Geniesoft Inc. has announced Overture 4, the latest version of their easy-to-use notation software, now complete with VST instrument and effect support.
Features:
- Easily create professional looking scores.
- Full VST instrument and effect hosting.
- Hosting for 256 VST instruments and 4 VST effects.
- Render audio to Wav.
- From the score MIDI editing (velocity, MIDI controller, tempo, program changes.)
- Graphical hairpin editing.
- Humanization options.
- Easily remap MIDI controllers.
- All articulations, slurs, expressions can send MIDI keyswitch/controller/channel data.
- Graphic Window (piano roll) MIDI editing.
- From the score lyric entry as well as a powerful lyric window tool for editing.
- Intelligent MIDI in/out routing before the plugin.
- Auto-position mouse note entry.
- Instrument definitions for popular sample libraries.
- Basic MusicXML import.
- Save/Load VST racks for template use.
- Loads Overture SE/GPO Studio files.
- Support for JazzFont.
- Solo/Mute from the score.
- Chord and Guitar Frame playback.
- Powerful library customization options.
- Tempo in hundredths.
- Powerful Find/Select score search functions.
- Auto-correct for ranges and rhythms.
- Auto-rests.
- Non-metered playback (plays back what's on the score irregardless of written meter.)
- Notehead cursor.
The Windows version of Overture 4 is currently available as a limited time download only pre-release at a special half price offer of US$200. Owners of Finale, Sibelius, Encore, Overture SE, or Score Writer can cross-grade for $150 and existing owners of a previous version of Overture can upgrade for $79.
The expected price for the final boxed release is US$400. A demo version will be available soon, as will the Mac OS X version.
