Geniesoft Inc. announces Overture 4 (incl. pre-release offer)

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.