The concept of Notation Software uses the open source libraries of WineHQ.
Once configured in the repositories of the Linux distributon, updates of WineHQ are automatically performed by Linux. |
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The new integrated Notation Software Synth replaces the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth as the standard synthesizer and offers a better standard sound with the standard soundfont package. |
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With the integrated ASIO compatible driver Notation Software offers tremendous realtime capabilities.
ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
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Flexible loading of soundfonts in sf2-format |
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Songs can be exported in Wave files (WAV format). The sound is used from the loaded soundfont. |
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Minor improvements of the user interface |
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Bug fixes |
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notation player 3 is for free. It is available in the languages English, Spanish and German.
The features of 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 relevant for notation player are included. |
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| Features of Version 3.0.2 |
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MAC OS X Yosemite, Mavericks Support (please see details) |
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Flexible upgrade path to switch the language variant when upgrading to a Spanish version |
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High Resolution PDF Export |
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Notation creates a high resolution PDF export of music sheets which can be exported directly using the Notation Software
scheme for saving into a defined PDF folder. |
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Detection of Modern Keyboards |
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Modern keyboards today have a certain structure through their USB interface.
Version 3.0.2 detects those accurately. |
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Chord chart enhancements |
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The Chord Name Verification which was introduced with 3.0.1 is now configurable. |
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MusicXML export for chords |
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Installation Enhancements |
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Easy process for free updates |
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Improved guidance for users when installing the products |
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Improvements in the installation software for a faster and robust installation |
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Backup saved in zip folder |
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GraphOverNotes - Enhancements for better integration with staff setup |
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MIDI Thru with help guidance |
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Bug fixes |
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Latest libraries from FOSS Software Inc. |
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Ultimate Grid 7.3 |
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Performance improvements |
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Reduction of the executable file size by more than 50% |
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| Features of Version 3.0.1 |
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Sound Enhancements, Advanced Sound Tool for Keyboarders |
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Sounds of original imported MIDI files supported |
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Sounds of existing saved .not and .mid files from previous versions adjusted to the sounds of the original MIDI file.
This feature makes use of the original sounds automatically whilst addressing the changed sounds.
When a MIDI file is exported, the best possible sound either the original or the current sound is used. |
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Support of MIDI SysEx Events |
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MIDI file exports for GM, GM2, GS and XG formats |
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Advanced sound configuration tool for keyboarders |
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Improved User Interface for fast and effective work |
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New user friendly grids using the modern grid technology of Ultimate Grid |
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Enhanced information "Help" displays for more effective use, improvement of implausible configurations and more... |
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Automatic mode selection (Add/Select Mode switching) based on available features set |
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Enhanced Color Scheme |
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Yamaha XF Chord Format and Chord Validation |
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Full implementation of Yamaha's XF format for chords. Chords can be edited in the software and then fully exported into MIDI files
to be used on Yamaha (or compatible) keyboards. |
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The inserted chords will be checked for validity and in case an implausible chord name is detected, the chords are marked accordingly.
This feature works with the chord toolbox for consistent use of chord names, and to assure that the chords meet the
XF specification when exported into a MIDI file. |
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MIDI Device Configuration Manager (DCM) Enhancements |
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Improved DCM interface for easier and more effective use |
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New folder structure for saving and restoring of backup configuration files |
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Quality and Security Initiative |
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QuickStartGuide to immediately get started |
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Free user-friendly Support Desk |
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Security enhancements to support license structure and to protect users who purchased a license. |
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Installation procedure supported with 'Readme' guidelines |
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Easy backup of the installation files for quick restoration in case of a PC problem |
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Real time logging of issues for better fault diagnosis for the Notation Software
Service staff, which results in better customer service. |
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Many software bugs were corrected in version 3 |
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Enhanced User Interface libraries from Microsoft, Inc. and FOSS Software, Inc. |
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New user friendly grids using the modern grid technology of Ultimate Grid |
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Version 3 has been developed with Microsoft's modern development environment to provide long term support for future operating systems. |
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Language variants for user interfaces in English and German |
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German style of notation |
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German webpages to support German speaking customers |
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Flexible upgrade path to switch language variants when upgrading a version |
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What version do you own?
That's easy to find out. Run notation composer or notation musician, and choose the About command in the Help menu.
It will display your current version number.
Our Upgrade / Update Assistant can help you to find out what options you have for getting the latest version.
