A Look Inside Synfire Pro
About the benefits of an exploratory workflow for composing and arranging music based on reusable elements.
Features
Harmonizer
How to find chords that match a melody, or any notes you have recorded or imported.
Factories (1): Basics
Factory-generated phrases are a great starting point for further editing and arrangement. They can lay the foundation for a new project. Learn how to integrate Factories with your Synfire workflow.
Figure Ducking
Use the Ducking option to add variety to musical expressions without overwhelming the listener with too many voices.
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Snippets (2): Building a Grid
Snippets are great for arranging music in real-time. Before you can play the grid, you need to populate it with phrases. There are many ways to do that. Also learn how to export snippets to an arrangement or save them in a library.
Snippets (1): Playing
The Snippet Grid of Synfire is a tool for exploring potential arrangements based on instant live feedback. Learn how to compose music in real-time and have fun with Snippets.
Container Import
Learn how to store containers in a library, restore them to any arrangement, or copy containers and snippets between arrangements directly.
Orchestral Phrase Libraries
This page is dedicated to libraries that lend themselves to orchestral and other epic arrangements.
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Harmony: Coloring Schemes
Get to know the different coloring schemes you can use with a palette.
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Arranging For Orchestra
Create an orchestral arrangement based on phrases and parameters taken from a library. A long video with lots of tips and tricks along the way.
Harmony: Palettes
Learn how to use the Palette to navigate keys, build chord progressions and explore the space of harmony with your own palette layouts.
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The Left-Handed Impressionist
Library with phrases derived from impressionist piano music. Usable as rhythmic patterns in modern music for various instruments.
Evolution of a Construction Kit
About importing and refining a library of building blocks that can be used as a construction kit orchestral and hybrid soundtrack music. This ongoing project will be updated incrementally until the library is finished.
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Synfire User Manual
The complete and up-to-date user manual of Synfire Sparks, Express and Pro.
Arranging a Song (2)
Explains the use of song templates, containers and aliases in Synfire Express and Pro.
Arranging a Song (1)
Arrange a song in 15 minutes with Synfire Sparks. Also helpful for beginners with Synfire Express and Pro.
Navigation
Get an idea of the overall window layout and how to move between pages and parts, how to zoom in and out of details and where to find what.
The Pale Rider (file attached)
I have no idea why the rider is pale or where and why she's actually riding, but since this arrangement lends itself so fantastically to Snippets sessions, I updated it and published a remix as one of the new Synfire examples.
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Upright Bass !!
Extremely cool upright bass solo here. I just came across this while programming a similar style for the upcoming generative algos. Erm, it won't be quite as exciting as this live performance (...)
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Band Jam Trio, no guiro! (from/for Harmony Navigator 2)
_sj Band Trio 02.rtime (from/for Harmony Navigator 2) The Combo: Band Jam, stripped down to a trio (piano, bass, drums), and with the drums Figure exported, edited to eliminate the guiro sound (...)
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Sprike: Feedback and Patches
Enjoying Sprike already? We'd love to hear some feedback and encourage you to explore it and create some new sounds. We'd love to hear them! I should note that Synfire 1.8 is (...)
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Loopback MIDI Driver
Learn how to setup a Loopback MIDI Driver for sending MIDI data from HN2 to other software running on your computer.