Advertisement

Advertisement

synthesizer

[ sin-thuh-sahy-zer ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that synthesizes.
  2. any of various electronic, sometimes portable consoles or modules, usually computerized, for creating, modifying, and combining tones or reproducing the sounds of musical instruments by controlling voltage patterns, operated by means of keyboards, joysticks, sliders, or knobs.


synthesizer

/ ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪzə /

noun

  1. an electrophonic instrument, usually operated by means of a keyboard and pedals, in which sounds are produced by voltage-controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers, with an envelope generator module that controls attack, decay, sustain, and release
  2. a person or thing that synthesizes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of synthesizer1

First recorded in 1865–70; 1905–10 synthesizer fordef 2; synthesize + -er 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

She wrote letters to Santa begging for a synthesizer and later balanced violin lessons with listening to the rock band Radiohead.

In more recent years, he’s joined West on tour to play synthesizer, piano and guitar.

From Time

The Producer and step-up Signature editions of FL Studio have full audio recording and powerful synthesizers, virtual instruments, and effects, but they also include unique extras like the Visualizer for rendering 4K videos with your music.

Now Pioneer DJ has studio monitors to complement its other gear, which includes everything from headphones to PA speakers to samplers and synthesizers for music production.

Like all that synthesizer coming at you as the point rather than background.

From Vox

Wikipedia describes her as a "singing synthesizer application with a female persona," created by Crypton Future Media.

These were then declaimed by a speech synthesizer, with the androidal American accent that has thereafter become his trademark.

When the last machine breaks and the final food synthesizer collapses the people will die.

He recognized the latest model lie-detector, a rather outdated narco-synthesizer, a Class B Psychocomputer.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


synthesizesynthespian