Synthesia product review - Awesome way to learn piano pieces!

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Synthesia is a software product that teaches how to play piano pieces using falling bars landing on piano keyboard keys! Much easier than trying to read sheet music. This review is a MUST SEE for both beginners and advanced players! Turn any MIDI based piano piece into a teaching tool!

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@kevingold1091 3 года назад

It does record songs now. The feature was added in early 2021.

@Cjash45 3 месяца назад

I'm a complete beginner when it comes to piano and was trying to figure out how people use Synthesia. It was surprisingly difficult to find a demo like this. Thanks!

@Romanplaystation 2 года назад

Learning the piano kinda terrifies me, but software like this gives me hope. I used to be pretty badass at Guitar Hero. 😍

@saravinseven 5 лет назад

Fantastic review PianoManChuck. Just acquired the Synythesia game and was a bit lost, but you made my day. Best Regards Shaun.

@ODWALLA123 8 лет назад

Excellent, Chuck.

@vr_gamers8116 7 лет назад

Great review , I agree 100%, Synthesia is a great piece of software for a beginner like myself, I'm having lots of fun with it.. Keep these great videos coming Chuck.. Thanks. Subbed. A+

@MIT4897 Год назад

I've been at my own house 5 hours earlier, when I posted the previous comment. As a pet sitter I'm doing sleep overs at clients' house, so my keyboard was at their house (Go-KEYS 61) to practice some chords, during my pet sitting. I've followed your instructions, connected the KB, did the set up, as you described, and I'm enjoying my heart out for the past 2 hours, thanks to your great video!! Thanks a lot!! Have a blessed day & week ahead!!

@MyKeysToMusic 5 лет назад

Excellent review/tutorial Chuck

@user-jp3of7hu9b 4 года назад

I really like your explanations, you make things appear easy to learn. salutation from a moroccan

@wanderdutts4584 Год назад

Loved this. I had a piano a few years ago. I struggled to read and play and couldn't seem to get further. This looks really good to get you into it, then get into reading music.

@purrpaws7863 4 года назад

Awesome, in-depth review, thank you so much!!

@davesax11 2 года назад

I had stayed away from Synthesia because I thought it was trivial using the falling bars. But then I learned you can show the sheet music as well - and access midi and musicxml files tool. I hunted up a midi version of a Musescore /pdf I was struggling with (Cedar Walton's Fantasy in D) and finally I was making progress!! Thank you thank you thank you and as well to a commenter on Christine's post.

@PianoManChuck 2 года назад

I'm sure you're not the only one with these thoughts - thank you for clarifying and perhaps persuading others based on your own experience.

@PianoSpiceRackwithJim Год назад

I’m thinking of adding this to my RU-vid channel. Good points thank you

@bismarkklu-day4394 11 месяцев назад

@@PianoManChuck Thank you for taking the time to make this video.Please with what app do you make the midi files?

@davivify День назад

I believe MuseScore will allow you to export to a number of formats including MIDI. If that helps.

@mimihoneywaong8782 5 лет назад

Thank you, it makes want to try this out.

@IdealViking 5 лет назад

Thanks for explaining this software. You did great!

@SofiaKavvadia 2 года назад

at first it was just a program... in the last few years it turned out to be a great investment! I really love it!

@PianoManChuck 2 года назад

Great to hear!

@easontiger749 6 лет назад

You convinced me to get this software. thanks.

@MIT4897 Год назад

AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! I am SUPER excited to start. Thank you SO MUCH for a very comprehensive yet, easy to understand review. All the best!!

@honestinsky 5 лет назад

Excellent video Chuck, thank you, much appreciated : )

@sickflow_makes 5 лет назад

Great review sir, I played Rocksmith which is a similar concept except with a guitar This has me considering getting and learning a piano.

@RobbieRobski 8 лет назад

I actually bought this last year but only just go around to installing it. Thanks for doing this video. You answered a lot of questions I was having.

@daanthijssen1748 2 года назад

Can you tell us your experience with Synthesia?

@jps99 2 года назад

Bought it, LOVE it!

@mitulp.mandalia6123 3 года назад

Nice explaination. Thank you Sir.

@AlainGlico 4 года назад

Very nice video! Thanks a lot 😀

@aniaphotouk 3 года назад

Super helpful video, thank you :)

@barryward7633 5 месяцев назад

I have just brought this software , so begins the journey for this 70 year old man who does repairs for keyboard players but cannot play to save himself, thanks for the review Chuck.

@EVENSOAMEN 4 года назад

Work like a charm!!

@lesaviez-vous1459 5 лет назад

Great video thks !

@joeyxl3456 8 лет назад

Thanks for this man. This is a good video.

@MTBIKEXC 8 лет назад

I finally got around to trying this out and it looks like a great learning tool. I didn't even know my Yamaha keyboard could connect to my Mac but it does using a USB to PRINTER cable I had from an old printer I used to have prior to getting a wireless printer. I actually think I'll play longer and get much more accurate than I do playing by myself. Also, it says it can take any midi file which is awesome and best yet, it was only $29. SO GLAD YOU SUGGESTED THIS! Even though I'm a total beginner, I find your channel very helpful and interesting! THANKS! Brad.

@PianoManChuck 8 лет назад

+TopShots - Thanks for the awesome comment, Brad!!

@davidhill5015 9 месяцев назад

Just bought my first keyboard and this video was very helpful. Thanks

@PianoManChuck 9 месяцев назад

Enjoy!

@AbsoulteBaller 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing!!! great!, I was wondering, does Synthesia has chords library?

@SuperLittleTyke 4 года назад

That was a really interesting video, thanks. I had heard of Synthesia several years ago, but never looked into it as it seemed more of a toy than serious software. But now the Internet is here and especially RU-vid, and RU-vid enables people to demonstrate stuff. Watching and listening is often far more informative than reading text. You see, one fundamental mistake I made when I first rejected Synthesia as a contender was that I hadn't realised that the falling notes STOP until you play the right notes. Anyway, this video has fired up my enthusiasm once again to try and resurrect my piano playing which has lapsed for some time. And when Chuck said the price (the video is from 2016, so prices may be different now), I was sold. Hopefully, the software is still available in 2020 and for Windows 7, which is what I use today.

@thesubgenius1676 2 года назад

Surprisingly Synthesia works much better on my android tablet than on my PC. I have a pretty good gaming computer but there's always a latency. It's really frustrating. I just bought cable to plug a Yamaha keyboard to Huawei tablet and it works like a charme. No latency at all!! Zero! I've downloaded a bunch of midi files (music from video games and songs from the 80's) and it's really great. You can put your midi files anywhere you want on your tablet and then show Synthesia where your songs are in the options. Let's say you put a song that has many music instruments but you only want to play a specific one, you can hide and or mute all other instruments and only pick the one you want. Finding midi songs is super easy. The best site I found is called bitmidi dot com. They take half a second to download, no questions asked.

@RichardJoeLeonn 2 года назад

How much is this?

@ferrumequus88 5 лет назад

I followed your recommendation and I am pleased to say you are right. I bought the application and I have improved my piano playing greatly. I even bought a KORG Pe 700 to justify my improved playing. Thanks for the video.

@PianoManChuck 5 лет назад

That's great to hear!!! Thanks for sharing that.

@ferrumequus88 5 лет назад

@@PianoManChuck You are welcome :)

@JonnyDarcko 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@Kommentar_Roboter 5 лет назад

thanks mate!

@newnewchannel 9 месяцев назад

Thank you of this video

@themusicianzainreacts8976 6 лет назад

Thanks man

@sakurarelaxation9509 3 года назад

Nice Sharing My Friend！ Good Day my friend！ God bless you！

@admilsonmarques 4 года назад

Awesome! I was trying to figure out what was the software I was seeing all over youtube :P

@DoomDilemma 3 года назад

Yooo that Software looks great cant wait to get a midi panio to pratice midis i want to play

@nexus-6392 2 года назад

If you're an amateur as I am (just using Synthesia for fun, practicing and learning songs), then I strongly recommend to to connect your piano keyboard on an android or apple tablet and use the Synthesia app than plugging it on a PC using WIndows. Why? I tried both and there's A LOT of latency on PC. I tried many things and never been able to get rid of that latency. It was really frustrating. And I have a pretty good PC with an i9 9900k CPU.. It doesn't matter.. There was still latency. I then plugged the Yamaha keyboard on a $250 huawei tablet and BOOM! It works great! No latency at all.

@Maynardjones100 3 года назад

I came for the review, stayed for the puppy

@SuperLittleTyke 4 года назад

I was so impressed with the free/trial version I purchased the unlock code yesterday and now have the full version. I also created a MIDI file with notation software. Just a few bars of a difficult passage. I copied the .mid file to the PC on which I installed Synthesia. Synthesia helped enormously to find the correct keys on the piano. The piece in question has 6 flats and as I'm a lousy sight reader I was getting frustrated. But with Synthesia I learned 4 bars in no time.

@PianoManChuck 4 года назад

That's awesome! Its so much easier to see what's going on (bars falling onto the proper keys) rather than reading music notation and translating that in your mind into what Synthesia is doing.

@1091Floyd21 3 года назад

Hi, if it's okay I have a question for you. Let's say I have a recording of a little piece of piano playing; is it possible to use synthesia to convert that recording (once in midi form) so that I can visualise it, and from there learn to play it?

@SuperLittleTyke 3 года назад

@@1091Floyd21 Once you have a MIDI file of the piece you should be able to do want you want with it. Several months ago I created a small piano piece using Finale Notepad (sadly discontinued), saved it as a MIDI file, then managed to import it into Synthesia. On reflection, after using Synthesia for a few weeks off and on, I found the GUI frustrating to use. It would be much easier to use with standard Windows controls and just reserve the graphics for playing (notes dropping down etc).

@Fffffff438 7 месяцев назад

I play that is really cool and good

@Magromancer Год назад

I’m going to be getting this software when I buy my first piano in a few months, I’m planning on buying the Williams Allegro 3 Digital Piano, I believe that’ll work as it has a MIDI port so all I’d need to do is buy a MIDI to USB 2.0 Cable and I’ll be good to go, first song I’m going to learn? River Flows In You 😂

@ekasusilo Год назад

Hi Chuck, really appreciate the detail review about Synthesia! I am on a Mac and would like to ask one question. While I am learning with Synthesia, what would be the recommended tool/way of recording my play, so that I can review it later on and play it back with Synthesia?

@arvindpadhiar3544 7 лет назад

very nice explanation, want to know, I have Casio LK 270 keyboard, how can i plat with software? I am a beginner. thank you.

@Polkhero 8 лет назад

Pretty neat, great video presentation. Can you print off the score notation for each song? I was looking on their song list and was wondering how accurate some of the piano accompaniments were to popular rock and pop stuff. Can you verify the accuracy to say "You're So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker?

@MVi8 3 года назад

Cool dog on your wallpaper 10/10

@PianoManChuck 3 года назад

Thanks - that's when she was 6 months old, she's about 9 years old now and still a great old gal!

@MVi8 3 года назад

@@PianoManChuck hope this old gal keep enjoying your piano for years and years !!

@josephcampo4545 4 года назад

Hi! I see you have the octaves and scales on your video. I have an unlocked version, but it doesn't seem to include scales...how can I get them?

@butchstich 6 лет назад

Thanks Chuck .. Best Synthesia Tutorial I've found ... would you know any way of changing the key for a downloaded midi sequence song ... as I play in a cover band and many of the live versions of a song are tuned 1/2 step down ... as a beginner it will help me a lot

@PianoManChuck 6 лет назад

That's a great suggestion that you should bring up with the Synthesia folks. In the meantime, learn it in the key your MIDI file is in, then when you play it live, use the Transpose key on your piano keyboard to change it 1/2 step down (most digital pianos have a Transpose key).... so you're essentially playing it in the key you learn it in, but it comes out sounding 1/2 step lower.

@butchstich 6 лет назад

Thanks so much for the tip I will explore that feature ... this helps a lot ... really enjoy your channel

@kwixotic 5 лет назад

I've seen this used by someone who had an acoustic piano along with an iPad. My question then is can the Synthesia import MIDI files? I believe it can so can mp3 files become converted into MIDI files which would then be available to the Synthesia? I ask because even with the 150 songs featured with the pay version, I'm interested in more sophisticated jazz renditions that appear on You Tube.

@GeneMaarkr 8 лет назад

The $29 sale price is well worth it... as a beginning piano student at 60, I need easy tools to learn to read and play. Are you going to offer any of your midi files for people to download and play?

@danieltheteacher Год назад

Thank you, Chuck. I think I'll finally learn to play the piano. My shopping list: Synthesia Keyboard Laptop 10 minute Sand timer Hmm.. Too bad that I can't play the keyboard in bed. :)

@gc0re112 7 лет назад

Cool you should have more than 5,000 subs

@adiamairi3231 2 года назад

great video, please i will like to know if using a sound card with the synthesia keyboard connection to your laptop is compulsory... can it work effectively without a soundcard?

@DuyNguyen-lo2mm 4 года назад

thank you for sharing. Do you know if I could get Roland fp10 to work with this software? The Roland support bluetooth MIDI. Thank you

@highercallingmusic9240 2 года назад

Hey Chuck thanks for the video.. Do you know how to get the extended keyboard view on Free play mode?

@phildoctor2461 4 года назад

This is really great! Thank you for sharing.

@alteregothehi-qs5774 2 года назад

Hi! Great video. Can you use this software as part if your daw, ie to visualize your midi recordings in the daw as it is so much better than a pianoroll. Of course you cannot edit but you could immediately see what you had recorded and add other corresponding takes over it. Any way to integrate ie into Logic? Or do you need to export your midi files seperately?

@PianoManChuck 2 года назад

I'm just a reviewer (this review is over 6 years old)! You need to ask the manufacturer at www.synthesiagame.com

@alteregothehi-qs5774 2 года назад

@@PianoManChuck thank you Chuck! I tried it in Logic but so far I did not succeed. I have to think it through midi wise. And - thank you - I‘ll contact the procucers. Again, many thanks!

@buuzzsawtouchedme194 6 лет назад

+PianoManChuck, I was looking for a piece of synthesizer software (or app) that I could use for my Keyboard, then I come across your video (I miss read it as synthesizer), and clearly it wasn't what I wanted (or at least to begin with) then I was impressed at how cool this software is. An if anyone is going to convince me to buy it, it's you. An I don't want to sound all soft and mushy, but you have this whole "I wouldn't hurt a fly" vibe to you (by the way that's a good thing).

@PianoManChuck 6 лет назад

Thanks for that awesome comment - much appreciated!

@thaddeus1519 3 года назад

Great review. Thanks! I’m absolute beginner new. Just bought a piano. Do you think it would be more efficient to not turn on the paper music display so I can just focus more on learning movement and acquiring the mechanical ability? With programs like this. I’m struggling to see the value in sheet music.

@bigbrainisaac2407 Год назад

Well imagine this: You have a piano, and someone says "hey, can you play this song". There are two options. You can go "fine give me like half an hour so i can copy off this app" or you can read the sheet music and do it in a couple minutes

@lshwadchuck5643 22 дня назад

@@bigbrainisaac2407right, so ten years instead of half an hour. But maybe with actual musicality. I'm with you.

@bigbrainisaac2407 21 день назад

@lshwadchuck5643 it doesn't take ten years to learn sheet music though?

@trojanx7723 5 лет назад

Is the a software like this that lets you load a midi file in and it auto teachers u like this ?

@imaginemarsh3523 4 года назад

Do you have a URL I can trust. I want to play Pink Floyd "Breathe" and "Comfortably Numb". Thanks

@nukavfx5362 3 года назад

Pink floyd = breathe, george floyd = i cant breathe

@MsLurkMoar 5 лет назад

any advice for a cheap keyboard without a midi connection? i seem to only have a microphone jack on mine :(

@blessedhands1384 7 лет назад

Where did you get the song , pls let me how those but in sons show up

@1091Floyd21 3 года назад

Does anyone know how (or if it's possible) to convert a recording of, lets say, piano playing (after it has been converted to MIDI) into visualised form in synthesia? How come there's no tutorial of how to do that online? Isn't that what people really want to do?

@TimE_5150 8 лет назад

Great resource Chuck, I bought it for my niece, it was and still is on sale for $29.00. Let us know what cool things you saw at NAMM when you get the chance. Be well my friend!

@PianoManChuck 8 лет назад

+Tim E Excellent! I didn't mention the sale price because the sale will likely end many years before this video does (instantly rendering the video out-dated). Glad you mentioned it though, so others can see it!

@koonmung4167 5 лет назад

BTW, the support for Synthesia is FANTASTICALLY PROMPT.

@MTBIKEXC 8 лет назад

Great info. Was just looking at it and selected their songs list and only two are free? Rest you have to pay for? Looks perfect, especially the stopping till you hit the right notes. Thanks.

@PianoManChuck 8 лет назад

+TopShots It comes with 177 built-in free songs! The others on their website are up for purchase.

@MTBIKEXC 8 лет назад

+PianoManChuck Sweet! Thank you!

@SuperLittleTyke 4 года назад

It's this stopping until one plays the right notes that is the genius aspect of this software.

@stapler942 4 года назад

Anyone know the best way to go about getting Synthesia (or a Synthesia-like program) on Linux? I have come across an old one called Linthesia which seems to be based on an earlier source but I haven't tried to build it.

@James-ym9sk 3 года назад

Hello, would you be able to do a tutorial for the title La Bulle by Chilly Gonzales also please? Thanks in advance.

@SmilayBros 6 лет назад

This dude is wholesome asf.

@acoustic4037 4 года назад

Chuck I learned a song on yousician with a guitar. Play that 10 or 20 times. 10 seconds later I could not play any of it because I was dependent on seeing the tablature on the screen. I know of many pianist who cannot play a piano without sheet music. How do you learn in such a way that you can play anything you want without having any written music?

@PianoManChuck 4 года назад

This should explain it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jyGtOdLEdg4.html

@oussamafr6123 4 года назад

Please can you tell me how can record the midi song on synthesia with high quality

@divisionconspiracyunificat2555 4 года назад

I have watched this video several times because I have been looking at getting Synthesia to help speed up learning to play the piano. (I already play the guitar.) Based on watching one of your other videos, I recently purchased the Casio CGP-700; which I love. In recently downloaded the trial version of Synthesai and I have not been able to get Synthesia to work on my CGP-700. My question is, will Synthesia work with the CGP-700. The manual stated that the driver would be downloaded automatically but it wasn't so I went to Casio and downloaded the driver and it still doesn't work. Hopefully either you or one of your viewers can tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks in advance.

@rosswarga8240 4 года назад

Go to Settings and then Music Devices. Under Music Input the Casio should appear and make sure that it is enabled.

@divisionconspiracyunificat2555 4 года назад

@@rosswarga8240 Thanks. When I started it the second time, everything came up like it was supposed to and it now works.

@visiontranscend60 3 года назад

Ok thanks but how,do,we know when holds are a sustain or sostuendo pedal?

@moniiqueRC 7 лет назад

I am having a problem while playing the lowest and highest note on the keyboard. computer picks up the model tho but NOT the keys played. Do I need to do set it up in other place than music device input?

@PianoManChuck 7 лет назад

Please post technical questions at www.synthesiagame.com/support

@Ericavolio Год назад

Hello! Thank you very much for this video! I just have one question: do I need to have internet to practice/access something in Synthesia? Because I live in cruise ship and 1 hour of internet here is crazy expensive! 😅 Thank you!

@PianoManChuck Год назад

No internet connection needed - all you need are the MIDI file(s) you want to play/practice/access.

@marlontolentino294 2 года назад

Amizeng vidoe bro

@PanikAttack45 2 года назад

How do you connect the pc to the keyboard to practice? Also is synthesia free? Does midi work with it?

@eminemhc5763 2 года назад

You can connect it through usb cable It's not free , summer sale is going on so I think this is a good time to buy Free version is available with very little features where you can test it before buying Yeah midi does work

@Brentvl 4 года назад

Does a yamaha p125 work with the application ?

@2phalanges 6 лет назад

i have a song that a youtuber plays and i love his arrangements now can i some how drag that song i download into this software and it will operate normal? or how do i go about doing that? thanks!

@PianoManChuck 6 лет назад

This player ONLY works with MIDI files. Call the performer and see if s/he has a MIDI file of their performance.

@huntsmen805 2 года назад

if i buy this product, does it only apply to my one device? can it be installed at other device as well?

@winstonthepooh9388 3 года назад

do you NEED a midi keyboard for it to work? i know that it would be much easier with the finger sensoring i guess and all but can it just listen to the keys? is it required is what im saying.

@nexus-6392 2 года назад

It doesn't have to be a "midi keyboard". Almost all keyboards come with a midi port behind em. Before buying one, just read the specs and make sure there's a USB-B connection behhind it. You will have to u se a USB type B cable to connect it to your device.

@tpbulle 8 лет назад

This is a great review. I had seen these Synthesia videos out there on You Tube before ,but never knew what it was all about, 13:09 "how to display notation" answered one of my questions. Other questions-Can you print the notation any way? Also, it seems you can import any midi file? and it can display it- or is that incorrect? Thanks For this review Chuck!

@PianoManChuck 8 лет назад

+tpbulle No printing. Any single-instrument midi file (more than 1 instrument wouldn't make sense in a program like this).

@StrategyFanatic 8 лет назад

This might come too late, but you need to purchase a MIDI interface for your piano to communicate with your computer if it only has MIDI out.

@itaidiamant1693 6 лет назад

how do i transport song to synthesia?

@martindenboer9336 6 лет назад

Cool video I enjoyed told me everything I wanted to know. Your face was not completely on the screen though but i'll let it slide 😉

@diaconumihai892 7 лет назад

to get that free play button you have to get synhesia unlocked? i mean bought?

@symphonyoftheday5519 3 года назад

Does it have a chord library?

@MLochMusic 4 месяца назад

Hi Chuck. Would you make a Synthesia file to order for myself? Of curse we would agree a fee

@sibaroochi 4 года назад

Is there any other software that is similar to synthesia (which can be plugged into a keyboard)?

@jasminu4971 4 года назад

Flowkey is similar and provides classes as well! But you can't import songs.

@sibaroochi 4 года назад

@@jasminu4971 Thank you. I found a way to convert sheet music to midi file and then import it into Synthesia. Are you using this import feature? Do you find it useful to learn songs?

@gogreengameon2146 4 месяца назад

Does anyone know of a program that will do similar, but also show what the ideal fingers are to use on each key. I know Piano Vision on Meta Quest 3 can do this automatically with your own MIDI songs, and I presume it uses a proper algorithm to tell you the proper fingers/positions to use. Any help would be MASSIVELY appreciated. I'm such a novice. Many thanks.

@piotrgrzeszczuk3361 4 года назад

Is it possible to find a similar free app to this?

@Xnfop 8 лет назад

If you buy it, can you download all the songs you want from the internet, or do you have to pay for that too?

@joeyxl3456 8 лет назад

+Xnfop just type in the song you want or look for song midi and it's all there on the net

@realtrickybilly 6 лет назад

My keyboard only had an AUX port, no MIDI port. Can that be used too somehow?

@PianoManChuck 6 лет назад

You'll have to contact the tech dept at Synthesia (www.SynthesiaGame.com)

@Russianwolf766 6 лет назад

nah they say on their website that you cant use the headphone jack...

@pogiewogie 5 лет назад

I have a question, lovely people. I want to play an old jazz number that's on you tube... how do i see the keys to play?

@thesantos 4 года назад

Can you elaborate?

@PianoPoet481 Год назад

Is it possible to use a VST Piano?

@sambarisaiteja749 3 года назад

How to upload mp3 into synthesia...?

@ping3488 Год назад

Is it possible to record my song and save it in Synthesia Thanks

@jlowrie33 Год назад

What these video games lessons seem to fail to do is show what chords are being played while showing you the notes. You could make way more sense if they were displayed like guitar chords.