Synchronization with DAW | Cognitone Users

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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Recording: Metronome Doesn't Sound During Lead-in

By cognitone Sat, 2023-06-17 - 16:15

The metronome doesn't sound during lead-in (count-in) when recording at the beginning of an arrangment.

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Synchronized DAW Transport Behaves Erratically

By cognitone Fri, 2023-06-02 - 08:29

In a synchronized DAW, the playhead happens to jump to far away positions instead of resetting to the beginning.

Synchronization with DAW

References

List of Compatible DAWs

By cognitone Thu, 2023-06-01 - 15:21

If you have a DAW that synchronizes with (or otherwise works well) with Synfire, please add it to this list.

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Setup

Synfire & DAW (Pro Tools)

How to synchronize Synfire with Avid Pro Tools.

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User Tutorials

Setting up a GM (general midi) Drone in Cubase

By janamdo Fri, 2015-12-04 - 20:36

A animated gif made by @petearch where he is explaining how a drone setup for General midi (16 midi channels) in Cubase can be made. What GM soundmodule is here used (...)

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Drones

Solution

Hanging Notes

By housekeeper Mon, 2015-11-16 - 12:00

When running PLAY inside one or more Drones in Cubase, you may experience hanging (dangling) notes.

User Tutorials

Automating Ableton Live native instruments from Synfire

By blacksun Tue, 2015-01-13 - 02:02

This no longer seems possible with Ableton Live 9. You can use Synfire to send midi cc to ableton and use an instrument's midi learn to map the controller but the native (...)

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Documents

Synfire Drones and DAW "Track Templates"

By soundcase Sun, 2014-01-12 - 02:06

Hi there, if you want to use Synfire as a midi sequencer, so...no Engines,no Rack saves, just Midi Drones and want to host everything in the DAW this is the way that (...)

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User Tutorials

Automation with Ableton Live and Synfire

By blacksun Tue, 2013-06-04 - 00:30

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.

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User Tutorials

Relocating VSTi from Engine to Drone (Cubase)

By juergen Thu, 2012-11-01 - 15:19

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 (...)

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User Tutorials

MIDI Drones in Cubase

By juergen Tue, 2012-10-23 - 19:16

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 (...)

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Solution

Cognitone Drone, Sprike or Soundcase Plug-ins are not showing up in DAW or Synfire

By cognitone Mon, 2012-06-25 - 13:29

Drones in your DAW do not show up in Synfire

Wiki Pages

Cool Ableton routing tips

By jbone1313 Sat, 2011-10-29 - 20:58

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 (...)

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No sound in Sonar when triggered from Synfire

By jupiter6 Tue, 2010-03-16 - 21:04

This may be documented already. This is more of a tip rather than a suggestion.