Automation with Ableton Live and Synfire
How to use automation in Synfire to control synths in Ableton Live and how to use automation in Live to control synths hosted in Synfire drones.
How to use automation in Synfire to control synths in Ableton Live and how to use automation in Live to control synths hosted in Synfire drones.
If you encounter the error message "Initialization Error. Code -7" on Windows, this may indicate a conflict with some security or defense utility.
This video demonstrates from scratch the steps to relocate a VSTi (here: Halion Sonic) from a Synfire Engine to a drone hosted at the DAW (here: Cubase). As you can see in (...)
If you want to export your Synfire arrangement as a MIDI file (for example to edit it at the DAW) and re-import it afterwards into Synfire you should use the option File (...)
The term "MIDI Drone" means that the Drone does not host the VST instrument itself (what's the usual way to use the drones) but only receives MIDI data from Synfire which then (...)
ASIO drivers for Windows do not always support multiple applications to send audio at the same time. This can be a problem, if you want to run the Synfire Audio Engine and a DAW at the same time and only have a single audio interface hardware connected.
This message indicates that one or more folders on your Mac have restrictive permissions that hinder Synfire from looking up system information.
Hi all. I've attached a generic orchestra template I've been working on that might be useful as a starter for others. Each orchestra group is split into its own bank with the (...)
Build chord progressions from pressing keys on your keyboard. Synfire estimates the most likely chord in a sequence of chords.
Drones in your DAW do not show up in Synfire
A message shows up "You can't open the application because it may be damaged or incomplete" when starting HN2 or Synfire Pro on a Mac.
Based on the device description Andre created for EWQLSO Gold I made one for the Silver version. Since the Silver version uses different keys for the keyswiches I customized them. I also (...)
1. If you want to take advantage of Ableton's instruments or if you want to rack plugins in Ableton, put a drone on a different track. On your track with said plugins (...)
For Synfire and Harmony Navigator (version 2 and above) you can define your own string instrument tunings using this XML format. Where To Put The Files Edit the XML file according to (...)
This message points to another (possibly crashed) instance of the program still running invisibly in the background. Please open the Windows task manager and terminate HN.exe (or SynfirePro.exe). This should free up (...)
This strange behavior was observed in conjunction with certain versions of the software "Spyware Doctor", which doesn't seem to like the MIDI drivers being installed. Please disable or uninstall Spyware Doctor while (...)
This message points to another (possibly crashed) instance of the program still running invisibly in the background. Please open the Windows task manager and terminate HN.exe (or SynfirePro.exe). This should free up (...)
This may be documented already. This is more of a tip rather than a suggestion.