![]() The orchestra or jazz band kid has a massive advantage over the singer/songwriter or rock kid who is too busy reciting “Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit” in their head while trying to work out the direction of a melody. The dwindling numbers of students sitting the level 1-3 aural exams demonstrates that teachers are not seeing the point in getting students to sit the exam if reading music is not part of their daily practice as musicians. That being said, in our current (and soon to disappear) high school assessment system the students that have not been strong music notation readers have been at a massive disadvantage and have not adequately had their aural skills improved. I truly believe that incorporating a variety of tools such as recording software, MIDI sequencing, sample libraries, etc can be useful for ALL students, no matter the genre they want to specialise in. Or even worse… the tech vs classical kids. As much as possible I don’t try to differentiate my students between those that are ‘techy’ and those that are not. VST (Mac/PC) and AU (Mac).I have to start with an apology for this ‘click-baity’ title. Program, record and play Primer in your favorite desktop recording software. Plugin version of Syntorial's synth, Primer. ![]() Train where you want, when you want, and how you want. Sync your progress across all 3 platforms. ![]() Pay once and get access to all of the above on iPad, Mac and PC.More Lesson Packs planned for the future. Additional Lesson Packs covering Massive, Sylenth1, Cakewalk Z3TA+ 2 and Minimoog Voyager, each containing 30+ videos.All 199 Lessons, including 129 Challenges, 147 Videos, and 706 Patches covering the most common synthesis parameters.The free app comes with the first 22 Lessons, additional Lesson Pack samples, as well as Syntorial's fully featured synth. Mod Wheel, Pitch Wheel and Velocity controls.Distortion, Chorus, Phaser, Delay, and Reverb effects.Unison with Voice, Detune and Spread controls.LFO with four waveforms, seven destinations, rate, amount, trigger, and mono/poly modes.Filter (Low, Band and High Pass) with Resonance and Key Tracking.Saw, Pulse, Triangle and Sine waveforms.Three Oscillators (Two with Waveform, Pitch, Pulse Width, and Mix controls, and a Sub oscillator with Waveform and Volume controls).On Your Own: Syntorial will give you periodic tasks to be carried out on your own with whatever synth(s) you use.Quizzes: Multiple choice questions to help you retain and remember everything you learn.After all, that’s what it’s all about, right? By the end you will have programmed tons of patches, from simple to complex, familiar to strange. Videos: Everything is taught through video demonstrations using the same synth that you’ll use in the challenges.Challenges: Learn by doing! Complete challenges by programming patches with Syntorial’s built-in synth.By the end of the program you’ll be able to take the sounds you hear and re-create them, completely by ear. It's All About The Ear: One step at a time, Syntorial trains your ear to recognize how each control shapes and manipulates sound.This is information that you can immediately apply to real-life situations. For Musicians, Not Physicists: Instead of talking about the science and physics behind synthesizers, Syntorial will show you how each control effects sound, as well as when, why and how you would use them when designing sounds.You aren’t just learning how to design sound, you are becoming a sound designer. It engages you in Interactive Challenges in which you program patches on a built-in synth. Interactive Learning: Syntorial doesn’t just show you how synth programming works.* Electronic Musician Editor's Choice 2014 * A unique and fun way to train your ears in re-creating synth sounds.” - MusicTech Magazine ![]() “The best training in synth sound-design we’ve come across. "The most comprehensive and fun tool for learning synthesizer programming, hands down." - Keyboard Magazine "Syntorial is the most direct route between hearing a sound in your head and knowing how to bring it to life." - Electronic Musician Magazine By combining video demonstrations with interactive challenges, you’ll get hands on experience programming patches on a built-in soft synth, and learn everything you need to know to start making your own sounds with ease. ![]() Syntorial is a synthesizer training app, that will teach you how to program synth patches by ear. ![]()
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