NOTION 2.0 is an advanced music program dedicated to bringing a revolutionary degree of realism to the creation and communication of your musical vision. The NOTION playback engine is natively equipped with a library of realistic sampled sounds taken from the musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra, which means that your music goes from inception to realization right away. NOTION's score-entry interface offers a set of highly intuitive keyboard shortcuts that make manual entry faster than ever. The NTempo feature enables you to take musical ideas even further, offering the opportunity to control the performance tempo in real time. The software also comes equipped with a built-in audio mixer, including the ability to adjust volume, decay, and panning of each individual instrument. Scores and NTempo sessions can be saved to WAV format, complete with any custom mixer settings. With its variety of practical uses, NOTION offers infinite opportunity for you to discover your true inner musician. Expandable and customizable sound library NTempo real-time conducting of the score MusicXML import and export MIDI device entry, including step time, stretch time, and real time Enter and edit up to 99 verses of lyrics Automatic score layout and alignment Instrument audio mixer - mute, solo, decay, pan, and balance Shortcuts for every element - easily associated through mnemonics or visual appearance 33 level dynamic resolution from ppppp to fffff with intermediate degrees Timbre sampling at all dynamics and in all ranges Playback of custom key signatures, time signatures, quartertones, and more Authentic playback of performance techniques, expandable with the add-on sound kits System Requirements - XP Home, Pentium 4, OSX 10.4.2, Power PC, 512MB RAM, and 2 GB Free Space