PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 268)

14.3
One way to begin using SequencerStaves is to import the contents of a standard MIDI file - go to
Preferences>MIDI Import>Check Use Sequencer Staff . The other option is to proceed to the next few topics
where you Enter music into SequencerStaves with a MIDI keyboard . Since importing the contents of a MIDI
file creates SequencerStaves automatically, you do not have to create these staves ahead of time .
MIDI File Import
To set up the new score, Notion assumes the MIDI file is set up in the General MIDI Standard to decide which
built-in instruments to assign to the staves . But you are completely free to go to any staff and change the
instrument and, if desired, change the source to a VSTi or MIDI Out to an external sound source .
To create a new Notion file filled with SequencerStaves based on the contents of a standard MIDI file:
1 . Go to Preferences>MIDI Import>Check Use Sequencer Staff .
1 . Go to the Menu bar and select File > Import .
» An Open dialog box displays .
2 . Browse to the folder that contains the MIDI file you want to import . Highlight it and click Open .
» Another Notion window opens with the contents of the file in a new score .
3 . Edits to the score are likely . For example, you may need to assign certain staves different instrument sounds (from
any source you like) to more closely align with what the original MIDI file intended . NB Settings in the Real Time
Record Menu may affect MIDI file import
You can edit the staves as you do on any SequencerStaff .
Import MIDI File