Tutorials / Basics

Overview of features and capabilities for new users.

About the benefits of an exploratory workflow for composing and arranging music based on reusable elements.

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 how to assign sounds to an instrument by dragging audio plug-ins, presets, MIDI ports and other items from the sidebar.

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.

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.

Get to know the different coloring schemes you can use with a palette.

How to find chords that match a melody, or any notes you have recorded or imported.

How to use containers to structure an arrangement.