Audible Genius
Audible Genius
Audible Genius is a music education software company founded by Joe Hanley, a musician, programmer, and teacher based in the Washington, D.C. area. Frustrated by his own early struggles learning synthesis, Hanley taught himself to code and launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Syntorial, an interactive, video-game-style training app that teaches synthesizer sound design through ear training r...
Audible Genius is a music education software company founded by Joe Hanley, a musician, programmer, and teacher based in the Washington, D.C. area. Frustrated by his own early struggles learning synthesis, Hanley taught himself to code and launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Syntorial, an interactive, video-game-style training app that teaches synthesizer sound design through ear training rather than traditional instruction. Syntorial has been recognized by Electronic Musician, MusicTech, and Keyboard magazines, and has grown to serve over 30,000 students.
The company's flagship products are Syntorial and Building Blocks. Syntorial teaches synthesis across popular software synths including Xfer Serum, Vital, Arturia Pigments, and u-he Diva, with over 190 lessons and 50+ hours of training material. Building Blocks covers the fundamentals of music composition — drum patterns, basslines, chord progressions, and melodies — in a DAW-like training environment compatible with Ableton Live, FL Studio, GarageBand, and Bitwig. Audible Genius also offers Audible Genius Studio, a free browser-based DAW aimed at introducing newcomers to music production.
Audible Genius's courses are used by institutions including the University of Chicago, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and BIMM, as well as companies such as Steinberg, Ubisoft, PlayStation Studios, and Novation. The emphasis throughout is on learn-by-doing methodology and practical ear training over traditional notation-based music education.
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