Syntorial 4+

Synthesizer Training App

Audible Genius

    • 5.0 • 39 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

* WE'VE RELEASED A NEW & IMPROVED VERSION OF SYNTORIAL IN THE APP STORE. JUST SEARCH "SYNTORIAL 2" *

Syntorial is a synthesizer training app, that will teach you how to program synth patches by ear. 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 the most direct route between hearing a sound in your head and knowing how to bring it to life." - Electronic Musician Magazine

"The most comprehensive and fun tool for learning synthesizer programming, hands down." - Keyboard Magazine

“The best training in synth sound-design we’ve come across. A unique and fun way to train your ears in re-creating synth sounds.” - MusicTech Magazine

* Electronic Musician Editor's Choice 2014 *


HIGHLIGHTS

• Interactive Learning: Syntorial doesn’t just show you how synth programming works. It engages you in Interactive Challenges in which you program patches on a built-in synth. You aren’t just learning how to design sound, you are becoming a sound designer.

• 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. This is information that you can immediately apply to real-life situations.

• It's All About The Ear: One step at a time, Syntorial trains your ear to recognize how each control shapes and manipulates sound. By the end of the program you’ll be able to take the sounds you hear and re-create them, completely by ear.


LESSON SPECS

• Challenges: Learn by doing! Complete challenges by programming patches with Syntorial’s built-in synth.

• Videos: Everything is taught through video demonstrations using the same synth that you’ll use in the challenges.

• Patches: Program, program, program. 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.

• Quizzes: Multiple choice questions to help you retain and remember everything you learn.

• On Your Own: Syntorial will give you periodic tasks to be carried out on your own with whatever synth(s) you use.


SYNTH SPECS
• Subtractive synthesis
• Three Oscillators (Two with Waveform, Pitch, Pulse Width, and Mix controls, and a Sub oscillator with Waveform and Volume controls)
• Saw, Pulse, Triangle and Sine waveforms
• FM knob
• Noise Oscillator
• Oscillator Sync
• Filter (Low, Band and High Pass) with Resonance and Key Tracking
• ADSR Filter Envelope
• ADSR Amp Envelope
• AD Modulation Envelope
• LFO with four waveforms, seven destinations, rate, amount, trigger, and mono/poly modes
• Mono and Poly Voice Modes
• Portamento
• Unison with Voice, Detune and Spread controls
• Ring Modulation
• Distortion, Chorus, Phaser, Delay, and Reverb effects
• Mod Wheel, Pitch Wheel and Velocity controls


FREE VS UPGRADE

The free app comes with the first 22 Lessons, additional Lesson Pack samples, as well as Syntorial's fully featured synth. Upgrade to get:

• All 199 Lessons, including 129 Challenges, 147 Videos, and 706 Patches covering the most common synthesis parameters.

• Additional Lesson Packs covering Massive, Sylenth1, Cakewalk Z3TA+ 2 and Minimoog Voyager, each containing 30+ videos. More Lesson Packs planned for the future.

• Pay once and get access to all of the above on iPad, Mac and PC. Sync your progress across all 3 platforms. Train where you want, when you want, and how you want.

• Plugin version of Syntorial's synth, Primer. Program, record and play Primer in your favorite desktop recording software. VST (Mac/PC) and AU (Mac).


Syntorial: A New Way To Learn Synthesis

What’s New

Version 1.7.000

With the release of Syntorial 2, this version of Syntorial will be discontinued in the future. In this update we've added notifications about V2, as well as the ability to export your progress to V2, and the ability for paid users to trigger a discount in V2.

Ratings and Reviews

5.0 out of 5
39 Ratings

39 Ratings

Schoukah ,

Transformative

This will change your relationship to sound.

nobodieshero ,

Great app for both synth and ear training.

When your starting out, synths look overwhelming. So many knobs and dials, it’s scary to try and make something. This app will not only help you learn to make your own synths and get off the preset wagon; it will train your ear to hear the difference and immediately know which knobs need adjusting to get the sound you want.

Not to mention it comes with packs to learn Serum and Massive specifically. Plus the synth you train on, you can download to use as a plugin when developing in your DAW of choice. Definitely worth it.

My only word of caution is that I got lazy part way through, and was using my Airpod Pros for convenience. But it hit a point where I couldn’t hear the difference. It got frustrating and then I plugged in my studio headphones and it was like night and day. So, as always make sure you have the appropriate gear.

HoneyIfoundthegerbil ,

Worth every penny

I have nothing but praise for Syntorial. As a pure beginner, this app took me from aimless puttering to methodically learning how to shape sound, one aspect at a time. It’s extremely well designed, comprehensive and fun. Like I said, worth every penny.

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