Tutorials / Workflow

The Snippet Grid of Synfire is a tool for exploring potential arrangements based on instant live feedback. Learn how to compose music in real-time and have fun with Snippets.

Snippets are great for arranging music in real-time. Before you can play the grid, you need to populate it with phrases. There are many ways to do that. Also learn how to export snippets to an arrangement or save them in a library.

Arrange a song in 15 minutes with Synfire Sparks. Also helpful for beginners with Synfire Express and Pro.

Explains the use of song templates, containers and aliases in Synfire Express and Pro.

Create and use phrases and parameters you collect in a library. A longer video with lots of tips and tricks along the way.

Demonstrates the Harmony First workflow with an example score for a cinematic opening.

Recording is an intuitive way to create new phrases right there where you need them. Learn how to fix bad takes, harmonize a first take, record parameters and more.

Libraries are essential for collecting and organizing phrases, harmonies and other parameters. Learn how to use and create them.

Factory-generated phrases are a great starting point for further editing and arrangement. They can lay the foundation for a new project. Learn how to integrate Factories with your Synfire workflow.

How to export Synfire arrangements, snippets, containers and individual phrases to your DAW or notation program as XML, MIDI or audio clips (loops) and stems.

Learn how to import Standard MIDI Files into Synfire and create new phrases from their contents.

Learn how to store containers in a library, restore them to any arrangement, or copy containers and snippets between arrangements directly.

Build chord progressions from pressing keys on your keyboard. Synfire estimates the most likely chord in a sequence of chords.

Learn how to edit drum patterns with Synfire. There is no specific "Grid" or utility for this, you simply use the pencil and line drawing tools with Static Pitch Symbols exclusively (brown).