<s>
Syntorial	B-Application
is	O
a	O
synthesizer-teaching	O
software	B-Application
created	O
by	O
Audible	O
Genius	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
owned	O
by	O
website	O
programmer	O
,	O
musician	O
and	O
teacher	O
Joe	O
Hanley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kickstarter-funded	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
synth	O
that	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
software	B-Application
is	O
called	O
Primer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
VST	B-Application
and	O
AU	B-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syntorial	B-Application
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
way	O
to	O
learn	O
synthesis	O
,	O
earning	O
an	O
Editors’	O
Choice	O
Award	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Musician	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Syntorial	B-Application
is	O
1.6.1	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syntorial	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
199	O
lessons	O
and	O
129	O
interactive	O
challenges	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
programs	O
sounds	O
using	O
a	O
built-in	O
synth	O
called	O
Primer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
lesson	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
video	O
lecture	O
teaching	B-Application
a	O
control	O
or	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
controls	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
challenge	O
;	O
a	O
patch	O
is	O
heard	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
not	O
shown	O
how	O
the	O
patch	O
is	O
programmed	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
try	O
to	O
program	O
the	O
patch	O
to	O
sound	O
like	O
the	O
hidden	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syntorial	B-Application
uses	O
controls	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
in	O
many	O
synthesizers	O
,	O
including	O
subtractive	O
synthesis	O
,	O
three	O
oscillators	B-Algorithm
,	O
saw	O
,	O
pulse	O
,	O
triangle	O
and	O
sine	O
waves	O
,	O
an	O
FM	B-Application
parameter	O
,	O
noise	O
oscillator	O
,	O
oscillator	O
sync	O
,	O
band-pass	O
filter	O
with	O
resonance	B-Application
and	O
key	O
tracking	O
,	O
ADSR	O
envelopes	O
,	O
an	O
AD	O
modulation	O
envelope	O
,	O
LFO	O
,	O
monophonic	O
and	O
polyphonic	O
voice	O
modes	O
,	O
portamento	O
,	O
unison	B-Protocol
with	O
voice	O
,	O
detune	O
and	O
spread	O
controls	O
,	O
ring	O
modulation	O
,	O
distortion	O
,	O
chorus	O
,	O
phaser	O
,	O
delay	O
,	O
reverb	O
,	O
mod	O
wheel	O
,	O
pitch	O
wheel	O
and	O
velocity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2003	O
graduate	O
of	O
the	O
Berklee	O
College	O
of	O
Music	O
,	O
Joe	O
Hanley	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
professional	O
musician	O
for	O
17	O
years	O
,	O
a	O
teacher	O
for	O
nine	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
composer	O
for	O
six	O
years	O
before	O
he	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Syntorial	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
make	O
Syntorial	B-Application
based	O
on	O
his	O
struggles	O
of	O
learning	O
musical	O
synthesis	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
making	O
the	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
Hanley	O
held	O
crowd-funding	O
for	O
Syntorial	B-Application
on	O
Kickstarter	O
from	O
August	O
23	O
to	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
money	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
hiring	O
graphic	O
and	O
web	O
designers	O
,	O
for	O
buying	O
JUCE	B-Language
and	O
other	O
development-related	O
programs	O
and	O
paying	O
for	O
some	O
startup	O
business-related	O
expenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
version	O
of	O
Syntorial	B-Application
came	O
out	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
after	O
Syntorial	B-Application
's	O
first	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
Hanley	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
the	O
VST	B-Application
and	O
AU	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Primer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
of	O
the	O
VST	B-Application
and	O
AU	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
first	O
versions	O
was	O
distributed	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.2	O
of	O
Syntorial	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
added	O
50	O
presets	O
to	O
the	O
synth	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
user	O
files	O
,	O
significantly	O
tweaked	O
the	O
scoring	O
system	O
and	O
lowered	O
the	O
audio	O
response	O
level	O
,	O
among	O
minor	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
by	O
Hanley	O
that	O
day	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
presets	O
in	O
Primer	O
would	O
be	O
created	O
for	O
other	O
software	B-Application
synths	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Analog	O
by	O
Ableton	O
,	O
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
's	O
ES2	O
,	O
Thor	O
from	O
Reason	B-Application
,	O
Wasp	O
XT	O
included	O
in	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tal-Noisemaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.5.1	O
of	O
Syntorial	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
in-between	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
adjust	O
the	O
audio	O
response	O
volume	O
,	O
share	O
challenge	O
results	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
directly	O
from	O
the	O
software	B-Application
,	O
and	O
overhaul	O
the	O
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Syntorial	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
Syntorial	B-Application
,	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
is	O
1.6.1	O
,	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
a	O
hint	O
button	O
for	O
group	O
challenges	O
and	O
saving	O
"	O
favorite	O
patches	O
"	O
during	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syntorial	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
way	O
of	O
learning	O
a	O
synthesizer	O
.	O
</s>
