Tutorials / Basics

Get an idea what instruments, parameters, phrases, containers and other terms actually mean and how they are working together to render your music.

A brief bird's eye view on racks and how the global rack and individual arrangement racks are working together.

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.

Learn the fundamentals of Figure symbols while you are watching a very (very) simple example arrangement evolve.

Learn about the different types of Figure segments and how they work.

Learn how to draw and edit the Figure parameter of a phrase.

Learn which symbols to use for melodies and chords and how to control their behavior.

Creative tools for harmony are a major strength of Synfire. Learn how to build and edit chord progressions and collect them in libraries.

Learn how to use the Palette to navigate keys, build chord progressions and explore the space of harmony with your own palette layouts.