PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 270)

14.5
Record onto a SequencerStaff
Connect a MIDI keyboard known to Notion to your computer . Then, in the main Notion window:
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . Ensure the nearest metronome mark at the point where you will start is at a comfortable pace for real-time input .
» For greater accuracy, you can set the written tempo to a lower speed for recording – and return it later to the
actual intended tempo .
3 . Click once on the SequencerStaff at the point in the score where you want to start Entering music .
» Notion marks this location with a light yellow highlight .
4 . Start up real-time mode either by:
> Pressing the keyboard shortcut of Windows: Ctrl + R ; Mac:  + R , or
> Click the button in the Transport .
» The program highlights the staff from this location to the end of the score in a light green color .
◙ Light green highlight appears for this instrument.
5 . Either press the Spacebar or press the first note on the MIDI keyboard . You hear a metronome click as a guide as you
continue Entering notes .
6 . To end the recording, either press Esc, Spacebar, or click the button in the Transport .
» You view light green lines representing notes . They appear at actual pitches on a notation staff (with accidentals at
their left edge, if warranted) . Across the top of the staff appear vertical lines representing controller changes .
◙ Example
Tap and Record at Same Time
Another flexible feature of a SequencerStaff is the option of tapping your own tempo on the computer keyboard as
you Enter notes from a MIDI keyboard . You set up the staff in the same way, but when you start the recording, you tap
an NTempo key on your computer with one hand (to continuously control tempo) as you play MIDI keyboard keys with
your other hand . This way, you can proceed at a comfortable pace until you start into a difficult passage when you can
immediately tap and play extra slowly – or, for passages with half or whole notes/rests, you can tap and play faster .
An elaboration of this feature is to tap a measure at your own pace and then press the U key .
With this Auto-Cruise feature you hear the metronome beat at the tempo you set, and you can
concentrate more fully (and with two hands) on the entry of notes, chords, and rests .
Input from MIDI Keyboard