Synthesia (Piano Hero) : The Best and Most Professional Desktop Virtual Piano Game in the World

Synthesia is a fun way to learn how to play the piano. Whether you’ve always wanted to learn or you’re a veteran looking for a fun new way to practice, get ready to join the thousands using Synthesia.

[ Detailed Description ]

Synthesia is actually a video game for Windows and Mac OS X (Also working in Wine on Linux.) which allows users to play a MIDI keyboard or use a computer keyboard in time to a MIDI file by following on-screen directions, much in the style of Keyboard Mania or Guitar Hero.

Synthesia was originally named Piano Hero due to the similarity of gameplay with Guitar Hero; however, Activision (the owners of the rights to Guitar Hero) sent a cease and desist to the program’s creator, Nicholas Piegdon.

This program was originally Windows-only, but after a donation-drive in early 2007, the game was ported to Mac OS X.

Synthesia was originally an open source project, but seeing the potential commercial value of the program, Piegdon decided to stop releasing the source code (version 0.6.2), however leaving the most recent open-source release available for download. While the basic functionality is still currently free, a “Learning Pack” key can be purchased to unlock additional features, such as a sheet music display mode.

This game will work with any MIDI file and display it as falling bars and aims to be able to teach beginners how to play the piano.

[ Main Functions ]

Play at Your Own Speed :

In melody practice, Synthesia waits for you to play the correct note before moving on.

Read Sheet Music… or Not :

Enable musical notation for any song. Or, leave it turned off and just enjoy the falling notes.

Practice Hands Separately :

Choose what you want to practice. Synthesia will play the rest for you so you can focus on your goal.

Millions of Free Songs :

Synthesia comes with over 100 songs. The Internet has the rest. Play any MIDI file you can find or create.

Online Scoreboards :

Strike up challenges with your friends and compete against the best players out there.

Finger Number Hints :

Remind yourself which finger is best using a simple one-click gesture.

Lighted Keyboard Support :

See upcoming notes in melody practice right on your lighted keyboard. Find difficult chords faster.

[ What's new in V0.8.1 ]

• Add finger number hints to your songs in a single click. (YouTube 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.

[ System Requirements ]

• 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.

[ Edition Statement ]

These are the Synthesia V0.8.1 Portable Cracked Version for Windows and V0.8.1 Cracked Install Version for Mac OS X (with learning Pack cracked/patched)!

[ Cracking Method for Mac OS X ]

The patch (Patcher.app) ONLY works with Synthesia V0.8.1 for Mac OS X (Intel ONLY, no PPC).

1. Install (Copy) “Synthesia.app” to “/Applications” (nothing different, don’t be stupid)
2. Run “Patcher.app”
3. Use the following serial key

*****BEGIN COPY HERE*****

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giPz4NCjxrIHY9IjEiIGk9IjQyMzQ2YTI5YWNlZT QxZmNhY2QwYjczZTBjZjNh
ZjVmIiB0PSJwIiBjPSIxIiB5PSIyMDA5IiBtPSIx MSIgZD0iNyIgbj0iQnJlbm
RhbiBSb3NzbyIgcz0iZmNjMDlpZmEzNW5yOGlJb2 pwalpVazdmRWx4cjViZCtx
WHIzN0d0SzZBUXpmSUxRTktZK3IrUTJGajBZc3F0 K1RQMnpwRmx6bjEwNXVrVH
NNNDM3UmpPemRsUDV2a2ovZHhMNGY3VDYybWVJMk 1NVDJma2MrRlhIaTcxaGNK
N3hLUHdwQjc1STdVajlReGVIVURzcmRUemlrOXo3 NWVSZlgrckNGcHI3SEdvPS
IgLz4=aisyekhtnyS_

*****END COPY HERE*****

What this does is re-enable the use of this banned key that worked for 0.7.x. Patcher.app is just an applescript that uses bspatch to patch the binary.

[ Notes ]

Are you missing d3dx9_42.dll? Please update your DirectX! Or you will have to download the “d3dx9_42.dll” DLL file and extract it to your system directory. By default, this is:

• C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me)
• C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000)
• C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP, Vista, 7)

[ G-Reviews ]

It is recommended by the developer that using a real music keyboard instead of a standard computer keyboard to test the game, if you you are a real music lovers!

[ Related Links ]

• Synthesia Official Demo Video (YouTube)
• Synthesia Frequently Asked Questions
• Synthesia Public Scoreboards
• Synthesia Official Forum
• Quality MIDI Song Sources Collection

[ Related Documents ]

• Synthesia V0.6.5 Crack Patch (from Box.net)

[ Click To Download ]

 (V0.8.1 Portable Cracked Version)