PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 174)

10.25
Tenuto
The musical term tenuto has a number of very different interpretations around the world . Notion
uses the ten. mark as a type of hold that is less dramatic (shorter in duration) than a fermata and
is used on notes or chords only . As with a fermata, you have the option of specifying a specific
duration you want Notion to hold when you play the score (steps 5 through 7) .
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . To place this mark on your Music Cursor either:
> Press the 9 key three times, or
> In the Entry Palette, hover over the third pane from the right and click the ten. symbol
in the pop-up menu .
» The ten. symbol appears on your Music Cursor .
3 . Position the Music Cursor over the affected note or chord . This must be on at least one instrument staff to be read
while playing (unlike breaks, holds will not be read in the NTempo staff alone during play) .
4 . Click your mouse or press Enter .
» Notion adds the mark to your score above the staff . If you only need the marking for musicians to read on your
score (and not be interpreted during playback) then you are finished with this procedure .
5 . To have Notion play your tenuto, you need to inform the software how long you want the hold to last . Double-click
the tenuto sign you added to the score .
» A temporary text box appears, with the default setting of zero quarter note beats (zero equals no change to
written note values) .
6 . Clarify how long you want the tenuto to last in playback . Either replace the zero with the number of quarter note
beats to hold, or replace the zero plus replace the “quarter notes “ with a longer (such as “half notes”) or shorter
(such as “eighth notes”) value as the basis for the count .
7 . Either click anywhere in the score area away from the text box or press Enter .