PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 145)

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Step 5: Assign Channels to Staves
By default, the instrument in Channel 1 will be heard on the track staff . To play other instrument sounds, you have two
options – or any mix of the two:
8 Create as many Basic staves as there are other channels (as many as fifteen), then assign a specific channel (a
separate instrument) to each one, or (– or combine with) .
8 Use Notion’s Change Instrument feature to switch from one channel to another .
Step 6: Create Basic Treble or Bass Staves
A Basic staff is a staff that (initially) does not have an instrument assigned to it . This procedure assumes you will have a
separate staff for each channel .
1 . Open Score Setup to create the Basic staves .
NOTE: Actually you could have created these when you had the Score Setup open earlier, but it’s clearer to
complete this step now after you know how many channels (instruments) you will be using .
2 . In sound source options (lower palette), ensure the default, Notion Instruments, is selected .
3 . In the upper palette click Basic so it stays open and click Treble or Bass Staff as many times as you need new staves
for instruments on the track’s other channels .
4 . Close Score Setup .
You have created staff(s) with no instruments assigned . Now complete Use Change Instrument (next) to assign a
channel at the beginning of each staff . Then, if you want, you can change each staff’s part name and abbreviation
to clarify the instrument on each staff .
Step 7: Use Change Instrument
You can use Change Instrument once at the beginning of a Basic staff to define its channel for the entire score, or feel
free to switch channels any number of times in the flow of the score .
NOTE: You do not have to identify where in the score you want the instrument change until Step 7 .
1 . Press Shift + I .
» The Change Instrument dialog box opens .
2 . Click Show all instruments .
» All the instruments currently in the score appear .
3 . Highlight the track staff in the list .
4 . Click the second drop-down list (the one immediately left of the Show all instruments checkbox) .
» You view all sixteen channels (plus the default Default Channel) as options .
5 . Select the channel you want to assign .
» The drop-down list closes and you see your selection .
6 . Click OK .
» The channel now appears on your Music Cursor .
7 . Position the Music Cursor at whichever staff and at whatever point you want the VSTi channel’s sounds to start .
» That channel’s instrument will now sound at this point on this staff . Optionally, you can hide the instrument
change text you just added .
8 . Repeat these steps for the other Basic staves you created or for other places where you want
to switch channel number (VSTi instrument sounds) .
Step 8: Route Audio
By default, your VST will send back one channel of audio, through the empty VST staff . But if you
are using a VSTi that can send multiple audio out (like Kontakt or VSL Ensemble), you can select the
required input channels in Notion’s mixer, by clicking on “VSTi+” . This then creates extra channels
in your mixer (but note, does not create new staves in the score) .