Metasynth 5

Metasynth does not have midi or rewire sync.
It's a standalone program.

link at sweetwater = 

(http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Metasynth5)

U&I Software MetaSynth 5 Sound-design and Electronic Music Composition Software Synth Features:

• Innovative visual sound-design tools
• Multi-"room" sound design and manipulation
• Onboard effects
• Non-MIDI sequencer 
• Full 24-track mixing environment

Non-MIDI is the keyword here... I looked at a few sights, none mention midi

Hi richardbarlett

Well … I dont know how Artmatic oder Metasynth ever could work anyhow whith Synfire: what I do is a workaround with Melodyne in between.

My steps:
evtl.     1) Artmatic: (visual)
    2) Metasynth: (visual) -> Audio
    3) Melodyne; Audio -> midi
    4) Synfire: midi -> music ;-)

Remarks:
- You will need a polyphonic working vesion of Melodyne (because of the harmonices of the sound generated in Metasynth): not cheap.
- Keep the Audio as simple as possible. You will lose a lot of information passing audio to midi.

btw: I can't make any new displacement-maps in Metasynth. Just can use the default ones. I Think it's a bug, but I've never got an answer from uisoftware. Do you have the same problems …?

best,
Michael

Another way to get metasynth recognize midipatterns is recording the midifiles with pure sinewaves. This way the image synth will have a clean input, resulting in more accurate notes.

About the displacementmap thing, you have to select new displacement maps with alt or ctrl ( can't remember which). You can use any filter preset you like, thus make your own. There's a menu where it says open displacement map.