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Hello,
I’m experiencing an issue with Bounce to Disk in Synfire 3 Pro (latest update installed).
Steps to reproduce:
- Click on the “Bounce to Disk” icon.
- Press Play – audio is heard correctly during playback.
- Press Stop.
- Check the selected output folder → no audio file is created.
There is no error message. It simply does not generate the file.
Important detail:
It has worked occasionally in some moment, but then it stops working again without any configuration changes.
System:
- Synfire 3 Pro (latest version)
- Windows 11
Has anyone experienced this behaviour?
Could this be related to permissions, temporary folder issues, or background rendering settings?
Thanks in advance.
Thu, 2026-02-12 - 08:27 Permalink
Does it go away when you restart Synfire and try again with the same file?
Thu, 2026-02-12 - 09:35 Permalink
I’ve figured out what was happening.
It seems that Bounce to Disk only works when a container is selected. If you simply make a time selection in the timeline (without an active container), no audio file is created.
After realizing this, I redesigned the arrangement and structured it using proper containers instead of relying on time selections. Now I can export the audio without any issues. As a side effect, this actually improved the overall structure of the project and made the workflow cleaner.
Hope this helps anyone running into the same confusion.
Thu, 2026-02-12 - 17:18 Permalink
Synfire captures the selected container. Selecting the root container should also work though