Workflow

Watch how the root container of a new arrangement is being built. The root container will serve as the foundation for a song (continued in part 2).

Learn how to use containers to structure a song by altering harmony and phrases temporarily.

Get inspired by how figures can be transformed, copied, duplicated, transposed, stretched, reversed, scrolled with Synfire and more. This short example highlights why Figures are superior over static MIDI or notation when it comes to prototyping new music from scratch.

Get an idea how to draw a melody and create a second voice following the melody with simple copy & paste.

Unlike the recording of static MIDI in a DAW, recording with Synfire involves the conversion of static MIDI input into a dynamic Figure. This procedure requires user interaction, as outlined here.

The first thing you probably want to do with Synfire is to get more phrases into it to work with. The quickest way to do this is to import them from MIDI files. 

Make the most of your recorded or imported figures by optimizing them for best performance in any harmonic context.

This example is a demo showing how only a few short phrases can make up a dense and lively "hand made" texture that can make a great foundation for a song or soundtrack.

Unsurprisingly, this example is about simple input vs. organic output again.