David, I can’t recommend it now because it stopped development, but Notion 6 by Presonus allows me to specify a percentage of swing articulation in my score. It also gives me audio tracks so I make WAV files of BIAB instruments that serve as the jazz rhythm section for my big band charts. It is best as a composer’s tool, not for producing polished printouts for publication, but my musicians can read it just fine.

The company is doing extensive development of a very good Notion Mobile application that is cross-platform. We hope they will add back a few key features from Notion Desktop, and we will have a real winner.


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Slate VSX, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.