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Notion Mobile 3.3.4: Oct 2024
Guide: https://shorturl.at/Kmpjo

Notation
NS-4320 Stems are no longer extending beyond the beams on tablature only staves
NS-4321 Stems are now visible in note preview on tablature only staves
NS-4322 Adding a Grace Note to a note within a tuplet no longer breaks the tuplet
NS-4323 Entering rests in voice 2 no longer causes a large gap between staves

General
General stability improvements

Notion Mobile 3.3.3: Sep 2024
Guide: https://shorturl.at/oxAkV

UI
NS-4281 [macOS] Ledger Lines now show as expected on note entry preview
NS-4283 [macOS] Note head previews now show as expected when dragging note to left / right to add accidentals
NS-4286 Long titles now show as expected in Page Layout Menu
NS-4289 Correct cursor icon shows for Tie when using keyboard shortcut after entering a note

Playback
NS-4282 First time measures within DC/DS al Coda now play back as expected

Note Entry
NS-4264 Now possible to use alternate noteheads on single line percussion staves
NS-4266 TAB numbers are now set to first positions as expected on note entry
NS-4279 Brackets now work as expected when entering a triplet quarter note followed by an triplet eighth note
NS-4280 Hairpin placement now works as expected for both staves on a selected grand staff
NS-4288 Copied ties no longer break after pasting in some instances
NS-4290 Articulations on whole notes now show on the correct side of the note
NS-4291 Articulations are no longer added to both notes of a tied note when applied to a selection, or copied and pasted
NS-4295 Copied objects now paste where expected

Home Screen
NS-4294 Time improved in returning to Home Screen with long Recent Files List
NS-4296 [Android] Clear & Delete Recent List no longer causes freeze
NS-4297 [Android] Cloud files now display expected names when Editing Recent List
NS-4303 [Android] Modification date now shows as expected in Recent List for cloud files

General
General stability improvements

Notion Mobile 3.3.2: Jun 2024
Guide: https://shorturl.at/VclTQ

Playback
NS-4246 Multiple Repeats (i.e. 3 repeats and above) are now taken as expected during playback

Import / Export
NS-2725 Can again import ‘Progression’ (.prog) files
NS-4221 Sending from Studio One to an open Notion Mobile file now merges data as expected

UI
NS-4244 Soundset content descriptions now display as expected in Sound Installation menu
NS-4245 Diagrams in Chord Tool dialogue now show as expected if chord changed
NS-4260 [Android] Sound Installation menu buttons now re-show as expected if screen is turned off/on
NS-4261 [Android] Harmonic note icons now have thicker stems in the tool palette

Note Entry / Editing
NS-3669 New ‘plain’ line type in glissando tool palette
NS-4216 [iOS] Improvements to issues when entering/editing text boxes
NS-4230 (reopened) Rehearsal marks now movable after being dragged outside of their measure
NS-4232 Deleting measures now possible with courtesy time signature at end of system
NS-4236 Tail lengths on cross-staff notes now drawn as expected
NS-4253 Issue fixed when copying/pasting tab+standard notation containing a double barline
NS-4254 Issue fixed with gliss/port lines colliding with noteheads
NS-4254 [Android] Spacing improved with gliss/port lines
NS-4257 Issue fixed displaying small ties between two rhythm slash notes
Fix unwanted natural sign when inserting a note after a flat note on the same staff line
NS-4262 Double digit measure numbers now go below chord symbols and repeat brackets

General
NS-4241 Support for (optional) PreSonus web-based login
NS-4233 Redraw issue fixed when hovering over notes with Cross-staff beaming
NS-4237 Scrolling down to the end of the score now works as expected in Screen View
General stability improvements

Notion Mobile 3.3.1: Mar 2024
Guide: https://shorturl.at/qBXY1

Playback
NS-4207 Repeat signs are now played back as expected if there is both an end and start repeat on the same barline, and that the score was created in an earlier version
NS-4220 Snare roll now plays as expected

Export
NS-3922 Network transfer to Notion running on an iOS17 or later device, now works as expected
NS-4210 [iOS] Noteheads now line up as expected on the staff in pdf export or direct print
NS-4218 Can now transmit wav files to Studio One as expected

UI
NS-4199 [MacOS] Arrow sign doesn't skip to the next note for adding a chord
NS-4203 [mac/Win] New score items now update as expected when being edited with a picker (e.g. chord picker, time signature dialog etc)

Layout
NS-4226 Double/repeat barlines can now only be dragged when a layout handle is visible
NS-4230 Rehearsal marks now movable after being dragged outside of their measure
NS-4200 Fill with Rhythm Slashes now works as expected on grand staff instruments

Note Entry
NS-4205 Entering an 8th note chord following a 16th note triplet chord now enters the expected note
NS-4209 Adding a new barline no longer moves all attachments in existing bars
NS-4212 Changing the Staff Type of a fretted instrument (e.g. ukulele) no longer reverts TAB to Guitar
NS-4215 Adding a slur in one voice now does not delete existing slurs in another.
NS-4217 Adding lyrics for additional verses is again now possible on the last staff of a piece

General
NS-4108 [iOS/macOS] Improvements to location and document handling
General stability improvements

Notion Mobile 3.3: Feb 2024
Guide: https://blog.presonus.com/2024/02/27/notion-mobile-3-3-now-available/

Notation
NS-2927 Harp Pedal Diagrams and Harp Pedal aid
NS-4066 Melismas now carry over systems
NS-4086 Tuplets can now be forced above or below notes
NS-4038 Note spacing between different voicings improved
NS-4083 Measure number changes now possible
NS-4090 Custom beaming patterns
TEC-1660 Lyric spacing improvements
NS-4082 Mandolin chord diagrams now included
SO-15332 Notation spacing improvements
NS-4127 To Coda and Coda markings now show text as well as symbol, and are aligned as expected
NS-4135 Single digit bar numbers no longer overlap with notes on ledger lines
NS-4160 Staff bracket groups created in Notion 6 desktop now show in Notion Mobile
NS-4163 Stem length for beamed notes with ledger lines is now correct for grand staff instruments
NS-4164 Note spacing improved when both tab and standard instruments are in the same system
NS-4175 Lyric display improved if notes are made into cross-staff notes
NS-4177 Tuplet beam no longer continues to another tuplet if group ends with rest
NS-4178 Tuplet brackets now only added to those tuplets selected
NS-4180 Tuplet numbers no longer occasionally collide with note stem/tail
NS-4183 Rest is no longer inserted as a triplet if it is added before the triplet

Note entry
NS-4153 Can now add a chord note via onscreen keyboard/fretboard without overwriting the existing note(s)
NS-4157 Notes in enharmonically substituted key signatures for transposing instruments now enter as expected
NS-4159 Can now enter range objects (e.g. slur) with single tap between two notes
NS-4165 Handwriting recognition now works as expected in measures that end with a double bar line
NS-4168 Glissandi now enter more reliably
NS-4169 Alterations of tensions now not allowed if no 7th is present in the chord

Playback
NS-4190 Context menu now closes when Application or Layout Menu is opened on touchscreen
NS-4191 Fermata now holds the notes on both staves of grand staff

Layout
TEC-1654 New Layout Control features. Available as part of the Feature Bundle

UI
NS-4032 Add new instrument icon now shows if no instruments are added to a new score
NS-4054 Issue when clicking/touching to increase the time signature fixed
NS-4036 Username prompt removed from log-in dialog
NS-4091 Missing localizations fixed
NS-3804 ‘About’ Notion Mobile in macOS menu bar fixed
NS-4092 Instrument names now show in English, when application is set to Korean or Chinese
NS-4144 [iOS] Text box no longer extends beyond the text area
NS-4147 Dynamics and articulations show as expected during dragging
NS-4087 Onscreen fretboard now shows blue dots whilst playing MIDI instrument
NS-4150 mp3/FLAC option sliders showing as expected
NS-4170 Instruments now show as expected in mixer if accidentally selected and hidden
NS-4181 [Android] Alignment problem fixed in Export dialog
NS-4186 Buttons more responsive when tapped quickly (e.g. Copy)
NS-4194 Accidental note entry is now prevented when closing context menu
NS-4195 Application Menu no longer occasionally unresponsive

General
NS-4033 New document recovery options
NS-4109 Keyboard shortcut for 'Save As...' now Ctrl+Shift+S across platforms (Cmd+Shift+S on macOS and iOS)
NS-4110 Application Menu items added for 'Save' and 'Save As'
TEC-1729 [iOS] Occasional issue reopening document with character accent in filename fixed
TEC-1775 [Android] Studio One+ membership now remains active
General stability improvements
Documentation updated

Notion Mobile 3.2.4: Nov 2023
Guide: https://shorturl.at/exEOR

General
General stability improvements
NS-3999 Improvements to rhythm conversion after real time recording:
NS-4089 In-app purchase issue resolved in Samsung Galaxy Store

Playback
NS-4023 Note no longer hangs when clicking tab while an existing tab edit box is open
NS-4059 Drum rolls now play back as expected when score is reopened
NS-4062 Playback fixed for specific instruments when playing with virtual keyboard: (harpsichord, bell tree, sand blocks, whistle, ukulele, banjo)
NS-4069 After changing the instrument, playback is now possible if there are trills
NS-4088 Tremolo playback now completes with tied notes

Sample Rate
NS-4068 [Android] Optimal sample rate for Notion Mobile on Android now selected
TEC-1704 [Android / Windows] Sample rate no longer resets on app restart / changing block size
NS-4084 [Android] Sample rates now written in order from smallest to largest

UI
NS-3822 Background of start page unlock icon is no longer transparent
NS-4072 Long file name now fits the text box in the Export dialog window
NS-4056 [Android] Rendering issues fixed on score setup page
NS-4123 Number now visible when typing in ‘Insert Measures’ dialog
NS-4124 Popups can now be dismissed while overscroll animation still running
NS-4126 [iOS] Issue fixed when tapping away from ‘Insert Measures’ text box
NS-4134 [Android] Keyboard disappears as expected when dismissing dialog box

Notation
NS-4107 Accidentals preview displayed as expected when entering with mouse
NS-4112 Spacing increased between chord symbol and notes above the staff
NS-4050 Minor Chord symbols no longer overlap
NS-4067 [Windows] Rehearsal letters are now aligned properly when using Jazz Font
NS-4094 Change Instrument now uses the default instrument name
NS-4096 Page Numbers now appear as expected in parts on reopening file
NS-4103 Issue adding / removing ties in some cases resolved

Notion Mobile 3.2.3: Oct 2023
Guide: https://shorturl.at/etuEL

Performance and stability enhancements
NS-4039 Text box is unresponsive after tapping on the score
NS-4040 [macOS] Mouse cursor stops moving after text box committed
NS-4043 [Windows] Pressing 'Enter' to commit lyric triggers warning chime
NS-4044 Repeat sign adds a empty measure to the beginning if clicked off the page in print view
NS-4048 Users cannot download Core Sounds without registering
TEC-1660 Lyrics placement improved
SO-15256 Undo can cause issue when entering notes

Notion Mobile 3.2.2: Aug 2023
Guide: https://shorturl.at/dENX0

Performance and stability enhancements
NS-3917 Ukulele and banjo strings in the onscreen fretboard now drawn as expected
NS-3936 Transpose key option shows as expected in C major and A minor
NS-4011 Quarter and eighth note on same pitch in different voices now share the same notehead as expected
NS-4013 Metronome click no longer plays one more beat at the end of the project
NS-4014 Alignment problem on different voicings fixed when augmentation dots are present
NS-4015 [iOS] Select part now does not always select the first part
NS-4016 Next note sounds as expected when glissandi / portamenti are not connected to an end note
NS-4017 Copy / Paste no longer creates unintended shifts on multiple instrument scores that also contain multi-voice instruments with underfull measures and a time signature change.
NS-4018 Issue fixed when trying to insert objects into empty score when no parts are present yet
NS-4020 Mouse preview now updating when using keyboard shortcut to change duration
NS-4021 Can now edit title text if no instruments are present
NS-4025 [Android] The dots for the repeats and notes now appear as expected in Acrobat after PDF export
SO-15021 Entering TAB on the 7th string is now possible
SO-15193 Ties now taken into account when pasting lyrics with hyphens

Notion Mobile 3.2.1: July 2023
Guide: https://shorturl.at/CDEQ6

Performance and stability enhancements
NS-3997 Tab button is not skipping to next beats when entering lyrics
NS-3998 Title font size numbers become 11.00 if the title font is changed
NS-4001 NTempo is ignored by Notion 6 playback after export from Notion Mobile
Improved chord labels in chord selector for b7 / °7 / half diminished chords.

Notion Mobile 3.2: July 2023
Guide: https://blog.presonus.com/2023/07/18/notion-mobile-3-2-now-available/

Availability
Notion Mobile is now part of Studio One+ (the new name for PreSonus Sphere)
Notion Mobile can now be found in the Samsung Galaxy Store

Notation
Mid-staff Instrument change now possible (Shift+I)
Slides and glissandi can now be added to grace notes
Pedal up/down tool now available to Vibraphone
Different harmonic type text now available for score entry: Harp Harmonic (HH), Tap Harmonic (TH), Pinch Harmonic(PH)
Increased spacing between a time signature change and any following accidentals
Cross-staff tuplet number no longer shows between staves
Stems on cross-staff notes now show correctly when beam is dragged
Beam is now shown on correct side if all notes in a group are cross-staff
Fingering numbers can now be stacked vertically for chords
Finger substitution dashes and numbers now can be added (hold shift while adding the finger number)
Notes do not now overlap when they have different durations and in different voices
Issue fixed where on some occasions a gliss could not be added to the 3rd beat

Editing
New ‘Fill with Rhythm Slashes’ tool (Context menu>Tools)
Can now paste lyrics text from an external source (e.g. system clipboard)
Can now advance lyrics on iOS with tab key (as well as space)
Entering lyrics after a melisma now does not skip the next note
Adjusting lyrics text size no longer changes the font on Android
Can now flip a tie below/above notes (Context menu>Attachments>Show Above/Below, or Ctrl+Shift+F)
Can now hide the tuplet number (Context menu>Make Custom Tuplet>Hide Number)
Fingerings can be realigned (Make a selection>Context menu>Tools)
Tempo markings can now be shortened, hidden, and deleted (Make a selection>Context Menu>Attachments)
Measure tools in the Context Menu now affect the measure in which the menu was opened (rather than where the caret is located)

Note Entry
New ‘Transpose Entry’ option in Options>Record Setup. This will transpose notes entered with both a MIDI instrument, and with the onscreen instruments
Entering tuplets with different durations improved

Chords
Maj9 chords now play back as expected (i.e. not as dom9)
Better handling of chord alterations (e.g. C13b9)

Layout
Titles on following pages can now be set at different sizes to page 1 as expected

UI
Palette spacing improvements
Tooltips added for the Tools Grid
Text now shows as expected when renaming scores (Android)
Drumpad octave up/down buttons now represented with arrows

General
Soundsets now retained when device is low on storage (iOS)
Rests are now not added to measures that have a one-measure repeat sign on MusicXML export
Sound Installation buttons now responsive after removing sounds (Android)
Pending Purchases now supported on Amazon (i.e. when a purchase is made by a Kids Profile and requires Adult account approval)
Documentation updated

Notion Mobile 3.1.2: Jun 2023
Guide: https://shorturl.at/lvIKR

Performance and stability enhancements
NS-3953 Custom chord names change if the chords are written with diagrams
NS-3915 Lyric spacing improvements
NS-3944 Double clicking an end repeat barline to create multiple repeats now works on the last measure of a long score
NS-3957 Repeat barline on the final bar is now playing back as expected
NS-3940 Repeat sign is deleted after XML export / import
NS-3934 Notion suddenly zooms out (to maximum) on Android (especially when using trackpad on Chromebook to zoom in)
NS-3945 Capo is not showing the right enharmonics in step record mode
NS-3946 Ties in Drum parts disappear when you close a score and reopen it in Notion Mobile

Notion Mobile 3.1.1: Apr 2023
Guide: https://shorturl.at/fgAG2

Top Fixes
Export as mp3 now showing as expected in Export menu
Sound Downloads now not failing in some circumstances
More space created between Lyrics when words are longer
When zooming on Android, notes are not entered when lifting one finger

Chords
Allow entering chord symbols and diagrams on the following beat when a measure is full (e.g. chords over a single whole note)
Chord Summary now shows other instruments e.g. ukulele, rather than always guitar
Entering chords in Step-mode now enters the last chord in a measure as expected
Chords entered over an empty bar are now not moved when notes entered

General
In app keyboard now showing as expected when scaling (Windows)
XML Export now not duplicating the last measure in some circumstances
Select part now selects as expected in Print / Continuous View
Hiding resting staves now working if there is a Segno present
Double at interval tool now includes ties if they are present
Changing Title in the Layout Menu for following pages, now does not affect the first page’s title
Slur ends now not overlapping on whole notes
Tempo change target bpm is now shortened when displayed
Improve lyric placement of long words/syllables
Context menu does not open if selection is behind quick action menu

Notion Mobile 3.1: Mar 2023
Guide: https://blog.presonus.com/2023/03/22/notion-mobile-3-1-now-available/

Notation
Time signatures can now be hidden
The stem of a grace note now shows when added to a note inside a tuplet
Text placement of e.g. Title is now centring when moved back to Top Center
Barlines no longer extend outside of system when printing with hidden resting staves
Lyrics with short words are now better aligned to the note
Multiple lyric hyphens under notes can now be entered
Tuplet number now shows on correct side when stems are forced down
Tuplet brackets show as expected when tuplet starts with a rest
Slurs in guitar tablature now display correctly between two notes
Stems show as expected on cross-staff glissandi
Cross-staff notation improvements
Cross-staff tuplet number now shows under beam rather than between staves
Tails on cross-staff notes now show as expected
O / + symbols now available for harp, French Horn

Editing
Lasso select
Delete final measure now works as expected when part of a selection
All text size numbers are now showing (e.g. when increasing size to 27.50)
Text boxes display where expected when editing
[macOS] Line breaks in text boxes can now be made with Shift+Enter
Adjusting font size now works as expected when decreasing down to 28
[iOS] Font now does not change when adjusting size
‘Remove Tuplet’ tool added to Context Menu
Tremolos now toggle “on/off” when tapping the icon or using the shortcut
Diamond symbol now not occasionally showing when pasting
Paste does not now overwrite time signatures before the first copied time signature is inserted
Pasting a full cut/copied measure no longer pastes into the measure following the target measure
When dragging articulations, note accidental previews no longer appear
Copy and paste measures with ties coming into them now paste as expected
Fixed double tap between systems could open the selection on the wrong system

Note Entry
Entering notes at the end of a score automatically adds new measures in both step time and real time
Tuplets now working as expected in step time entry
Advancing in Step time no longer removes open ties from chords
[Android] Preview note no longer displaced when entering tab on the first beat of the bar
Fixed applying augmentation dots to selected note when pressing the augmentation dot button in the palette (as opposed to using the keyboard shortcut)
Handwriting recognition now works as expected following a clef change

Chords
Add multiple chords to empty measures
More chord extensions available to combine
More chord diagrams available for guitar and ukulele
Chord diagrams now sorted by fret position
Chord placement improvements, including placement under repeat brackets
dim7 chords show as expected
Measures space as expected with chord symbols over the top
Two digit fret numbers no longer overlap with tab in chord diagrams

Parts
Toggle between score and selected part with keyboard shortcut (F5)
Score / Part icon toggle redesigned in Score Setup menu
Hide key signature option in instrument setup (e.g. for French Horns)
Part titles now inherited from full score by default
Part name on top left of page includes key by default (e.g. Clarinet in A)
Anacrusis / double barline now not breaking a multi-measure rest
Rehearsal / metronome marks no longer create individual bar rests during a multi-measure rest

Playback
Playback selected staves only
Display no longer auto-locks during playback
Preview note entry dynamics are now mf
Playback of microtones now sound as expected
Metronome count-in for compound time signatures now clicks as expected
Sounds load as expected for template files
Playback improved for imported MIDI trills
[Android] Playback improved on entry level devices
Clarinet now plays back (sounding) Db3 for Clarinet in A (remove and re-download the ‘Wind’ sound bundle to fix).

UI
New button added to toggle between normal and extended width palettes
Handwriting (‘pencil’ icon) now visible in both normal and extended palettes
[Android] Placement of popup faders improved
[Android] Sub-menus now open as expected when in split screen mode
[iOS] Can now swipe up on the iPhone screen when in Instrument Picker
Can now select sub-tools from palette when on small screen
Sheet-style dialogs like score setup now resize correctly on iOS when changing the screen orientation
Removed the second text style edit option from the context menu
Fixed sub-tool not being activated when tapping on it while being in the select tool
[Android] When editing text in score settings, the text is now centred
[Android] Open dialogs now adjust as expect if screen orientation is changed
[Android] Issue fixed where application can sometimes freeze when closing dialogs/popups
Metronome Tool dialog is no longer cut off by on-screen keyboard
When using the small sized UI, the note duration palette is now proportioned and positioned correctly
[iOS] Swiping and selecting over fly-out menus now works as expected
Tuplet flyout now shows in two rows on smaller screens
Distance between flyout menus and palette now consistent
[Android] Instrument picker is no longer cut off at bottom
[Android] Manage Features dialog now closes as expected, if still open when the app is closed
[Android] Menus do now not close if a dropdown menu item is selected
[Android] Text now does not exceed edit box height when entering lyrics

Files
New demo scores tab with 10 scores included
Template files can now be double tapped to directly open
[iOS/macOS] Save document to alternative location if permission denied
[iOS/macOS] Browser opens if access to file is denied
[iOS] ‘Clear history’ no longer brings up double entries for save locations in some circumstances
'Untitled' for new document titles is now localised in selected language
Document location path cleaned up
[Android] Export to PDF via Share function now working as expected

General
[iOS] ‘Restore Purchases’ now lists what was purchased in Notion iOS v2
[iOS] Restore Purchases now shows popup if there is an error retrieving the receipt
[iOS] If region is set to USA, then measurement units do not change
[FireOS] In-app purchasing fixed on Amazon Fire devices
Guitar fingerings now included when exporting as MusicXML
Notion now opens malformed compressed MusicXML files (e.g. a .musicxml file that has been changed to .mxl by just changing the file extension)
Note heads now print at actual size when printing or exporting as pdf if Screen View is shown
Translation improvements
Performance and stability improvements
Documentation updated


Notion Mobile 3.0.4:
Improvements
Stability fixes and performance improvements
Allow fretboard to swipe left and right
New icons to access tuplet command
Dark/light mode switching improvements
Fixes
Breath marks at barline applied too early in playback
Main Channel pan issue with scores saved in Notion Mobile and reopened in Notion 6
Repeat barline at the end of a piece does not repeat
Transpose key signature option is not showing as expected when the selection contains a
key signature change
Advancing in Step time removes open ties from chords
Issue entering lyrics for verse 2 under verse 1 on the bottom staff of a system
Tapping a score location during playback re-starts from the new location twice
Notes that are 'tied to', are sometimes misplaced on MIDI import


Notion Mobile 3.0.3:
Performance and stability fixes
Bug fixes:
Notion not finishing at 'Fine' after DS - in playback and export
Accent Shortcut (circumflex symbol (^) does not work on Mac
Cannot delete final measure when part of a selection
Context-menu is missing rounded corners
Manage Features dialog is movable on Android
Chord symbol accidentals and other symbols in Jazz Font not showing (Android)
In-app purchases not possible on Windows
Delete measure only deletes contents of measure, not the measure itself
Context menu not showing as expected depending on scaling (Win)
Note entry via real-time record is not splitting notes between left and right hands on a grand staff
Chord jumps to minor from half-diminished when de-selecting the 7th
Playback caret is hidden if top staff is hidden

Notion Mobile 3.0.2:
Issue fixed when registering for my.presonus

Notion Mobile 3.0.1:
Bug fixes:
Fixes for iCloud
Handwriting options in the Options Menu are not unlocked after 'Restore Purchases'
Cannot delete final measure when part of a selection
Notes only go into treble staff when using step/real-time record with a grand staff
Dragging a pitch left/right on input does not take key signature into account
Cross-staff beaming crashes Notion if both staves are selected
License window is empty on macOS
Cannot switch to English language on Android if device language is set to anything other than English

Notion Mobile 3.0: October 2022
Guide: https://blog.presonus.com/2022/10/18/notion-mobile-is-here/
New features:
Platform:
Notion now a free app
Native cross-platform support: iOS, macOS, Windows, Android, FireOS
PreSonus Sphere Support - unlock all features and sounds with your PreSonus Sphere membership
Features and sounds can alternatively be unlocked with a per platform in in-app purchase
Forum access available for Sphere members, or with free registration at my.presonus.com

Handwriting Recognition:
Pen / finger automatic option can be chosen
Now available on phone
Recognition improvements
5-line drumset staff supported - notes will automatically switch to the nearest notehead (e.g. cross notehead for cymbals)
Timer can be adjusted between handwriting, and the digital recognition
With Apple Pencil 2, double tap the pencil to force recognition
With Surface Pen, use the button to force recognition

App Design:
New Welcome Page
Palette can be positioned on left or right side
Option for large or small palette icons
Option for standard width or compact palette
UI can be shown in dark or light
Score can be shown dark or light

On-screen instruments:
Keyboard key width can be changed
Octave up/down buttons and range slider added to keyboard
Drum pad can be used to enter pitch for non-drum instruments
Capo can be edited from either the score text direction, or from the on-screen guitar fretboard

Note entry:
Enter up to four voices per staff
Change duration of selected notes by tapping a duration on the palette
Keyboard shortcuts on all platforms
Option to use letters for durations (e.g. ‘e’ for eighth note)
Tab notes can be typed directly into tablature staff
Move notes between hands on a grand staff
Show/hide stems when viewing tablature only
Grace note slashes can now be hidden (so appoggiaturas can be written)
New insertion caret
Drum labels show when hovering over drum staff
Change the accidental of a pending/existing note by dragging it left and right
Change the technique of a drum pitch, by dragging a pending/existing note left and right
L & R sticking for drums now added to palette

Layout:
Allow user to hide instrument key in score/part (e.g. Clarinet "in Bb")

Selection:
New selection tool is now object based rather than range based
A selection can be initiated by a simple press and drag
New shortcut icons for a selection for quicker copy/paste/transpose
Paste Reflow paste selection into new a rhythmic position in the bar, and Notion will re-spell durations over barlines
Add element (e.g. dynamic) to all selected staves at once
Ability to select highest/lowest notes in a selection
Selection of notes can be dragged to transpose
Selection of notes can be changed to rests and vice versa
Selected notes can be turned into grace notes and vice versa
Selection of similar elements can be edited together by dragging. e.g. adjusting one hairpin in a selection affects all hairpins in the selection at that same position)

Text:
Line breaks can be added to text boxes
Smart verses entry in Lyrics mode
Chord symbols now do not affect note spacing if there is space for them
Metronome in playback

Export:
Send score between Notion Mobile running on two different devices over network
Send score or audio over a local network to Notion 6 desktop or Studio One 5
New export audio formats: m4a, Opus or FLAC
New browser-based Help available in all languages


 

Version 2.6.2 (Oct 19th 2021)
-Issue fixed when double tapping repeat line to set number of repeats taken
-Improvements when handling ties in different voices

Version 2.6.1 (Apr 6th 2021)
Blogpost here

Improvements:
Hairpins (cresc / decrescendo lines) now move as expected when dragged for the first time
Mixer now always updates between different files opening
Mixer now always shows on importing a MusicXML file that has a part with multiple instruments in the same voice
Fixed occasional spacing issue between notes in voice 1 and 2
Fix an issue when tying voice 2 notes across a bar line when voice 1 has the same note
Fix for issue with joined stems
Occasional issue fixed if notes had incorrect sequencer data, leading to notes being held then released all together
German translations corrected


Version 2.6 (Apr 6th 2021)
Blogpost here

Improvements:
Automatic rest groupings improved for
MIDI import
Realtime MIDI record
Fill with Rests tool
MusicXML import of verse information from Sibelius improved
User Guide and Handwriting Help pdfs now shown in device browser

Fixes:
Spacebar in Text Box now works as expected if lyrics have been previously entered
Fix for occasional issue when changing guitar tab numbers
Shown ranges for Viola (Section), Cello (Section) and Bass (Section) have been corrected
Slash chord playback of enharmonic chords e.g. G#, D#, E#, A# now sounds as expected
Issue fixed with cross-staff beamed triplets that have glissandi
Fixed crash when cross-staff beaming the first pitch of the first chord of a tuplet
Final barline no longer breaks multi-measure rest
General stability fixes

Minimum requirements:
Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Version 2.5.5 (Oct 13th 2020)
Blogpost here

NEW:
-New language: Portuguese

FIXES:
Sounds Menu
-In Store tab, Notion now shows a check mark (instead of a cloud) for purchased bundles
-In Store tab, now shows a check for instruments purchased in bundles
-In Store tab, icons are force refreshed after tapping Restore Purchases
-In Sounds tab, instruments are reloaded after restoring purchases
-Notion no longer restarts purchase downloads when the app launches

Languages
-(iOS13 and later) Can now change preferred language for just Notion, rather than following the language set globally for the device. Go to Device Settings>Notion>Preferred Language
-‘Choose Instruments' now localised as expected in New Score dialog
-Improved Korean translations in score setup
-Template documents localised
-Templates now open as expected in all languages

General
-Fix for drawing a tie if only "tied" element is present in an imported MusicXML file
-Fix for Chord Root changing on iPhone only version of Chord Library when selecting extensions
-Half notes will now split into tied notes on MIDI import, if they are syncopated and across the middle of a bar
-General performance improvements

Minimum requirements:
Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Version 2.5.4 (Aug 16th 2020)
Fix for Korean translation errors introduced in 2.5.3

Version 2.5.3 (Aug 6th 2020)
Blogpost here

Restore Purchases:
New ‘Restore Purchase’ button in Settings>Handwriting
‘Restore Purchases’ in Sounds menu no longer also triggers downloading the sounds – it just restores the purchase state

Dragging Improvements:
Fix for flickering when dragging score items
Score items can now be more easily dragged across measure lines and between staves
Improvement when dragging and dropping score item between staves
Final drag position of score items more accurate
Stability when dragging improved

General:
Stability and performance improvements
Fix for ‘Insert Barlines’ dialog position on iPhone
General translation fixes
Now uses original language expression text in Chinese localization (e.g. arco, pizz)
Key signature is now always sent in MIDI export even if it is C major

Minimum requirements:
Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Version 2.5.2 (May 18th 2020)
Blogpost here

Issue entering notes with MIDI and MIDI Bluetooth instruments resolved
Stability and performance improvements
Context menus now display, after switching directly from Handwriting mode to the Handwriting zoom area and back
On re-opening the app, the context menus now show in full the first time they are opened
The ‘Continue’ button in the Export menu is now refreshed if the file type or export location is changed
Lyrics can now be entered as expected on iOS13.4 and later when an external keyboard is connected
Toolbar position fixed when in landscape on iPhone
Background colour of Insert Barlines dialog fixed
Language fixes for intervals in German
Note that Soundcloud export is currently unavailable, as the API used is no longer supported by Soundcloud
Minimum requirements: Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9 and iOS10)

Version 2.5.1 (Mar 24th 2020)
Blogpost here

Documents:
New documents show transpositions, and instrument names and abbreviations, by default
Score Title now shows the document name by default in a new document
Wind Band template added
Stability and speed fixes when initialising the score

UI:
Chord library picker issue fixed where more than one chord could be selected
Mixer and virtual instruments now open as expected, after being hidden and the document re-opened
Back/Forward buttons now audition as expected, and hit area of button increased
Text can now be seen in the fermata dialog, if the device is in Dark Mode
Options can now be seen in the ‘double at interval’ dialog, if the device is in Light Mode
Keep zoom size and position consistent when rotating device
Set cursor correctly when opening new score
Fix for the Continuous view header (the left hand margin) sometimes being incorrectly set

Devices:
Fixes for playback control covered by the notch when in landscape and on larger iPhones
Background colours reworked for safe area edges on larger iPhones

Handwriting:
Handle incomplete ties when in Continuous view
Fix clef and key signature issues when handwriting in Continuous view

iOS9/10 only:
Button added to home page to better select whether to browse local Notion folder, or Notion iCloud folder
Delete and Rename functions added to iOS9/10 local folder browser – long press the document and release to see the options
Fix for files that have been given the same name in iOS9/10
(Note – for iOS11 and later, Notion uses Apple’s built-in File Browser – see here for more info and video)

General:
Page text (e.g. subtitle) now centres properly on screen
Expression and technique text is now not translated, when in Simplified Chinese (e.g. arco or pizzicato)
Note that Soundcloud export is currently unavailable, as the API used is no longer supported by Soundcloud
Minimum requirements – Apple iOS9 or higher (please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9&10)

Version 2.5 (Feb 6th 2020)
Blogpost here

NEW: Document Handling - (iOS11 and later) Notion now directly supports Apple’s built-in document opener. This allows you to create, open and save scores directly in the location of your choice, whether on the device, in Notion’s iCloud folder, or via the linked cloud folders of your choice (such as Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive for example). Note – If you are running iOS9 or 10, then there is a document opener built in to Notion that will allow saving to the device, or to Notion’s iCloud folder only.
NEW: Export as MP3
NEW: Export for SMP Press
NEW: Save as Template

Change in Minimum Requirements:
Notion v2.5 requires Apple iOS9 or higher (was iOS8).
Please note, Notion 2.5.x will be the final version to support iOS9.

iOS Device Improvements:
Add ‘Close’ button to Score Setup for larger phones, in order to dismiss the Score Setup menu
Tools in the sidebar not covered by the ‘notch’ in larger iPhones
Larger phones now load the correct chord symbol dialog (rather than trying to load the iPad version of this dialog which then couldn’t be dismissed)
When in split view on an iPad, the onscreen fretboard, keyboard and mixer now show in the correct size
Optimised for Dark Mode

FIXES
Handwriting:
Fix for handwriting engine occasionally stopping during a long session
Fix for subsequent measures sometimes changing after handwriting recognition on an earlier measure
Rests on ledger lines no longer cause an issue
Elements that cross systems (e.g. ties) now supported when using the handwriting area or continuous score view
Adjacent offset notes on ledger lines now don’t transpose on subsequent notes being entered
Fix for handwriting recognition problem on systems that have a repeat line

Audio:
Fix for some newer devices, where Notion was not using the device sample rate leading to distortion when playing back or exporting an audio file.
Playback warning pop-up for large scores removed
Hi-hat foot splash sample now plays back

MusicXML:
New MusicXML elements imported: sf, sfp, fp, sfz and fz; beaming; measured tremolos that include tuplets; very short duration notes (down to 1024th notes); fermatas; harmonic circle symbol / open circle symbol; snap (Bartok) pizzicato; scoop, doit and fall-off
New MusicXML elements exported: clef changes; pizz and arco; pre-bends; sf, sfp, fp, sfz and fz; mutes; measured tremolos; noteheads; fermatas; harmonic circle symbol / open circle symbol; snap (Bartok) pizzicato; scoop, doit and fall-off
Tablature export and import fully reworked
Support for ‘.musicxml’ file extension
Better handling of any missing slur end elements on import, to avoid very long slurs occurring
Voices on grand staff reworked
When importing with time signatures that have a high numeral (e.g. 11/4), whole measure rests now show as expected
Better handling of imported beaming information
Now imports grace notes with beaming information
Fixed occasional duplication of symbols, when exporting legato-accent, and mezzo-staccato
Fix for TAB pitches being wrongly transposed by an octave on export, for non-transposing fretted instruments (e.g. banjo,
mandolin, ukulele)

MIDI:
Improved rhythmic spelling on MIDI import
Fix for MIDI files not being imported from other apps in some circumstances

General notation and note entry:
5th string banjo fret numbers now start at the 5th fret as expected
Lyrics and chord symbols now paste without replacing the notation, after copying a selection that is longer than one measure
When writing chords with the on-screen piano keyboard, notes are no longer ‘held down’ after moving to the next position
Fix for crash caused by deleting notes in measures with rhythm slashes in another voice
When writing chords with the onscreen guitar fretboard, notes are held on the fretboard after moving to the next position to allow repeated chord strumming (keep moving to the next position with the right arrow to enter multiple chords). The chord is automatically cleared from the fretboard if a new note is tapped on the fretboard

Slash Notation:
Bass note of Chord Symbol now supported in playback
Slashes with augmentation dots now have more spacing in Jazz Font
Notes can be deleted in measures with rhythm slashes in another voice, without crashing

Tremolo:
Tremolo Entry behaviour changed: e.g. for a fingered tremolo with quarter duration, now insert two eighths before applying the tremolo
Tremolo can now be tapped onto the first note or in between notes
Stems now can go in either direction in a voice 2 tremolo
Fingered tremolos that include chords now play back as expected
Bug fixed for the second note of a fingered tremolo changing duration if tremolo entered onto second note (now does nothing)
Bug fixed for a third note being erroneously added to an existing tremolo, if a tremolo is entered onto the second note (now does nothing)

Text:
Fix for existing text in text boxes becoming hidden when editing
Lyrics font can now be changed globally per document. Go to either Full Score Settings or Parts Settings, then Layout>Lyric Font
Fix for a melisma causing an issue if followed directly by a hidden measure (e.g. by a cut, a hidden staff, or a multi-measure rest)

Paste:
Paste into a Specific Voice is now accessed via a long press, at the point you wish to paste into the music
Pasting into a different voice now does not remove any existing rest at the beginning of the destination measure
The whole measure is now not replaced/overwritten when pasting a partial measure as expected.
Paste no longer causes rhythmic changes, when pasting multiple times between different voices or between a grand staff
Paste now ignores ties in other voices on a grand staff
When using Duplicate, now automatically adds more measures before pasting, if you are duplicating past the end of a score
Lyrics and chord symbols now paste without replacing the notation, after copying a selection that is longer than one measure

Languages:
Tuplet dialog is now translated properly in Japanese language
Musical intervals are now translated properly in German language, in transposition window
When Notion is set to Korean, Japanese or Sim Chinese, the drumpad now enters cymbals with expected cross noteheads
New Score corrected in Spanish

General:
General performance and stability improvements
Print Parts to PDF now prints in score order

Version 2.0.183 (June 7th 2017)
Blogpost here

New:
Slur control points - now when a slur is selected, you can drag its control points to adjust the start and end points, its placement, and even the curve itself.

Fixes:
Fix not being able to import files from email or other apps
Fix issue introduced by iOS10.3 that meant the cursor would occasionally jump on note entry
Fix an issue that was occasionally resulting in notes not sounding during note entry until pressing play
Update remaining old font selection dialogs
Fix occasional crash when selecting/resizing text boxes
Fix not being able to drag text boxes

Version 2.0.177 (May 1st 2017)
Blogpost here

New features:
New Notion "Widget" to quickly access recent scores, or to quickly setup a simple score. To add, just swipe right over your device's Home screen, Lock screen, or Notification Centre, tap 'Edit' and select Notion.
New "Send To..." feature, to share exported files from Notion with other apps on the same device. Go to export, select required file format, and then tap "Send To..."
New "Open in" button on Help pdf, allowing the Notion Help Guide to be opened with other pdf readers on the same device (and thereby allowing search, export etc)
Updated Chorus and Organ sounds - go to 'Sounds' and swipe left to remove the old versions. Then re-download the sound by tapping on the cloud icon.
New button to engage Step Entry when using an external MIDI instrument
New option in Instrument Setup to show circles around half/whole notes in tablature
When importing/exporting drum parts via MIDI, now maps to standard GM drum mapping
Notion now draws drumset cymbals and hi-hats with cross-head noteheads by default
Scroll in Playback option added to View Options

Fixes:
Handwriting fixes:
Fix to adding extra ledger lines to previously entered notes
When writing into a part that is linked to tablature, use the same tab logic as for standard note entry and preserve any existing tab strings.
Fix for when writing into a measure that already has an existing dotted chord, it’d become double-dotted.
Fix for when writing a note in a measure that contained a chord with ledger lines, the chord would change
Fix for writing over more than one measure at a time in the handwriting window
Fix for when writing over more than one system

General fixes:
General stability improvements
Fix for some short sounds causing a crash in playback (e.g. closed hi-hat, high claves, oboe duo)
Dynamic Parts now show in score order
Fix for scores jumping when entering notes towards the bottom of the screen
Fix for occasionally not being able to scroll to the bottom of a score.
Glissandi/slides/portamento: now show in the right direction between two close chromatic notes; now do not collide with note augmentation dots or accidentals; now centre on noteheads, not attachments
Cross-staff notes: fix for some stems not lining up; fix for accidentals not showing on a note in a chord if sent to the other staff; flags now show on unbeamed cross-staff notes
MusicXML: When importing lyrics, verse number is now correctly set; fix up occasional issue with imported hairpins; fix for occasionally not setting some instrument transpositions
MIDI: when exporting, articulations (such as staccato altering note lengths) are now taken into account for duration
When dragging an articulation, the crosshead now centres on the articulation
When in Step Time, Bb & Eb transposing instruments now spell notes as expected
Enharmonic tool now works on chords
Clear special no longer clears harp tuning diagrams or attached rules
Notes for transposing instruments now spelt better when in remote minor keys
Measure is now spaced correctly when empty and another staff has a whole rest in the same frame
Drumset unmeasured tremolo now responds to hairpins
Stem direction now only affects the selected beam group (rather than the whole measure)
Reset tab numbers now only resets selected notes, rather than whole measure
If language is set to Spanish, then load Spanish feedback page.
Fix for tab notes not being retained, when recording in real-time with the onscreen fretboard
Scores now save whether onscreen virtual instruments (e.g. piano/fretboard are showing or not)
Fix for adding an extraneous double barline, when an existing double barline is followed by a cut (and linked fix, for a crash when layout handles are shown on the extra double barline)
Can now type lyrics into left hand of grand staff
Fixup the All Bundle image being used in Score Setup for Piano instead of the Piano image
Hide resting staves now does not hide first and second endings, if the top staff is hidden

Version 2.0.164 (Dec 11, 2016)
Fix issue when tapping Restore Purchases

Version 2.0.163 (Dec 08, 2016)
Blogpost here

New:
Organ and chorus sounds

General fixes:
Now when all sounds are downloading, it continues past any sounds that may pause
Download All sounds, now retrieves purchased sounds, as well as bundle sounds
Score is not reloaded after each sound is downloaded, so the app does not slow down
Fix trying to show iPad palette on iPhone 6S Plus in landscape mode (caused an issue where users could not access rests)
Now when viewing a part, and switching view (continuous, screen, or print view), it doesn't jump to the top part by default
MIDI Import/Export enhancements
New user guides in Italian and Korean
Spanish user guide now opening as expected
MIDI note entry echo now not affected when making change to metronome
Korean language fixes
MusicXML fixes

Handwriting fixes:
If you tie a note across a bar line you can now enter notes in the following measure
If there is a tie or rest in one voice, it is now ignored if writing in a different voice
Rests are now better aligned vertically when using more than one voice in a measure
If writing ledger lines, or adding any other items that fall outside the normal staff boundaries, then Notion will add them to the correct staff - either by way of attachment (e.g. stems) or following previously entered items.
Fix handwriting occasionally freezing in specific measures

Version 2.0.157 (Oct 17 2016)
Bug fixes - updated sound library and handwriting recognition fixes
Blogpost here

Version 2.0.156 (Oct 13 2016)
Blogpost here
Now you can use your handwriting directly in the score area - tap the pen icon to go into handwriting mode (Handwriting recognition is an in-app purchase, for iPad).
You can still use the handwriting zoom area if you wish as an option - just tap the magnifying glass zoom icon to open. This is handy for writing in large scores, or for combining note entry methods (Handwriting recognition is an in-app purchase for iPad)
New languages: Korean and Italian
Hide and show resting staves now available per system
Multi-measure rest feature redesigned
Ukulele chord diagrams added
If there is a chord built in the fretboard, cursor right now adds it multiple times
All sound samples updated

Fixes:
Now not crashing when using Undo on the onscreen QWERTY keyboard when entering lyrics
Clear Special now clears accidentals, articulations and velocities
iPhone sidebar now does not show in iPad
Now not crashing if file is emailed and no email account is set up on the device
Now not crashing if using Selection tool on iOS10 when Speak Selection is on in device settings
Can now add slur into voice 2 with slur tool
Fix an issue opening files from Dropbox
Fix an issue with Sounds dialog sometimes freezing
Handwriting now recognised with ties and rests when using two voices
Handwriting now is recognised after a tie over a barline
Fix an issue with handwriting when accidentals are sometimes added near a key signature change
Scribble delete now refined when handwriting - scribble over the notehead itself to remove a note and all its attachments (e.g. articulation, beaming etc)
Fix chord looseness not being set correctly
Better positioning of rests in multi-voice
Sounds dialog now does not freeze when removing/adding multiple instruments
Now not crashing with specific instrument notes (claves, cor anglais, oboe duo)
Sound is now not distorted when using HDMI out from device
Fix assigning different time signatures to different instruments
Score view saved with each file
Double tapping the pan knob now centers it
Chord symbols for Fb, Cb, G# now show as expected when transposing
Change enharmonic of individual notes in a chord
Tie now does not disappear when changing enharmonic of two tied notes
Write hammer-on directly into tab
Write ghost notes (parentheses), including on grace notes, directly into tab
Fill With Rests now not filling measures that have measure repeat symbols
mport MIDI file brings in key changes
8va now not double transposing on MIDI import
Treble 15ma now at correct pitch when using keyboard for note entry
Celesta now sounding at correct octave
Can now see multimeasure rests in the part, when the score only has one instrument
Hide resting staves now does not hide measure numbers or rehearsal marks
Multimeasure rests now right justify with other systems on a page
Multimeasure rest bug fixed, where in some instances they would run off the system
Multimeasure rests do not now include pick up and partial measures
Multimeasure rests now show correct number of rests when immediately following a start repeat line
Multimeasure rests font for the number now resized and sits above staff
Width of final measure now as expected
Special barline now disappearing when using Link to Next
Changing a note to a rest now does not delete later ties in measure or shift attachments (ties, fermatas, dynamics) later in the measure
Fixed issues where attachments could get improperly shifted when inserting tuplets or changing a note to a rest of a different duration
Don’t allow ties between notes that are the same letter but different pitches (e.g., E and Eb)
Don’t allow ties to cancelling accidentals (e.g., in adjacent chords)
Hiding cuts now does not crash Notion if it contains a glissando
Notion now recognizes type-in chords that just have the chord number, for example, C6 rather than Cmaj6
Various MusicXML fixes
Return to Contents page button added to each page of User Guide

Version 2.0.146 (Dec 18, 2015)
New Features:
Split View and Slide Over (on compatible iPads only). When in Split View, slide out the full Notion toolbar from the left of the screen.
Fixes:
Audio issue with iPhone6s resolved
Files now opening correctly from email, if iCloud is turned on
Scores with dashed barlines now showing in full
Help Overlay button reinstated
Duplicate clef issue fixed, if changing clef in first measure with handwriting
Durations are no longer altered in beamed groups, when notes are handwritten after the group
Handwritten dotted tuplet groups now get recognised correctly
Fix not able to hand-scribble out expressions like down bows and accents.
Fix an occasional crash when using controls to alter layout and font size
Change default in the time signature dialog

Version 2.0.143 (Nov 03, 2015)
- Handwriting in-app purchase for iPad now available
Notion can now turn your handwriting into notation! Write with your finger, stylus or Apple Pencil and Notion will convert it. Open Notion on iPad and open/create a score. Tap Settings cogwheel and select Handwriting> Purchase
- Handwriting recognizes the following notation elements:
Standard notehead
Ledger lines
All Notion clefs
Whole note to 64th note (and rests)
Dotted and double dotted notes (and rests)
Chords
Single, final, double, repeat measure lines
Accidentals including double sharps/flats
Triplets, custom tuplets and ratios
Time signatures including common and cut-time symbols
Ties and slurs
Beams
Articulations: accents, staccato, staccatissimo, tenuto, marcato
Stopped note +, Upbow, downbow
Powered by MyScript®
- Support for Apple Pencil with Handwriting
As you write your notation, you can press harder for a thicker line, which gives a much more natural feel. Apple Pencil also gives you greater accuracy not just in recognition but in selecting and adjusting other elements
- Other Fixes:
All chords now enter on iPhone
Score setup images now correct resolution on iPad Mini

Version 2.0.136 (Oct 14, 2015)
Language selection in iOS9 now fixed
Metronome can now be turned off during recording
Translation of transposing instruments in French now reading correctly
Jazz Baritone Saxophone and Concert Toms sounds now installing correctly

Version 2.0.135 (Sep 15, 2015)
New features
- Connect to MIDI Bluetooth devices directly from Notion. (Find it in the settings menu)
Fixes
-Update of all instrument sounds - if you are having any playback issues when a specific instrument is playing, go to the Sounds menu, find the instrument, swipe left, tap Remove and then tap the cloud icon to re-download. Flute and Double bass section sounds will automatically be replaced if you have them installed.
-New transfer status dialog, to prevent issues with large scores or large numbers of scores being hidden, when turning iCloud on or off. (Go to Device Settings>Notion to turn iCloud on or off for Notion)
-Treble & bass staves and 5 & 6-string basses, now sound in playback as well as in note entry
-Cursor now remains in the same place when iCloud is being checked in background
-Instrument playback warning dialog now only appears once, on opening a score
-Export wav file now uploads to Dropbox and SoundCloud
-Export all parts to PDF now works as expected
-Changing the length of hairpins by dragging the end points now fixed
-Print the part (and not the full score) when viewing Dynamic Parts
-Titles on following systems now working as expected
-SATB template now has Treble Clef 8vb for the Tenor part, rather than bass clef
-When importing MIDI, Notion now displays all key signature changes

Version 2.0.129 (Jul 29, 2015)
New features
- Universal app - for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
- iCloud support
- Redesigned interface
- Quick Access Palette for iPad
- Sounds menu, to manage which sounds are on device, and which are kept in the cloud. The initial app download contains piano - go to Sounds menu to then choose which sounds you want on the device.
- Sort scores by date or name
- Templates tab on launch screen
- Choose new standard staves from Score Setup
- Transposing chords
- Select Special>Chords, for cut/copy and paste
- New language - Sim. Chinese
- Alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, and glockenspiel now available as part of the initial bundle
- 14 new in-app purchase sounds available including ukulele and various brass and woodwind instruments
- New in-app purchase sound bundles available: Jazz Sounds Bundle, Guitar Bundle
- 64-bit support
Enhancements
- Write for all instruments, even if you haven’t purchased the sound
- Instrument names show automatically on parts
- Enhanced font selection and page text editing
- New workflow for setting up a new score
- New page layout controls
- Onscreen keyboard jumps to relative range of selected instrument
- Can start downloads/in-app purchases from part details view in score setup
- Press and hold to rename/duplicate scores on home screen.
- Better initial zoom when loading a score.
- New SATB template file
- Press and hold to rename/duplicate scores on home screen.
- Add chord summary score option.
- When sounds have finished downloading in the background, they will automatically become available in the score you are working on
- Default file name added during setup
Fixes
- Enharmonic tool moved into Accidentals Palette
- Scores shared with Notion desktop now retain jazz font
- Playback marker now continues during playback in Continuous View
- If Scroll with Entry is off, don’t scroll the score when pressing the next and previous arrows (previously called ‘Auto-Scroll’)
- Add Long Drum and Whistling to the percussion bundle.
- Add some missing or incorrect instrument images.
- Correct some errors in the demo files
- Add in vocal ranges when writing for voice
- Fix not scrolling properly in continuous view during playback when zoomed out


Version 1.3.107 (Dec 30, 2014)
Fixes
- Hidden instruments can now be found when re-opening Notion
- Text style now changes when selecting Jazz
- Some text box sizes changed
- Mixer buttons widened for Japanese language
- Export as AAC now working on iPad Air
- Cabasa now sounding
New features
- Enharmonic tool now affects a selected region

Version 1.3.100 (Nov 05, 2014)
New features
- Real time record from on-screen piano, fretboard and drumpad
- Ability to turn autoscroll on or off when entering notes
- Drag score objects (e.g. dynamics)
- Swap articulations from above to below staff
- Cross-staff beaming
- Export all parts to pdf
- Add Capo feature
- Align Chords
- Stemless rhythm slashes
- Hide/unhide stems
- Cautionary key and clef
- Select and paste in/out individual voices
- Show voice colors
- Select lyrics for a region
- New languages: German and Japanese
- More Export options
- Restore All Purchases button added
- Instruments add to score in normal score order
Fixes
- Expansion sounds visible when not connected to network
- Instrument technique boxes re-positioned
- Instrument order retained from imported scores
- Backup of scores when syncing with iTunes
- New server for Purchased Sounds for faster downloads
- Various improvements to multi-measure rests
- Concert Toms: name now displaying and sounds playing back
- In-app purchase sounds retained on device*
*NB You may need to restore sounds for this version one final time - for future versions these should then stay on the device (unless you are restoring the iPad, or you have deleted Notion)

Version 1.2.88 (Sep 17, 2014)
Compatibility with iOS8
Fixes
- Expansion sounds visible when not connected to network
- Scores backup correctly with iTunes

Version 1.2.81 (Apr 24, 2014)
Bug Fixes:
- Purchased percussion bundle instruments not displaying in Score Setup after quitting and re-launching Notion.
-Tapping on the info button for the in-app purchase bundles not working
-English quick reference guide not displaying

Version 1.2.80 (Apr 18, 2014)
New languages: Spanish, Mexican Spanish, French, Canadian French.
Localized in-app purchase prices
Updated help manual
Fixes:
Save As
On-screen keyboard issue on iPad Air and Retina

Version 1.2.70 (Sep 18, 2013)
Fixes and enhancements for iOS 7.

Version 1.2.66 (Jul 31, 2013)
- Use iTunes file sharing to import MIDI files and MusicXML files.
- Improved default note-spelling when entering notes using the on-screen instruments or external MIDI devices.
- Add Tweak Dynamics to the Tools section of the contextual menu.
- Add more tonic options when adding a key signature.
- New index for faster file browsing on the home screen.
- Bug fixes.

Version 1.2.61 (Jul 16, 2013)
Fix a bug where double-tapping on tempo markings in order to edit them was not working properly.

Version 1.2.60 (Jul 10, 2013)
• New notation items in the palette:
- Swing/Straight
- rehearsal marks
- rit. and accel.
- fingered tremolos
- fp, ffp fz, ffz, sf, sff, sfz, sffz, sfp, sffp
- treble 8va clef, treble 15ma clef, treble 8 vb clef, bass 8vb clef
- Fine, To Coda, D.S. al Fine, D.S. al Coda, D.C. al Fine, D.C. al Coda
- beam tool
- cuts
- ghost notes
- fingerings
- double whole notes and double whole rests
• More selection operations (select a region, then tap on More...) :
- Duplicate
- Clear Special
- Swap Voices
- Reset Tab Numbers
- Clear Recorded Velocities
- Quantize to Notation
- Stem Direction
- Show as rhythm slash
- Show as cues
- Set as tacet
- Double at interval
- Make tuplet/custom tuplet
- Hide/unhide rests and attachments
- Show attachments above/below/auto
- Staff groupings (barline, bracket, brace, tempo)
- Force new system
- Force new page
• Tap on a selected score item to bring up a contextual menu for that item (e.g., select a note, then tap on the selected note to view the context menu).
• View, edit, and print individual dynamic parts (in the view menu).
• Parts Settings for customizing the look of individual parts, including multi-measure rests.
• View and edit your score in continuous view (in the view menu).
• Other new view options: Show Hidden Items, Show Voice Colors, Hide Cuts, and Hide Resting Staves.
• Double-tap on a variety of score items to edit them:
- swing
- rit. and accel.
- tempo markings
- repeats (for editing the number of repeats)
- fermatas, caesuras, tenutos, and breath marks (for editing the time playback should pause)
- rehearsal marks
• Improved slur entry method that allows for entering slurs on notes in any voice:
1. Choose the slur tool from the articulations section of the palette.
2. Tap once on the note where you want the slur to start (it helps to zoom in first).
3. Tap once on the note where you want the slur to end.
• Improved chord symbol entry.
• Bug fixes.

Version 1.2.49 (May 09, 2013)
- Enter notes and rests on the staff with your finger or stylus - after engaging the new pencil tool on the palette, notes are entered on the staff when tapping where you want to enter notes.
- Select accidentals in palette for finger or stylus entry
- Select notes and other score objects for dragging or editing by using your finger or stylus
- Transposing, Concert Tuning or Concert Pitch
- New Select features - double tap a measure to bring up new options (such as Select All, Select Part)
- Transpose, double tap a measure, make your selection, and press Transpose. Notion will transpose notes, chord symbols and diagrams and optionally, key signatures.
- Fill score with rests feature - double tap a measure, select a region or whole score, and tap 'Fill with Rests' to complete your score for printing or sharing.
- Eraser tool now erases the contents of the current selection, instead of bringing up the eraser cursor
- Specify the part abbreviation separately to the part name
- Bug fixes

Version 1.2.38 (Mar 21, 2013)
New Features and Enhancements:
- Show more than two measures per system.
- Pinch to zoom.
- Print to AirPrint-enabled printers (accessed via the export button in the toolbar).
- Switch between iPad view (optimized for editing on the iPad) and Print view (how your music will look when printed or when exported as a PDF) using the Switch View command, accessed via the Gear button in the toolbar.
- Customize the look of your score using the new Print Settings and iPad View Settings, accessed via the Gear button in the toolbar.
- Allow entering notes on a guitar staff using the piano, and allow using the fretboard to enter notes on non-guitar staves.
- Press and hold in a measure to make it a pickup measure or a partial measure.
- Stereo meters on the mixer.
- New help guide.
- Bug fixes.

Version 1.2.30 (Jan 31, 2013)
- Fix a bug related to grace notes.
- Add panning controls to the mixer.

Version 1.2.27 (Jan 22, 2013)
- Support for retina display.
- New Feature: Record real-time MIDI input into your score.
- New Audition Mode: Use the on-screen virtual instruments to hear sounds before entering them into your score.
- Bug fixes.

Version 1.2.21 (Dec 22, 2012)
- Improved Select Tool.
- Upload WAV and AAC files to SoundCloud.
- Open .prog files.
- Fix a bug where the instrument settings for a guitar part would always show the default settings.
- In the Help Viewer, enable the forward, back, and home buttons.

Version 1.2.18 (Dec 15, 2012)
New Features and bug fixes!
- New Feature: Step-time entry using external MIDI devices.
- New Feature: Export WAV and AAC files.
- Fix not able to enter slurs, hairpins, and other items across systems.
- Fix not able to enter grace notes.
- Fix score scrolling to the top when adding measures.
- Fix not able to use selection tool with the Speak Selection system setting turned on.
- Fix a crash that could happen when emailing a MIDI file.

Version 1.2.14 (Nov 28, 2012)
- Bug fixes and enhancements.
- Resolve an issue where, after entering a rest, the user could not enter notes via the on-screen piano.
- Resolve an issue where the on-screen piano would scoll unexpectedly.
- Resolve an issue where notes could not be entered for certain percussion instruments.
- Add ability to add breath marks to the score.
- Enable entering guitar chord diagrams.

Version 1.2.12 (Nov 16, 2012)
- Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Resolve issue opening MIDI Files and MusicXML files attached to emails

Version 1.2.6 (Sep 27, 2012)
Dialog window crash fixed for IOS 6

Version 1.2.5 (May 17, 2012)
fixes and updates

Version 1.2 (Feb 17, 2012)
Lyrics, Chords, Vocals
-bug fixes for midi import.

Version 1.1 (Jan 05, 2012)
- Added Dropbox Integration
- Added Harpischord stops to palette UI
- Added Snare on technique to the drum kit
- File import fixes
- XML email fixes
- Other bug-fixes

Version 1.0 (Dec 16, 2011)

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