Toolbar Icons Appear as Boxes (Windows)
On some Windows PCs the toolbar icons appear as boxes or squares after installation.
Setup
Synfire & DAW (BitWig)
How to synchronize BitWig with Synfire
Logic Pro Crashes on Startup
Logic Pro 10.7.9 crashes on Startup
Synfire OSC Commands
Details of the implementation of OSC commands
Synfire & DAW (Logic Pro)
How to synchronize Synfire with Logic Pro
Synfire & DAW (Reaper)
How to synchronize Synfire with Reaper.
Synfire & DAW (Cubase Pro)
How to synchronize Synfire with Cubase Pro
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Synfire & DAW (Ableton Live)
How to synchronize Synfire with Ableton Live
Synfire & DAW (Studio One)
How to synchronize Synfire with PreSonus Studio One
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A Song About the Dangers of A.I. (Synfire w/ FL Studio)
I just finished a new song, it was my first project after switching from Cubase to FL Studio as DAW. As a long-term Cubase user this was quite tough, but I feel (...)
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Installation Has Failed
If the software installation failed on Windows or macOS, here's what to do.
Instruments Sound Horribly Detuned
This is why you will sometimes experience awfully detuned instruments.
Concept (2): Racks
A brief bird's eye view on racks and how the global rack and individual arrangement racks are working together.
Devices (2): Extracting Banks & Programs
How to create a device description by extracting the list of sound banks and program names from a plug-in.
Devices (1): Creating a Device Template
How to create a device template and rack module presets for a large (orchestral) sound library with custom controllers and articulations.
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Some Plug-ins Are Blocking a Scan
Sometimes a plug-in refuses to scan and blocks the scanning process for long time.
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The Global Rack
Learn how to setup a Global Rack, reset it to default and assign sounds to the six global instruments.
VSL Prime Edition (VEP Setup)
Vienna Ensemble Pro files for using the VSL Prime Edition library with Synfire.
Plug-in scan runs again on every start
If you have thousands of audio plug-ins, they happen to be re-scanned every time Synfire is started.
Recording: Metronome Doesn't Sound During Lead-in
The metronome doesn't sound during lead-in (count-in) when recording at the beginning of an arrangment.
Synchronized DAW Transport Behaves Erratically
In a synchronized DAW, the playhead happens to jump to far away positions instead of resetting to the beginning.
List of Compatible DAWs
If you have a DAW that synchronizes with (or otherwise works well) with Synfire, please add it to this list.
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List of Multi-Client Audio & MIDI Drivers (Windows)
If you have a setup that works, please add it to this list.
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Copy Global Rack Sound to Private Rack
You can copy a Global Rack sound (for example, a synth such as Omnisphere) to your project's Private Rack, and Synfire "strongly recommends" that you do so. This will avoid the tedium (...)