Maybe I'm just too used to Notion, but UI & ergonomics are awful..

I also love the clean Notion UI, but between looks and ability to draw cc's... Well, I'll take editing.
Not to mention about more notation symbols...

Update: If you're a Mac user, Overture 5 has serious problems, and apparently serious support issues as well.

I've been waiting since I first bought the beta for a Mac version that works (every time I move my fingers across the mouse in a scroll or swipe gesture the program terminates - a known issue per the forums). Even worse that that, I have had no communication from support after several attempts to find out what's happening.

I'd still like to try the features of Overture 5, but can't. I guess I'll wait for the full release version. Very frustrating!

So kudos to Notion for a program that's fairly stable, and for a support team that's responsive and helpful!

Mac user here.
Overture 5 beta is unusable on Mac.
On my old i5 2010 MBP, it crashes soon after loading a file without doing anything but looking at it.
On a loaded i7 Mini, I can actually poke around in an open file before it crashes.

Notion on the other hand is rock solid stable.

My wait and hope is Steinberg's project of a music notation software.

http://blog.steinberg.net/

This is a «solid» thing to wait for !

Best

Alain

alainleblond1 wroteMy wait and hope is Steinberg's project of a music notation software

I'd be a little more excited about that one if it hadn't been in development for so long. It's been at least three years at this point.

jasonstone1 wrote

alainleblond1 wroteMy wait and hope is Steinberg's project of a music notation software

I'd be a little more excited about that one if it hadn't been in development for so long. It's been at least three years at this point.

Yes, it has been a while but they are building it from the ground up. No small feat, I would imagine. Maybe we'll see something solid by the end of this year. It's always nice to have more options. I wonder how much of Steinberg will seep into the program though (paid updates etc.).

WARNING !!! Overture 5 "beta" simply doesn't work with Mac OS 10.11
Frequent crashes, not complied commands, patches only for Windows.

Nevertheless they SELL that beta version, and do not answer any question posted on their "contact"
It is really a scandal.

Yeah, what looked on the forum like an imminent release has turned into crickets. I bought a crossgrade. I might have squandered my money.

yb.inuit wroteWARNING !!! Overture 5 "beta" simply doesn't work with Mac OS 10.11
Frequent crashes, not complied commands, patches only for Windows.

Nevertheless they SELL that beta version, and do not answer any question posted on their "contact"
It is really a scandal.

I thought, beta versions are used with a select few user for finding bugs and report them to the developer then, post a release candidate for purchase. No?

Or release a beta with a 15-30 day limit free, then after a release candidate is ready, the user will need to purchase and redownload. Sounds like bad business to me.

Assuming absence of ill-will, it seems selling products that just fail to deliver and apparently being unable to make good on them due to insufficient revenues is becoming epidemic. Law of falling rates of profit?

The Mac version of Overture is a true disaster. The program does not even recognize the authorization code!!! And the demo crashes after a few seconds.

I am sticking to Notion.

Cesare

I think Overture will be nice once all the bugs are worked out. I view it as more of a hybrid between a traditional DAW sequencer and notation, but capable of printing out very pro scores, even better then Notion as far as that goes..

Keep in mind that as of now, the mac version (maybe the PC version?) was released officially as "beta" and only because devoted Overture users were begging and begging for it. So the author finally caved in and allowed people to buy it early.

I agree though, its a one man coding genius behind it and while he is extremely good at that he does....its just one man and a fairly deep product. So updates, upgrades, changes, fixes, etc...are always a slow process, particularly on the mac side it would seem. Overture started out PC only.

In any case, unless you really want to be on the bleeding edge, I recommend you wait on Overture5. But once the bugs are worked out, I have no doubt it will be an extremely capable and great product...particularly if you care about midi performance playback

I'd be thrilled with a means of editing note lengths in Notion that really worked. After clicking 20 or 30 times on a note, moving it up and down the staff, zooming in and out, and finally giving up, I get so frustrated!!!

But what is with Notion, is it just dying? Where is the integration with Studio One?
I use it so extensively and mainly because of its immediacy. I cannot imagine giving it up right now. But still, it feels old.
Regards,
Cesare

Take time to read !

http://blog.steinberg.net/
DEVELOPMENT DIARY, PART 13

My wait and hope is Steinberg's project of a music notation software.
This is a «solid» thing to wait for !

Best

Alain

Hello fellow musicians!
Has any of you ever heard of Notability Pro?
I've seen it before on Macupdate for about $2xx.00, but as of today (new version), it's being released as free. Looks like it's for Mac only(?)

Yes !
Hmmmm....
This is a old thing...

I think that Musescore may offer you the same thing or better,
and Musescore is in constant evolution and up to date.

...very close to both Finale and Sibelius ! for free....

Use in conjunction with «Jack» you can use AU and VST instrument.

So,
...at least, take time and have a look on the last version.
Its worth...

Alain