How to make a Synthesia piano cover (Basics) - Tutorial by Gustav Astep

[@krzysiekmargo797]

Finally, someone who said from A to Z without any secrets how to make a synthesia tutorial vid properly, thank you Gustav!

[@shankar4930]

Yes

[@reeveswongpiano]

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.

[@GustavAstep]

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your comment and support :)

[@kingnae5383]

or u can just let it run and not watch the ad xD

[@ugh75]

should I watch ads that lasts more minutes and don't skip?

[@reeveswongpiano]

Gustav Astep you are awesome dude 👍🏻

[@noreason9470]

or just get youtube red (comes free with google play music) and not watch ads and fund creators

[@PianoBruce]

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 !

[@GustavAstep]

Glad you liked it man!

[@HsinTawfiq]

Finally We have simple tutorial for this style.. thanks a lot for your time and effort 🎶🌷

[@itaykedem1388]

Massive effort to share such a tutorial ! Thanks a lot !

[@GustavAstep]

Thanks for watching :)

[@RGDRaiseYT]

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!

[@ShivamSan]

why am I here I don't even have a keyboard.

[@bubblylyrics4723]

lol me too

[@ndescruzur4378]

So how you wrote this comment

[@maskedredstonerproz]

@@ndescruzur4378 he means piano keyboard , not pc keyboard , also he could have written the comment on phone

[@uversusog4495]

Shivam. You don’t have a keyboard you have a piano though OHHHH 😱

[@kingnae5383]

lol he meant a piano keyboard

[@WilliamHavilandPiano]

Sir: this has helped me immeasurably today. Subscribed... and THANK YOU!

[@PianoSongDownload]

I was wondering how you guys video your hands when playing! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@MadHouseEboyVODChannel]

After 14 years, the mystery is solved by this video. I could cry. ty so much!

[@hatman4530]

That effects inspired me to start play piano... now it's 10 months and i dont think about quit

[@GustavAstep]

I'm glad you found motivation through this :) Good luck!

[@hamspiano2849]

Great video

[@sandeeppatidar7]

Wow.. Thank you sooo much... You solved my problem. Love from India.🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@GustavAstep]

Awesome! Much love from Switzerland :)

[@Rivodtadin]

Nice video i was looking for these informations thanks a lot

[@artemisackerman6374]

River flows in you. My favorite piece .

[@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854]

Mine is Novule Bianche.

[@WorldOfDeeJ]

Thanks 🙏 for the 💡 idea... I will surely try it... love 💕 from 🇮🇳 India

[@mitulp.mandalia6123]

Thank you Sir.

[@mefilm3530]

you... deserved..... 100000000 subs! Thank you very muchhhh!!!

[@GustavAstep]

I'm glad you found this video helpful! :)

[@israelight]

Awesome! Thank you for this!

[@Logic23music]

Good tutorial thx!

[@zeyrania]

Danke für dieses simple, aber sehr effektive Tutorial! Nachdem ich eine Menge solcher Videos/Cover auf youtube gesehen habe, wollte ich mich selber an eins wagen. Da kommt das Video gerade recht.

[@GustavAstep]

Nicole Freut mich, dass es dir geholfen hat :)

[@simplerway489]

Thank you, nicely done.

[@aayushadeshara1815]

Bro! Finally I found the desired tutorial. Thankyou very much!

[@niedrumm6642]

Ich suche schon lange genau so ein video danke

[@GustavAstep]

Super, hat es dir geholfen?

[@niedrumm6642]

@@GustavAstep sehr ich hab schon eigene Sachen aufgenommen es funktioniert einfach perfekt. Nochmals danke, ich hab echt lange gesucht.

[@BrianLeahy92]

Dude, you are a legend. Thank you for saving me so much time to figure all this out!

[@ben.pueschel]

Ich wusste gar nicht, dass du deutsch bist. Hört man nicht raus! Guter Akzent

[@GustavAstep]

Bin Schweizer, danke :)

[@johnsmith000]

Thanks, for practical advices dude!

[@TheFlamingPiano]

I'm trying the overhead setup. Keys don't align with the synthesia part though

[@GustavAstep]

edit it with a movie maker like final cut pro!

[@merq_yt]

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.

[@ASLGAMING_OFFICIAL]

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

[@musicaladdygurl]

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!

[@smaOnlineMusicClasses]

excellent video.. thanks for ur time and sharing your ideas.

[@wellingtonbinuto4261]

straight to the point, no bs about it at all thank u sir

[@GustavAstep]

!!! 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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3SQfaV-o5KUZtE

[@narendrabhaskar4688]

Which camera is suitable for making this type of hand recording in low price range?

[@GustavAstep]

Narendra Bhaskar Idk much about cameras but if you have a new smartphone, that camera should be enough

[@muanlalkhongsai9261]

@@GustavAstep are you using your smartphone for the video

[@GustavAstep]

@@muanlalkhongsai9261 Yes

[@muanlalkhongsai9261]

@@GustavAstep where do u place it

[@nuharahman9601]

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)

[@TrapMadnessOfficial]

top video!! danke :D Interessieren würde mich das trotzdem wie KZbinr wie "Rousseau" machen, mit den zusätzlichen Effekten aufd en keys

[@GustavAstep]

Danke! Ich arbeite gerade an so einem Tutorial aber es ist unglaublich zeitintensiv. Bleib subscribet und sei geduldig :)

[@TrapMadnessOfficial]

@@GustavAstep habs mal recherchiert - scheint mit After Effects zu gehen - im prinzip aber genau so, wie du das gemacht hast + die Effekte noch dazu

[@melissaflettner]

Bisschen spät, aber vielleicht hilft das ja noch anderen xD kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZOqnp-nmdiIbM0

[@TrapMadnessOfficial]

@@melissaflettner oh wow danke :D

[@hitanshugandhi9073]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn-3eqOCq9h2ibs

[@keithwins]

Incredible generosity. Thank you.

[@MickCorgi]

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.

[@benwpianocovers628]

I had the same problem with OBS you mentioned: very low fps when recording. However, I have found a solution. You just need to minimize the screen recorder to system tray. You won't see what it's recording, but it will have full 60fps. For some reason, whenever OBS was on top of synthesia, it had like 5 fps. But when I minimized it, it didn't drop a single frame. I know this video is 2 years old, but if you haven't found another solution since then, and if you still care, try it out, it saves a lot of time imo. Nice video! Very clear and easy to follow. ^^

[@Ikopiano]

Ich habe soo lange nach einer Möglichkeit gesucht solche videos zu produzieren. Wirklich danke (habe sogar schon eins hochgeladen 😉)

[@GustavAstep]

Iko super, freut mich hat es dir geholfen :)

[@Ikopiano]

asteppiano ja sehr, viele Dank noch Mal auch für deine netten Kommentar

[@AdamG-oq1nd]

Thanks for sharing this knowledge with everyone!

[@GustavAstep]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching :)

[@GustavAstep]

My first composition Foggy Dream is out now on all major platforms. iTunes itunes.apple.com/ch/album/foggy-dream-single/1448137273 Spotify open.spotify.com/track/2BqdGM8uTaPTbQd3DV7Wln?si=XIcfXxhQTKqP6uMr4-eIDg SoundCloud soundcloud.com/asteppiano/foggy-dream Google Play play.google.com/store/music/album/Gustav_Astep_Foggy_Dream?id=Bk3nkmvw22qlvj5d7hiiuwvkuje Amazon Music www.amazon.de/Foggy-Dream-Gustav-Astep/dp/B07MRBKXRX/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1546870091&sr=1-2-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=foggy+dream I really appreciate your support, as it brings me a step closer to becoming a professional pianist!

[@RufatAbilov]

Thank you Man, great and helpful video!

[@GarenaFF]

thank you sir:)

[@jj5jj5]

So awesome. So helpful. Thank you for posting this!

[@asllenn]

please ,give me the link to download synthesia video creator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GustavAstep]

Google synthesia and go on their website xD

[@asllenn]

@@GustavAstep thank you!

[@GustavAstep]

Vexalord that’s weird, idk sorry. Try to contact them directly

[@truthsite]

Thank you for this video. now i know how its done.

[@1988sdl]

Why there is no company just make a piano like this, with a large screen on the top.

[@GustavAstep]

孙德龙 I wouldn‘t buy it 😂

[@maskedredstonerproz]

the company would go bankrupt

[@kingsleyokyere693]

Really appreciate this, Gustav.

[@윤햴-i1x]

Hello I'm Korean.

[@pianolights6023]

Thank you Gustav! Very good tutorial 😄

[@TheGreekPianist]

Thanks so much man! I play the piano, my KZbin 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!

[@GustavAstep]

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

[@filipecarlos12]

Very nice tutorial! Thank you. It helped me a lot!

[@falcon85er]

How do you remove the bar/measure numbers on the left-hand side of the Synthesia video?

[@GustavAstep]

falcon85er I cover it with a black surface 😂

[@haoningzhang4640]

@@GustavAstep sorry for the late question, but how do you do this?

[@GustavAstep]

haoning zhang somewhere in the tools you have the option to add a surface/solid or smth like that

[@haoningzhang4640]

@@GustavAstep Hi, sorry to bug you again, but can you elaborate?

[@manujatechbro5561]

Bro that's awesome! And thank you for the help. Keep going

[@arieljones2652]

Can you use another editing app? Could I use the app iMovie??

[@GustavAstep]

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.

[@maxphan6969]

Danke für das Tutorial, war sehr hilfreich :D

[@PCANIMAL1]

the firt time that i whached, i thougth it was a piano with a led screen

[@joenewbie4793]

Bravo very well explained, I have seen this as we take piano lessons and watch a person that plays like this. GREAT JOB.

[@Fuadberhane]

How can you do the synthesia backround dark

[@GustavAstep]

Fuad berhane 06:07

[@ExplorewithSvetlin]

I plan to start doing such videos so thank you!

[@ryuined]

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

[@GustavAstep]

Adjust the BPM (beats per minute) in either Ableton or Synthesia.

[@ryuined]

@@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

[@GenevievePareMusic]

Thanks for this! :) It's amazing! Maybe I'll try to do something like that for one of my music video :)

[@angelportes2056]

I do the same thing I put my phone on top of my bookshelf 😂

[@ghuff5683]

thank you!! cant wait to try this

[@GustavAstep]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kF7CpHWoq7lopNE Have a great day my friends

[@อถิสิทธิ์กสิกิจกรรม]

asteppiano hey how do u get thr mellow granpiano sound?

[@GustavAstep]

อถิสิทธิ์ กสิกิจกรรม it‘s a piano plugin from ableton

[@GustavAstep]

Prototype Testers since when do credit cards bite?

[@GustavAstep]

Prototype Testers that was a joke 😂

[@corrick4339]

Do you know how to add particle effects too? If you do you should make a video on that

[@ricex18]

This is what I needed!

[@Ludy513]

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?

[@GustavAstep]

Sorry but idk how that could be a problem to do...

[@poiysion1197]

Get the start of when you start playing and the start of we’re Synthesia shows you start playing and put them together

[@MieysoFelix]

Ich muss sagen, Echt geil gemacht! Jetzt weiß ich wie die anderen das machen

[@tintlost2160]

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,

[@GustavAstep]

TinT LosT Idk much about that but if you have a midi file of a song, you can play it in Synthesia

[@sakinheart6220]

Wow This is really awesome I have always wondered how these tutorial were made Thank you

[@narendrabhaskar4688]

Can we use synthesia video creator with trial version?

[@GustavAstep]

Idk, try it xD

[@andrewdelacalzada2742]

Hell yeah this is what I need!

[@djknorren1185]

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!

[@GustavAstep]

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?

[@djknorren1185]

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!

[@GustavAstep]

@@djknorren1185 I literally show that in this tutorial....

[@MagpieMelodies]

Awesome! Thanks for the usefull video, love your phone up by the window strategy :)

[@memesfordaysboi8290]

Can synthesia record my digital piano keys and have it falling?

[@GustavAstep]

Memes for days boi I guess yes but I‘m not sure I understand your question

[@memesfordaysboi8290]

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

[@GustavAstep]

@@memesfordaysboi8290 Again, I don't really understand your question sorry...

[@ricelel7568]

Thank you, wonderful tutorial! Straight to the point and everything was explained well. Perfektes video, hab viel gelernt :)

[@noeochoa9905]

What do u connect your piano to your computer with?

[@GustavAstep]

I promise to subscribe to him. A „midi to host cable“

[@RedMi-bk4ie]

No one can explain this clear...wonderful... my best wishes to you...👍

[@GustavAstep]

Red Mi94 but is my video clear or not? 😂

[@RedMi-bk4ie]

@@GustavAstep very clear😂

[@RedMi-bk4ie]

kzbin.info/door/PvjT1fTQ_gv_bEhtdy3lpQ Subscribe my channel...👍

[@yamantarakji]

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"

[@GustavAstep]

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“

[@richidubey]

@@GustavAstep That would be great.!! Subbed. Please make a video.

[@brandoncjgrimes]

I read somewhere R uses "Seemusic". But i'm not sure about that. Seemusic has problems sometimes.

[@darkus22c]

very cool!!! good work!!!

[@kenny8343]

Ableton live is expensive? Pffftt, Get M Audio Keystation to get it for free, Not just getting Ableton you got a midi keyboard too.

[@emilypeace2279]

Wow!!!! Love this so much!!

[@kurohaneko8955]

So you can’t do this on a grand piano?

[@GustavAstep]

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.

[@kurohaneko8955]

Gustav Astep thanks.

[@zavier3644]

Kuroha Neko if you get a grand that supports midi then yeah, there might be a modification you can do to a regular grand

[@dj_fox11]

Thank you so much, this was very helpful, now going a start a piano channel!

[@GustavAstep]

Good luck! :)

[@raynalguillaume]

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.

[@GustavAstep]

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.

[@TusharSundarka]

@@GustavAstep I'm trying to set up a piano VST but it's quite confusing for me to do. How did you do it?

[@GustavAstep]

@@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.

[@MaxJonaG]

@@GustavAstep Ok, I found the answer. What VST you use, and if it supports AU instruments (Logic Pro X)

[@labeedoo]

This is the exact match of what I was looking for ! Thank you bro !!!

[@GustavAstep]

No problem :)

[@SirLouco]

Is there any free way to do this?

[@GustavAstep]

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.

[@SirLouco]

@@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

[@GustavAstep]

@@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.

[@SirLouco]

@@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.

[@GustavAstep]

Sir Louco hahaha that’ll be hard. But good luck and let me know how it went!

[@88keys.]

That's what I was looking for these day . Thanks a lot for sharing it . Any idea about how to attach sheet music screen instead of synthesia screen.

[@GustavAstep]

Just put it in the video. I don't understand your question.

[@88keys.]

@@GustavAstep Question : Is there any software where I can edit the notes I mean whatever I play it exact note down the notes and then attach the sheet music / lead sheet to the place where you attache the synthesia screen .

[@emnetgoitom8377]

who else had to watch this a million times since they didnt understand what he was saying. ( no hate tho love your vids)

[@GustavAstep]

Is my English that bad? xD

[@M4rcLL]

@@GustavAstep I thought you were American. haha

[@GustavAstep]

@@M4rcLL I'm half Swiss, half American. My English isn't perfect but I consider it very good lol.

[@edukee]

I don't speak English natively yet I understood every single word with no effort, check your ears!

[@emnetgoitom8377]

@@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

[@dc37009]

...and 98 steps later, Bam ! lol... It must have taken forever to get a clean pipeline of this. Well done !

[@theflyingcat4615]

Thank you so much ! And also: are you German? Weil die Sprache aufm Computer auf deutsch eingestellt ist xD

[@GustavAstep]

Ich komme aus der Schweiz :)

[@mithrano5431]

Ah man... it took me ages to find this, finally, a straight to the point explanation. Thank you! Set yourself up so we can all just share the video and midi files for you to put it together for us, make some $ back for this wonderful video... or atleast share some affiliate links or something, we are all here to support you!

[@witherrose7773]

When you have an acoustic piano but not an electric one... ;-;

[@sachingosai3278]

You are amazing brother 🙌 And thanks for this wonderful tutorial 😀

[@Davi-c4q]

You should have warned that the keyboard needs to support MIDI...

[@marior5854]

Crap now im concerned...so not all keyboards support midi?

[@Davi-c4q]

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.

Omfg, it is so difficult! I'll leave a like on every video now just for the effort! Thanks for the tutorial btw!

[@Seig_TCG]

That's a lot of work 😂

[@봉예진]

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!

[@kevinwu9311]

Deutsch?

[@GustavAstep]

Dieses Video auf Deutsch? Leider nein :( Aber du kannst mich auch gerne Dinge auf Deutsch fragen!

[@kevinwu9311]

asteppiano kann auch english aber halt nt so gut. habe ein problem, undzwar wenn ich es exportieren will geht es nicht

[@kevinwu9311]

asteppiano auch wenn ich was anderes aussuche. was muss ich da nachen?

[@GustavAstep]

Wenn du was genau exportieren willst und in welchem Programm?

[@kevinwu9311]

asteppiano abelton live 9 lite