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We feel like this might be a worthwhile purchase, however, and we highly recommend that people who are interested in learning to play the piano give Synthesia a try and then decide whether you want to shell out for the Learning Pack. The output works fine, which means when I play with my Keyboard, my Piano plays the notes, but it just wont send notes to play in Synthesia. It sees it, but when I try to set the highest and lowest keys, nothing happens.

#SYNTHESIA KEYBOARDS FREE#

The free version of the program does have some limitations you can practice song rhythms or score yourself playing a song, but both sheet music access and melody practice require the purchase of a Learning Pack. With Synthesia, it just wont recognize my Piano. Click 'Hide note names' above the piano to hide the note names. You can play multiple notes simultaneously. The keyboards top row of letters corresponds to the white keys, and the row of numbers corresponds to the black keys. The practice interface reminded us very much of Guitar Hero, with upcoming notes sliding down the screen toward the appropriate key. Use your computer keyboard or click the piano keys to play the piano.

Upon selecting a song, you can choose to play only the right or left hand, play both hands, or simply watch Synthesia play it and follow along. The program comes with a long list of songs that are arranged alphabetically and ranked by difficulty. You can play using keyboard keys, which obviously doesn't do a great job of mimicking a real piano keyboard, or plug in a USB keyboard for a more realistic experience. The program has an attractive, professional-looking interface. This impressive program is part game and part learning tool, and we think it's a great choice for anyone looking to get started playing the piano or improve his skills.

Back in our childhood, learning to play the piano meant sitting next to someone on a bench and plunking out a two-note song called 'To the Zoo.' We might have stuck with our piano instruction if we'd been doing it with Synthesia.

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