Synthesia is a game that can help you learn how to play the piano using falling notes.
If you're looking for a project that was called "Piano Hero", you found it. For those wondering where it went, I received a cease and desist letter from Activision requesting the name be changed. The cease and desist page has all the details.
I held a name contest to decide the new name. Daniel Lawrence from vgmusic.com suggested Synthesia and won. Thanks again Daniel! The project used to be donation run (you guys rock!) but since I started selling Learning Pack keys, that has tapered off. You can still check out the hall of fame at the old donors page though.
The Learning Pack is this cool extra thing you can get that adds even more to Synthesia.
I held a name contest to decide the new name. Daniel Lawrence from vgmusic.com suggested Synthesia and won. Thanks again Daniel! The project used to be donation run (you guys rock!) but since I started selling Learning Pack keys, that has tapered off. You can still check out the hall of fame at the old donors page though.
The Learning Pack is this cool extra thing you can get that adds even more to Synthesia.
Synthesia reads MIDI files and generates the falling note (and sheet music) display from it.If you have a piano connected to your computer (via USB, MIDI cables, or an adapter) then Synthesia reads from it and scores your playing.
A Windows PC or Mac made in the last 5 years is usually plenty.
On the Windows side Synthesia supports Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista, or Windows 7. On the Mac side, OS X 10.4 and above are supported.
As for system speed, the most important thing you need is 3D hardware acceleration. Otherwise, the game only uses about 20 MB of RAM and should run on anything about 1 GHz or faster.
If you are having trouble with speed, using the "Synthesia Configuration" tool to reduce the video resolution the game uses will often help. In Windows, sometimes switching to the OpenGL renderer (in the same tool) can help, too.
To use online features like the online recital scoreboards, you'll need an active Internet connection.
What's new in 0.8.1On the Windows side Synthesia supports Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista, or Windows 7. On the Mac side, OS X 10.4 and above are supported.
As for system speed, the most important thing you need is 3D hardware acceleration. Otherwise, the game only uses about 20 MB of RAM and should run on anything about 1 GHz or faster.
If you are having trouble with speed, using the "Synthesia Configuration" tool to reduce the video resolution the game uses will often help. In Windows, sometimes switching to the OpenGL renderer (in the same tool) can help, too.
To use online features like the online recital scoreboards, you'll need an active Internet connection.
• Add finger number hints to your songs in a single click. (video)
• Finger hints included for all 100+ built-in songs.
• Simplified track settings let you jump in fast.
• Improved library searching to find your favorite songs quicker.
• Many improvements in MIDI, device, and computer compatibility.
• Tons of tweaks and fixes.
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