How to make a Synthesia piano cover (Basics) - Tutorial by Gustav Astep
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Hello my friends. I hope this tutorial helps some of you to create your own cool piano video! I spent a lot of time making this video as understandable as possible so I hope it will help you out. Let me know in the comments if you need more infos. I guarantee an answer to every question.
I don't make a lot of money with this tutorial so if you would like to support me, you can become a Patron (see link below) or donate to my PalPal: asteppiano@gmail.com - Every small donation helps me create more tutorials like this, as it allows me to spend less hours at work and more hours creating helpful videos :)
Video structure:
0:13 : intro - setup
0:57 : intro - programs
1:54 : step 1 - play and record
2:35 : step 2 - export audio & midi
3:04 : step 3 - create synthesia video
4:41 : step 4 - editing in final cut pro
6:28 : outro
Synthesia Download:
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Synthesia Video Creator Download:
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Free Video Converter Download (for mac):
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Finally, someone who said from A to Z without any secrets how to make a synthesia tutorial vid properly, thank you Gustav!
Yes
Just saying guys, please watch ads, I know nobody likes them myself included but making videos are hard work. Just watch some ads so these amazing guys are compensated for their work and effort.
Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your comment and support :)
or u can just let it run and not watch the ad xD
should I watch ads that lasts more minutes and don't skip?
Gustav Astep you are awesome dude 👍🏻
or just get youtube red (comes free with google play music) and not watch ads and fund creators
Finally We have simple tutorial for this style.. thanks a lot for your time and effort 🎶🌷
You deserve so much credit for this, you went straight to the point and didn’t mess about. I thought this was a brilliant video and in less than 10 minutes a learned how to make these piano videos !
Glad you liked it man!
Massive effort to share such a tutorial ! Thanks a lot !
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you, nicely done.
So happy I found this video. I’ve been playing piano for 4 years and have been watching videos where the keys come down as the keys are played. Now I can finally do it myself! Thank you so much!
So awesome. So helpful. Thank you for posting this!
That effects inspired me to start play piano... now it's 10 months and i dont think about quit
I'm glad you found motivation through this :) Good luck!
excellent video.. thanks for ur time and sharing your ideas.
Nice video i was looking for these informations thanks a lot
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. I always assumed it was exactly as you described it, and now I know it is.
River flows in you. My favorite piece .
Mine is Novule Bianche.
I've been looking for so long!!! Thanks! You deserve way more man :)
Now I need to find $ to buy everything I need HAHA. Awesome tutorial and helps
Dude, you are a legend. Thank you for saving me so much time to figure all this out!
thank you!! cant wait to try this
why am I here I don't even have a keyboard.
lol me too
So how you wrote this comment
@@ndescruzur4378 he means piano keyboard , not pc keyboard , also he could have written the comment on phone
Shivam. You don’t have a keyboard you have a piano though OHHHH 😱
lol he meant a piano keyboard
Thanks 🙏 for the 💡 idea... I will surely try it... love 💕 from 🇮🇳 India
Very nice tutorial! Thank you. It helped me a lot!
You are amazing brother 🙌
And thanks for this wonderful tutorial 😀
I was wondering how you guys video your hands when playing! Thanks for the tutorial!
Wow..
Thank you sooo much...
You solved my problem.
Love from India.🇮🇳🇮🇳
Awesome! Much love from Switzerland :)
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you very much for this. Clear cut and helpful
Thank you Man, great and helpful video!
My first composition Foggy Dream is out now on all major platforms.
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I really appreciate your support, as it brings me a step closer to becoming a professional pianist!
Good tutorial thx!
Bravo very well explained, I have seen this as we take piano lessons and watch a person that plays like this. GREAT JOB.
This was an absolute wonderfull and insightfull tutorial. Thank you for giving us an insight in how to make these video's. I was always wondering!
you... deserved..... 100000000 subs! Thank you very muchhhh!!!
I'm glad you found this video helpful! :)
Ich suche schon lange genau so ein video danke
Super, hat es dir geholfen?
@@GustavAstep sehr ich hab schon eigene Sachen aufgenommen es funktioniert einfach perfekt. Nochmals danke, ich hab echt lange gesucht.
Wow
This is really awesome
I have always wondered how these tutorial were made
Thank you
Thanks Gustav, this was a really good video you've put together, so much detail and effort that's gone into everything you've done!
thank you sir:)
I'm trying the overhead setup. Keys don't align with the synthesia part though
edit it with a movie maker like final cut pro!
Great job! Thank you so much for sharing this! :)
Thank you Gustav! Very good tutorial 😄
Thx! So the MIDI and movie are shot simultaneously. I thought first record in MIDI and then overlay the aero piano play replayed along with the take one MIDI recording because flowing down bar charts are appearing as if it’s predicting what keys you’ll play.
top video!! danke :D
Interessieren würde mich das trotzdem wie UA-camr wie "Rousseau" machen, mit den zusätzlichen Effekten aufd en keys
Danke! Ich arbeite gerade an so einem Tutorial aber es ist unglaublich zeitintensiv. Bleib subscribet und sei geduldig :)
@@GustavAstep habs mal recherchiert - scheint mit After Effects zu gehen - im prinzip aber genau so, wie du das gemacht hast + die Effekte noch dazu
Bisschen spät, aber vielleicht hilft das ja noch anderen xD
ua-cam.com/video/ObGmlqdsU6k/v-deo.html
@@melissaflettner oh wow danke :D
ua-cam.com/video/0NTIpLvsCSY/v-deo.html
Really appreciate this, Gustav.
Bro that's awesome! And thank you for the help. Keep going
Ich habe soo lange nach einer Möglichkeit gesucht solche videos zu produzieren. Wirklich danke (habe sogar schon eins hochgeladen 😉)
Iko super, freut mich hat es dir geholfen :)
asteppiano ja sehr, viele Dank noch Mal auch für deine netten Kommentar
Thanks so much man! I play the piano, my UA-cam channel is dedicated to my piano covers, and I’ve been wanting to make covers that look like this! I’ve noticed a lot of pianists are using these styled piano covers. I have a Yamaha P255 and can’t wait to start making my videos like this!
The Greek Pianist awesome, glad to help! If you‘re interested in more advanced visuals, I also have a tutorial on how to make particles
Thank you, wonderful tutorial! Straight to the point and everything was explained well.
Perfektes video, hab viel gelernt :)
Awesome! Thank you for this!
I hope some of you found this video helpful :) I'm happy to answer all your questions in the comments! If you would like to know how to make the synthesia part with two colors, watch my new tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/Z-_sBrvT5no/v-deo.html Have a great day my friends
asteppiano hey how do u get thr mellow granpiano sound?
อถิสิทธิ์ กสิกิจกรรม it‘s a piano plugin from ableton
Prototype Testers since when do credit cards bite?
Prototype Testers that was a joke 😂
Do you know how to add particle effects too? If you do you should make a video on that
!!! 2020 UPDATES !!!
Depending on your video editing software you might be able to drag the .webm file directly into your program without doing the conversion from 04:19 till 04:41 in the tutorial. In Adobe After Effects for example the .webm file can be used directly.
For everyone who would like to make a video with particles, here's a tutorial for that: ua-cam.com/video/UC-LrHn-a0o/v-deo.html
Which camera is suitable for making this type of hand recording in low price range?
Narendra Bhaskar Idk much about cameras but if you have a new smartphone, that camera should be enough
@@GustavAstep are you using your smartphone for the video
@@muanlalkhongsai9261 Yes
@@GustavAstep where do u place it
Thanks for making this video, so useful
straight to the point, no bs about it at all
thank u sir
Ich wusste gar nicht, dass du deutsch bist. Hört man nicht raus! Guter Akzent
Bin Schweizer, danke :)
is there a way to import songs into synthesia!! because i dont want to make songs i want to learn them using the app (because it has options and styles of learning) im still a rookie and ive got about 15 hours of play time "roughly" (slowly getting the hang of using both hands but i dont feel im learning the song more like mimiking it,
TinT LosT Idk much about that but if you have a midi file of a song, you can play it in Synthesia
Thanks for sharing this knowledge with everyone!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching :)
Danke für das Tutorial, war sehr hilfreich :D
PLEASE HELP so when i export it from ableton to midi and put into synthesia the video is way faster in synthesia then when I recorded it, meaning that the two videos wont line up
Adjust the BPM (beats per minute) in either Ableton or Synthesia.
@@GustavAstep ye i figured that out. Since you can't change the bpm in synthesia to a certain bpm i had to change the ableton bpm to match it and re-record
the firt time that i whached, i thougth it was a piano with a led screen
Incredible generosity. Thank you.
Thanks, for practical advices dude!
How do you remove the bar/measure numbers on the left-hand side of the Synthesia video?
falcon85er I cover it with a black surface 😂
@@GustavAstep sorry for the late question, but how do you do this?
haoning zhang somewhere in the tools you have the option to add a surface/solid or smth like that
@@GustavAstep Hi, sorry to bug you again, but can you elaborate?
I’m able to do all of this but I’m having trouble with syncing the synthesia screen recording with the recording on my piano any help?
Sorry but idk how that could be a problem to do...
Get the start of when you start playing and the start of we’re Synthesia shows you start playing and put them together
awesome tutorial thanks
Thank you so much for this tutorial!🙌🏻 I will probably start to try creating videos with synthesia in a few months and you make this possible. Thank you🙌🏻
JLB PIANO Glad I could help :)
How can you do the synthesia backround dark
Fuad berhane 06:07
I use Fl studio instead. And when i record my piano into Fl it creates a audio file (mp3 like). Can i convert that to midi or do a need to choose a piano sound other then my digital piano and then record it into the piano roll instead? I dont now how well you know fl but but it would be awsome if you could help me!
Dj Knorren Idk anything about fl studio. Idk if it’s possible to convert a mp3 into a midi (probably not). Can’t you record with fl studio and export a midi?
Yeah, i tried and it worked. Thanks for the tip! Now im in a new problem... What do i do in synthesia after i put in my midi file? Do i export it from synthesia or how do i do?
Sorry if this takes up time for you!
@@djknorren1185 I literally show that in this tutorial....
Awesome! Thanks for the usefull video, love your phone up by the window strategy :)
Oh woww, I never knew there are so many efforts in making a synthesia piano video, thank you to all the synthesia videos now I can learn piano faster and easier way (I know I should've learned how to read notes but I don't have that patient lol)
Hi,
Thanks for this tutorial.
I've got one question : if I understand correctly, the "sound" of your playing is not recorded, only the "notes" are converted to a midi file.
So, the sound of the music is directly generated by Synthesia, when you select the instrument to play the midi file.
Am I correct ?
Thanks for your answer.
The midi is recorded by the computer. With a piano VST you can make the midi sound lilke a piano and that sound I use for the actual audio of the video. Synthesia also generates a piano sound but that one sounds pretty bad.
@@GustavAstep I'm trying to set up a piano VST but it's quite confusing for me to do. How did you do it?
@@TusharSundarka It depends which program you are using and it's hard to explain in a comment. Search youtube for the tutorial that you need.
@@GustavAstep Ok, I found the answer.
What VST you use, and if it supports AU instruments (Logic Pro X)
I do the same thing I put my phone on top of my bookshelf 😂
Thanks - really useful
Bro! Finally I found the desired tutorial. Thankyou very much!
Can we use synthesia video creator with trial version?
Idk, try it xD
Why there is no company just make a piano like this, with a large screen on the top.
孙德龙 I wouldn‘t buy it 😂
the company would go bankrupt
Thank you for this video. now i know how its done.
This is what I needed!
yes but how can we make it look like that guy who played "Han Zimmer - Interstellar " in the about section of his channel he said it's his own software but I've seen 2 channels basically have the same thing "Rousseau" and btw the first guy is "Patrik Pietschmann"
Yaman Tarakji I‘m working on a similar tutorial. I hope to release it in a month or so. And I personally believe that „that‘s made with my own program“ just means „I made smth cool and I don‘t want to tell you how I made it“
@@GustavAstep That would be great.!! Subbed. Please make a video.
I read somewhere R uses "Seemusic". But i'm not sure about that. Seemusic has problems sometimes.
What do u connect your piano to your computer with?
I promise to subscribe to him. A „midi to host cable“
Wow!!!! Love this so much!!
Omg thank you so much for this video... I've always wanted to know how to do this so I can do videos too... Awesome! Have subscribed
Can you use another editing app? Could I use the app iMovie??
Ariel Jones I‘m not sure. You might be able to make a very basic video with that but you just won‘t be very flexible. Give it a shot.
please ,give me the link to download synthesia video creator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Google synthesia and go on their website xD
@@GustavAstep thank you!
Vexalord that’s weird, idk sorry. Try to contact them directly
Thanks a lot man! Awesome tutorial!
Good tutorial, thank you so much!
Thank you so much ! And also: are you German?
Weil die Sprache aufm Computer auf deutsch eingestellt ist xD
Ich komme aus der Schweiz :)
Can synthesia record my digital piano keys and have it falling?
Memes for days boi I guess yes but I‘m not sure I understand your question
Could I connect the piano to my computer and have that software record what I play and play it back to me in the format were i can see the keys falling down on to a ditagal piano and press the keys
@@memesfordaysboi8290 Again, I don't really understand your question sorry...
Great video! Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!
very cool!!! good work!!!
So you can’t do this on a grand piano?
Chiaki - Zetsubousei - If you're using an acoustic piano, you could use an already generated midi file and play the song exactly as the midi file, although that would be pretty difficult. Or you play and record smth and then digitally draw a midi file according to what you've played on the acoustic piano. Either way, it's much more effort without an electric piano.
Gustav Astep thanks.
Kuroha Neko if you get a grand that supports midi then yeah, there might be a modification you can do to a regular grand
Ableton live is expensive? Pffftt, Get M Audio Keystation to get it for free, Not just getting Ableton you got a midi keyboard too.
That's so cool, Amazing job. thank you so much :)
Congratulations!! Thank you for clarifying the production of these videos so relevant both for recording our musical ideas and for teaching music. Thanks
You're welcome. Thanks for watching :)
Is there any free way to do this?
Completely free will be difficult (or illegal haha). Synthesia Video Creator and Free Video Converter + are free and Synthesia costs 29$ at the moment. So financially, the problem is Ableton and Final Cut Pro. To replace those, try to work with the installed programs on your computer like Garage Band and iMovie (for Mac). Probably you can also do it with these programs or get really close. Let me know how that works for you.
I think in the very beginning I also tried this with iMovie but I couldn't find an option to rotate the filmed footage, incase I filmed the playing with a slight angle (which is always the case). That's why I searched for different programs.
Ableton was recommended by a friend and I'm very happy with it. There are reduced prices for students and times with higher discounts.
@@GustavAstep in synthesia video creator, says "Synthesia must be unlocked on this computer to use the Synthesia Video Creator"; But even I can not do this (for now), congratulations to the video, for helping people who have how to buy synthesia!
And just one more question ...
Rousseau plays all those songs on an electric piano !? hahaha
@@SirLouco Did you buy Syntheisa? Probably you can only use Synthesia Video Creator when you've purchased Synthesia.
Thank you! :)
I cannot say for sure as he does not provide tutorials and he didn't answer my messages. But I assume he's also playing on an electric piano.
@@GustavAstep unfortunately I did not buy the synthesia, but I'll see what I can do .... kind of, take a synthesia video on the internet and try to play the same, hahaha.
Sir Louco hahaha that’ll be hard. But good luck and let me know how it went!
who else had to watch this a million times since they didnt understand what he was saying. ( no hate tho love your vids)
Is my English that bad? xD
@@GustavAstep I thought you were American. haha
@@M4rcLL I'm half Swiss, half American. My English isn't perfect but I consider it very good lol.
I don't speak English natively yet I understood every single word with no effort, check your ears!
@@edukee it wasn't my ears or my hearing, it was because I didn't understand HOW to do it. This app was a bit to complicated for me so it wasn't him nor me
Thank you so much for the explanations!
This is the exact match of what I was looking for ! Thank you bro !!!
No problem :)
When you have an acoustic piano but not an electric one... ;-;
That's a lot of work 😂
Thank you so much for sharing! I hope you get in return something as good as all effort you put on making this good video for people.
Wow! I've been wondered how the people made the keys dropping! Sooooo good to know! I've googled how it works and finally found out your video!
You should have warned that the keyboard needs to support MIDI...
Crap now im concerned...so not all keyboards support midi?
Mario R No. My Korg B1 only has 1 audio output. I don’t know how its encoding is called but it’s not MIDI. All softwares I tried that try to convert normal audio to MIDI work terribly.
Deutsch?
Dieses Video auf Deutsch? Leider nein :( Aber du kannst mich auch gerne Dinge auf Deutsch fragen!
asteppiano kann auch english aber halt nt so gut. habe ein problem, undzwar wenn ich es exportieren will geht es nicht
asteppiano auch wenn ich was anderes aussuche. was muss ich da nachen?
Wenn du was genau exportieren willst und in welchem Programm?
asteppiano abelton live 9 lite
I'm here on December 31 2021, and this video is still perfect! thanks so much for making it! and happy new year!
After 14 years, the mystery is solved by this video. I could cry. ty so much!