Create a new file from template – PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) User Manual

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7.3

To help save you time and effort, Notion provides a quick way to create a new multi-instrument

score based on your choice of template . Although these scores include typical orchestration for

ten different ensembles, you often need to make changes covered in this chapter and:

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Adding staves assigned to instruments other than Notion sounds .

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Deleting instruments (staves)

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Moving instruments around in a different order .

Create a New File from a Template

1 . Go to the Menu bar and select File > New From Template .

» A submenu appears .

2 . Select your choice of template:

>

Full Orchestra: a full symphonic orchestra with some 50 parts (to start), including a full complement of percussion
instruments .

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Chamber Orchestra: A more intimate ensemble with 18 parts from all sections of the orchestra .

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String Orchestra: Just sections of Violins (two parts), Violas, Cellos, and Basses .

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Big Band: A

jazz font score with over twenty players from a mid-twentieth century band .

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String Quartet: Just individual instruments of two violins, viola, and cello .

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Wind Quartet: With Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon .

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Brass Quintet: With two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, and Tuba .

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Jazz Combo: A jazz font score with Saxes, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass, and Drum Set .

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Rock Band: With voice, Electric Piano, two Electric Guitars, Electric Bass, and Drum Set .

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Percussion Ensemble: With a dozen pitched and unpitched percussion instruments and piano .

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Lead Sheet: Opens with single piano with a jazz font .

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SATB: With Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and Piano

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The rest of the templates are for use with 3rd party orchestral libraries, such as EWQL and VSL Special Edition .

» Your new score opens in Score Setup (proceed to next topic), so can immediately add or remove

instruments .

Create a New File From Template

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