Synfire...an Interesting Concept.

Synfire

Groundbreaking new technology that is able to understand and interpret music on a high level of abstraction. Incredible editing capabilities never seen before help you put new ideas to life in no time.

Different From a DAW

• Change everything until the last minute - even harmonies and structure
• Synfire understands the meaning of music and intelligently supports you
• Combine new or old MIDI recordings in any way you like

A New World

• Fun exploring new musical ideas and styles
• More and better music in less time
• Impress yourself and friends with unexpected results
• Develop yourself beyond your current musical skills
• Leverage the theory of music
• Escape writer’s block
• Optimal for film music (movie scores), game soundtracks, orchestral works, electronic and experimental music, Jazz, Pop, HipHop and all styles based on harmony, melody and structure
• Integrates with virtual instruments (VST/AU) and synchronizes with (almost) all popular DAW

 

Music Prototyping

The fundamental idea is to build up compositions from smallermusical expressions that are combined to create a bigger structure. Much like traditional compositions build on a recognizable theme that is developed over time.
These so-called phrases contain any number of parameters that control the rendering of music (similar to automation lanes). Phrases can be gained from various sources: You can sketch them manually, record with a MIDI keyboard, or import from Standard MIDI files. You never need to worry about pitch and dissonance. Synfire makes them fit without compromising the original musical expression. Phrases can be shaped, stretched, mirrored, reversed, grouped, transposed and moved to different locations without corrupting harmony.
This new workflow is intuitive and fun. Instead of tinkering at the note level, you can design the big picture from a comfortable distance. Being able to import, decompose and re-use arbitrary musical material from existing MIDI files, your productivity will explode.
Users who worked with Synfire for a while can't imagine how they could have ever done without it. New refreshing ideas popped up all the time. This workstation is an inifinte source of inspiration. If you ever found yourself stuck in writer's block or felt unable to come up with new ideas, Synfire can help.
 

Record Once & Use Everywhere

Once you collected a critical mass of musical expressions in your personal libraries, the possibilities of using them in different projects are almost limitless. For a quick start, Synfire can also import everything MIDI you can get hold of and create phrases for you automatically. This way you can learn from traditional composers and popular songwriters and get inspired by their work.
The same phrase renders new music, depending on where it is being placed. Intuitive transformations can be applied that allow for easy motif development and musically sensible variation. Every composer who is worth his salt knows that building a piece from recurring motifs is key to an enjoyable listener experience. It makes a composition believeable and sound.

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bitflipper
Sounds like a souped-up Matrix View. 
 
It could be very inspiring. Or it could be your ticket to soulless, mechanistic accidental "composition".
 
Either way, for $1300 I'll have to let somebody else try it out and report back.

Yes...for $1300...I'll definitely sit on the sidelines...

Oops...wrong thread...

bitflipper
Yes, but will the UAD compose music for you?

This, alas, is always the conundrum....

It looks pretty cool.  But for $1300 it needs to be cooler yet, and make coffee 10 minutes before I get up.  Along with a few other things I can't mention in polite company.
 
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stevec

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It looks pretty cool.  But for $1300 it needs to be cooler yet, and make coffee 10 minutes before I get up.  Along with a few other things I can't mention in polite company.
 

Well, apparently it can learn things...