Notion Protégé demo

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VirtuosoWorks' Notion Protégé - demo version

 * A fun and useful demo program for film scoring with full symphony orchestra sounds. The demo works for 30 days and can be upgraded at any time to the full version of Protégé for $99.


 * Protégé is one of the highest rated programs for getting an introduction to musical notation. It is limited to only 8 instruments which is more than enough for filmmakers creating background music or narrative music for their film scores.


 * For filmmakers, the only real limitation with Protégé is the need to learn musical notation. That is not a minor obsticle.


 * Highly Recommended : Since VirtuosoWorks (aka. Notion Music) will mail you the Protégé disk for free, this is a wonderful opportunity to begin learning and creating symphonic music for films.


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VirtuosoWorks' Notion Protégé - demo version

 * Protégé is a unique musical notation program for people who want to learn film scoring and already know notation. Protégé comes with many of the sounds of a symphony orchestra.  The quality of the symphony orchestra sounds is great -- good enough to use for film scores for your movies.  That is a fantastic opportunity for filmmakers.


 * Which Notion?
 * There are two versions of Notion -- the full version which is called "Notion 1.5" and "Notion Protégé 1.0". Obviously, Protégé is the smaller version with fewer voices than Notion 1.5 yet all the voices for both versions are from the London Symphony Orchestra at full quality. There is no compromise with quality in Protégé.  Wow!


 * You must know notation
 * For filmmakers, there is only one limitation. To use this program, you must know musical notation or you must be extremely eager to learn musical notation.  Protégé comes with a useful reference card and a good, but short, tutorial.  However, there is no help in learning notation.  Fortunately, there are many free tutorials on the Internet.  Still, for filmmakers who are not musicians, notation can be a bit frightening to learn.


 * 30 days
 * Notion Protégé includes a fully working demo version which can be used for 30 days. This is enough for you to learn a tremendous amount about film scoring with the sounds of a symphony orchestra.


 * Note: If you want to learn musical notation, 30 days is not enough. I did not complete this review because I ran out of time and the program stopped running after the 30 days.  Still, I am very happy with this demo program.


 * Four Stars
 * This is version 1.0 so it is still a bit rough. See more below.


 * Highly recommended
 * Anyone interested in filmmaking should immediately request a free copy of the program. Because Notion Protégé creates the sound of a symphony orchestra, this program is extremely important. And, it is fun!


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Protégé's uses for film students
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 * Film scoring
 * Learning musical notation
 * Having fun!!!
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Rating
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 * Four Stars


 * The program is wonderful. However, this is version 1.0 so some things are still a bit rough.  Still, Notion Protégé is a very highly recommended program for film students at Wikiversity.


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Program Information
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