Posted
Bug Report:
Dragging a phrase from the library to a track changes the track’s instrument to the last one selected, ignoring the current track instrument and the phrase’s assigned category. This forces me to constantly switch instruments back, wasting about 15% of my workflow time.
Expected:
Track should keep its assigned instrument or use the phrase’s category, not override with the last selected instrument.
Sun, 2025-08-10 - 15:55 Permalink
This should only happen when you audit a phrase with its own sound (from the library rack) instead of the track's sound (the green link switch).
But as far as I remember it should ask you whether to change the sound. Possibly you dismissed the question in the past and now it's no longer asking? You can reset all dismissed questions in Preferences.
Sun, 2025-08-10 - 19:25 Permalink
That's extremely complicated.
I can confidently speak for other users by saying the next update should Implement a lock feature where we can lock the track's instrument from changing. This should be simple enough to implement and reduce any type of additional windows asking questions.
Sun, 2025-08-10 - 21:58 Permalink
It is common and convenient to assemble a new piece from phrases in a library and also copy the sounds, devices and everything. saves a lot of time and tinkering
Mon, 2025-08-11 - 02:26 Permalink
Sounds good in theory. Problem is, it works 50% of the time.
Synfire ignores the device assigned to the phrase in the library and uses the LAST instrument i had selected before selecting the track I wish to drag my phrase too. Even a qquestion dialog adds more clicking. An instrument lock would be nice for many users. Im sure.
Mon, 2025-08-11 - 08:59 Permalink
uses the LAST instrument i had selected before selecting the track I wish to drag my phrase too
Sounds like a bug. Can you describe the steps to reproduce?
Fri, 2025-08-15 - 23:26 Permalink
Step 1: I click the drums to edit them.
Step 2: I click the melody track to edit it, which is connected to the piano.
Step 3: I attempt to change the melody by dragging a phrase from the library to the melody. ; I do not choose the instrument connected to the phrase from the library as I want the melody instrument to remain the same.
Step 4: Synfire automatically turns my melody instrument into the drums. (The bug)
We need an option to lock the track instrument. Its simple and give the user the freedom prevent changes to the instrument in the composition.