Synthesia

Synthesia is a learning and practice application designed specifically for music enthusiasts. In addition to featuring a library of hundreds of musical pieces, the software allows users to create their own compositions or import music files in various formats to begin practicing. The application offers a comprehensive suite of tutorials and practice guides; users must play the correct notes in sequence for the software to reveal the subsequent sections of the piece. Upon completing a performance, the software generates an evaluation of the user's playing and suggests follow-up exercises tailored to their progress. Furthermore, the platform boasts a vibrant community where users can not only share their favorite music and playing techniques but also download a wide variety of content—drawing inspiration from discussions with others to spark their own creative endeavors.

Features of Synthesia:

Play using each hand separately or together.

Synthesia waits until you hit the correct note in Melody Practice mode.

Connect your own digital piano and play along.

Synthesia is compatible with the lights in most lighted keyboards.

Choose between traditional sheet music, falling note blocks, or both.

Learn the correct fingers to use from the hints included with every song.

Enjoy many more features including loops, bookmarks, and the built-in metronome.

User Reviews of Synthesia:

Excellent tool, the app provide the MIDI files for the scales but not for the chords, if you want to learn to play fast you should lean the chords C, Am, F and G first, then try to play songs that have those chords, if you go the song way, every time you try to play/learn a song it will look like start all over again from the beginning, this is not a fault of the app but it would be nice to include the basic chords which actually are not copyrighted so the author won't have to pay any royalty.

App Made for Digital keyboard. This app is exactly designed to learn piano. All of the features were available. You just need to know how to use it for your own needs. Otg connection,midi files synchronisation, piano sheets. They connect automatically. Simply a WOW app. I purchased it last year for my piano journey in my phone which is one time purchase. Best decision ever made. If you want to move from beginner to intermediate this would be the best. I suggest not to waste money on other apps.

Really good app for PC and mobile. I wouldn't buy it for 40 bucks. Doesn't seem amazing g for learning piano. For labeling chords, though. This thing is amazing. Just sitting down and playing some chords and having the name automatically is super helpful. Especially for someone less fluent in theory. And more fluent in playing by ear.

Purchase the unlock code from the website, so you can have it unlocked on all platforms, forever. I only use sheet music mode. It's helped me to learn quite a few songs and I started from nothing as my first instrument in my mid-twenties. Learning to play songs from custom MIDI files I've downloaded from the internet is how I want to learn in this age of technology. I've also utilized this app when playing on a non-digital piano. I set it to recital mode so I could read notes and keep tempo.

How to use the simple multi-track recorder built into the Free Play screen to create your own MIDI songs?

1.Choose the "Free Play" button from the title screen.

2.Choose the red, circular record button at the top of the screen to begin recording a new track.(The record button will only appear after Synthesia has been unlocked.)

3.You should hear a metronome start ticking and horizontal measure guidelines should begin scrolling upward.Now is the time to play the notes you'd like to record in your first track.When you're finished, click the square, white stop button.

4.Once the recording is stopped, a new track entry should push the usual Free Play instrument and color controls down. (Or, if you have the chord display enabled, it will begin to push the chord name to the right.).These new controls let you adjust the instrument and color of your newly recorded notes independently from your regular Free Play notes or any of your other recorded tracks.

5.You can adjust the tempo of all your existing tracks and any that you record later with the plus and minus tempo buttons found at the top of the screen (whenever you're not in the middle of a recording).

6.Recording additional tracks at this point will let you hear your previous tracks in the background.You may record up to six tracks, after which the record button will no longer be available.

7.If you decide you want to delete one of your tracks, choose the trash icon from the menu bar. This will make a series of delete confirmation buttons appear beneath each track.Choose the trash icon under the track you'd like to remove to permanently delete it. This operation cannot be undone!

8.When you're all finished recording tracks and making changes, choose the share button from the menu bar.(You may be prompted to choose a save location first. Make your way to the Settings → Songs screen and choose a path by selecting the "Songs you create will be saved here" box.)

Note: It's always safe to navigate away from the Free Play screen or even close Synthesia at any point during the recording process. Your in-progress recording will still be there the next time you come back.

9.In the Save Song dialog box that appears, enter the name you'd like your new song to have.The Snap to Nearest option will automatically adjust the start and end timings of your notes to fit more closely to the song's beat (which may help chords and other things line up a little more closely later while practicing the song). Choose Off to leave your notes exactly as recorded.When you're finished, choose the Save button from the top-right corner of the dialog box.Once you leave the Free Play screen, your new song should appear in the song list automatically. Although, because it's the first time Synthesia has seen it, you may need to follow the first-time setup steps.

Final Verdict:

Synthesia allows you to connect your own digital piano so you can learn in a more practical way. In addition, it is compatible with the vast majority of illuminated keyboards, allowing you to enjoy a unique experience. When playing you are free to choose between traditional scores, descending note blocks or both. You will also have the possibility to activate tracks in real time to improve your hand technique. On the other hand, Synthesia includes a lot of extra features such as loops, markers or metronome that you can activate at any time.