NOTION Music Forum

Hi,

I'm trying to decide what to buy: Notion or Symphony Pro. My question is about entering notes in Notion. When you play the notes on the keyboard, as they appear, do you hear the pitch? In the official video, there is only cheesy background music overlaid on it. In the Symphony Pro video, as the demonstrator touches a virtual piano note, I can hear the pitch.

Also, if I need to create a trumpet part in Notion, do I still need to think in concert pitch? Or can I write it out Asian the trumpet key. For example, I want the trumpet to play D #F and A. Do I have to input that as C E and G?

You hear the pitch as you enter notes on the on-screen keyboard or fretboard, and it is played by the instrument sound assigned to that staff.

Unlike the desktop version of Notion, you can only view scores in what they call Transposed View. The other two desktop options (Concert Tuning and Concert Pitch) are missing from the iPad app. Music for non-C instruments appear as the player sees the part. When you input notes, you play the pitch you want to hear on the keyboard, but it is entered in the staff the way it should be for the player to read it. If you want to simulate the Concert Tuning view (also known as Score in C), you can temporarily change all non-C instruments to C, if that helps your score reading. After the work is finished, you can switch the transposing instruments back where they belong, if necessary. But it is done on a staff-by-staff basis, not with a single command.

Best,
Thorrild

Thanks for the info! Appreciate it!