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I am currently using Notion 5. I do primarily orchestral music, but not professionally, more like a hobby. Should I upgrade to Notion 6? Is there anything truly earthshaking that I simply must have?

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by alainleblond1 on Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:20 am
Michael,

User of many music software since 1989 I can say that it is always a good thing to update tools we work with.

I started using N3 and I have always been very pleased about all update.

Its a privilege to grow with the software and be up to date with the possibilitys of the tool.

So, go ahead you will not regret.

N6 is great... especially for orchestra work.

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by fabiobiolcati1 on Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:59 pm
Someone elsewhere in this forum said dynamic changes in N6 are no longer working well as previously did (I noticed something alike in N5 hairpins managament — target notes dynamic jumps abruptly)…

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by michaeldiemer1 on Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:56 am
One Plus, one Minus...guess I'll keep wondering...

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by michaelmyers1 on Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:45 pm
fabiobiolcati1 wroteSomeone elsewhere in this forum said dynamic changes in N6 are no longer working well as previously did (I noticed something alike in N5 hairpins managament — target notes dynamic jumps abruptly)…

Fabio, the hairpins and dynamics have had a lot of attention in the various 6.x updates, and they seem to work as well or better than they ever did.

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by michaelmyers1 on Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:50 pm
Michael, any software program is improved with each new version, and Notion is no exception. For the price of a meal in a decent restaurant, I'd highly recommend it.

Just the ability to manipulate layout with handles would be worth that to me, as an example, but there are so many more improvements!

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by michaeldiemer1 on Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:01 pm
So, what would happen if I took one of my projects done in Notion 5, and opened it in Notion 6? Would new features automatically integrate themselves into the score?

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by michaelmyers1 on Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:23 pm
Yes. You would notice no difference, but new features would be available.

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by michaeldiemer1 on Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:51 am
Is there more flexibility in N6 in where you put staccato dots? In N5, they always seem to end up over the tops of the stems, rather than the notes. Last night I added dots to triplet figures, and the middle dot is obscured by the "3" which indicates the figure is a triplet. Same for slurs. Many times it would look much neater (and more professional) to put the slur over (or under) the notes, instead of the stems.

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by fabiobiolcati1 on Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:41 pm
michaelmyers1 wroteFabio, the hairpins and dynamics have had a lot of attention in the various 6.x updates, and they seem to work as well or better than they ever did.l

That's good news. Thank you Michael.

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by michaelmyers1 on Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:38 pm
michaeldiemer1 wroteIs there more flexibility in N6 in where you put staccato dots? In N5, they always seem to end up over the tops of the stems, rather than the notes. Last night I added dots to triplet figures, and the middle dot is obscured by the "3" which indicates the figure is a triplet. Same for slurs. Many times it would look much neater (and more professional) to put the slur over (or under) the notes, instead of the stems.

MIchael, sorry, i'm not the best one to answer questions about Notion's engraving abilities. I use it strictly for performance.

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by BobF on Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:39 am
Is it possible to demo N6 without disrupting an existing N5 install?

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by michaelmyers1 on Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:17 pm
In the MacOS world, I'm pretty certain you can install Notion 6 without replacing Notion 5, and run them both at the same time.

Can't say for Win.

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by michaeldiemer1 on Wed Mar 15, 2017 3:19 pm
michaeldiemer1 wroteIs there more flexibility in N6 in where you put staccato dots? In N5, they always seem to end up over the tops of the stems, rather than the notes. Last night I added dots to triplet figures, and the middle dot is obscured by the "3" which indicates the figure is a triplet. Same for slurs. Many times it would look much neater (and more professional) to put the slur over (or under) the notes, instead of the stems.

Well, I solved this particular problem. I found in the manual that you can specify where you put the tuplet numeral, top or bottom. But I don't see any way to put the dots where you want them. Still, not a big problem, unless you're hoping to produce perfect scores, which being a hobbyist I'm not.

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