PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 86)

5.12
Control Volume and Panning for Groups of Instruments
Since Notion reads and responds to dynamics and other score markings in an exacting manner, you can
go to a part that sounds a little drowned out and give that instrument a louder dynamic marking (or,
placing a softer dynamic marking on loud instruments) . After you save your change, the score retains
the balance you wanted for every playback afterwards . This serves many situations well, especially
when Notion is operating alone or as an accompaniment . In situations where Notion contributes to a
larger production, such as a live theatrical performance, some directors are more comfortable having
the Notion operator have instant access to instrument sections of the Notion score for immediate
volume or panning adjustment to cover unforeseen events or varying hall characteristics on a tour .
The best way to do this is to use an external mixing board fed by the Notion computer (see next topic) .
However, if budgetary or space considerations prevent this, the next best thing is to use the faders on
the bus channel strips just as you do the faders on a mixing board . As you did in the above example,
you cut off the direct signal to the Master and route all instrument through the bus channel strips .
1 . Since there are eight buses (A through H), decide ahead of time how you will divide up the instruments in
your score between these eight channel strips .
2 . Set up the bus channel strips at the same gain control level (try 0db to start) .
TIP: to leave “room” to push a section louder, don’t set higher than 0 dB, to start . Also, unless there is
specific need for one group of instruments to have a specific effect, remove all effects on these channel
strips .
3 . Find the channel strip for an instrument and click the Output button .
» A menu appears . The default selection is Master .
4 . In the menu, click Sends Only .
5 . Using the list you made in step 1, Enter a number (try 100, to start) in the appropriate
bus circle in the
Sends area .
6 . Complete steps 3-5 for all instruments .
7 . During playback, use the faders on the eight bus channel strips as you would on a mixing board . You can
also adjust the panning controls, if needed .