Cognitone updates "Synfire" Music Prototyping Studio to v1.7.4

Cognitone has updated Synfire, the Music Prototyping Studio, to version 1.7.4. Both Pro and Express editions have been updated.

New Features:

• New DAW-like organization of plug-ins, MIDI and devices.
• Racks: Intuitive module setup with support for presets.
• Embedded Online Repository: Share device description with others.
• Embedded Palette: Surf chords and scales inside an arrangement's context.
• Embedded Library: Keep a creative clipboard with every arrangement.
• Drop phrases at any target position.
• Matrix View: Configure your own arrangement overview.
• Auto-Bass interpretation preset, complementing Auto-Chords.
• Ability to create a new arrangement off a selected container.
• Rebuild racks automatically after a crashed engine gets restarted.

Improvements:

• Improved channel configuration for devices.
• Improved phrase pool editor.
• Improved FX processing in Audio Engine.
• Allow creation of devices on-the-fly.
• Maintain multiple global racks more intuitively.
• Articulations now support sustained key switches.
• MIDI file import reworked and improved.
• More colors for containers, rack modules and instruments.
• Streamlined all major window layouts.
• More robust Audio Engine.
• More user-friendly naming of engines and ports.
• Prompt user for VST search paths on every scan.
• Many bugs fixed.

A fully detailed list of all changes is available here.

New setup and configuration videos have been added.