Designed especially for Vienna Symphonic Library's (VSL's) Vienna Special Edition and Vienna Special Edition Plus orchestral collections is Notion SLE ($89 MSRP), a special version of Notion3 scoring software.

In addition to providing the tools necessary to score and arrange music, Notion SLE offers the sounds and playback quality of Vienna Instruments, which in turn makes performing a score on screen sound as realistic as performing in person with a real live orchestra.

Completely customized for use with the orchestral collections, Notion SLE features more than 100 presets for all instruments and ensembles included in both Vienna Special Edition collections. The presets automatically handle all articulation changes in the background; as you write and articulate a score, Notion SLE will follow the instructions and change the Vienna Instruments patches in playback to accurately and realistically perform the score. According to Notion Music, all dynamics, hairpins, articulations, and even portamentos will be reproduced in playback.

Notion SLE comes with a demo version of VSL Vienna Suite, a collection of audio processing tools that include Convolution Reverb, several concert halls and studios, and more. Notion SLE is available for download from notionmusic.com.