synthesizer (Amer.)
n. computerized electronic instrument capable of reproducing the sounds of various musical instruments; person or thing that synthesizes (also synthesiser) | ||||
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Synthesizer Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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synthesizer
Noun
1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
(synonym) synthesist, synthesiser
(hypernym) intellectual, intellect
(derivation) synthesize, synthesise
2. (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
(synonym) synthesiser
(hypernym) electronic instrument
(derivation) synthesize, synthesise
(classification) music
Noun
1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
(synonym) synthesist, synthesiser
(hypernym) intellectual, intellect
(derivation) synthesize, synthesise
2. (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
(synonym) synthesiser
(hypernym) electronic instrument
(derivation) synthesize, synthesise
(classification) music
Synthesizer Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Guitar Glossary |
Synthesizer
A musical instrument (usually with a keyboard) that generates sound electronically, and allows changes to the sound parameters to simulate conventional instruments or to create entirely new sounds.
A musical instrument (usually with a keyboard) that generates sound electronically, and allows changes to the sound parameters to simulate conventional instruments or to create entirely new sounds.
| film and video |
Synthesizer
A device that can take an external or internal audio signal and change it by a preset controlled process.
A device that can take an external or internal audio signal and change it by a preset controlled process.
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
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| The DJ Glossary |
Synthesizer
An electronic musical instrument that uses multiple tone generators (oscillators) to create a wide range of instrument sounds and sonic effects.
An electronic musical instrument that uses multiple tone generators (oscillators) to create a wide range of instrument sounds and sonic effects.
Synthesizer Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Multimedia Glossary |
synthesizer
1) a musical instrument, module or circuit that creates and shapes sounds electronically according to changeable settings; along with providing a choice of such basic sound qualities as pitch, loudness, and duration, most synthesizers allow the user to alter the tonal qualities of each note; 2) particularly, a module or instrument that responds to MIDI commands and produces the requested audio output
1) a musical instrument, module or circuit that creates and shapes sounds electronically according to changeable settings; along with providing a choice of such basic sound qualities as pitch, loudness, and duration, most synthesizers allow the user to alter the tonal qualities of each note; 2) particularly, a module or instrument that responds to MIDI commands and produces the requested audio output
| Electronic Music Glossary |
Synthesizer
A device that creates sounds electronically through the use of voltage controlled amplifiers and filters. The settings for each sound are usually saved as presets. Synthesizers are great, go out and buy one today!
A device that creates sounds electronically through the use of voltage controlled amplifiers and filters. The settings for each sound are usually saved as presets. Synthesizers are great, go out and buy one today!
| Glossary of Electronic Music Terms |
synthesizer
A musical instrument that generates sound electronically and is designed according to certain principles developed by Robert Moog and others in the 1960s. A synthesizer is distinguished from an electronic piano or electronic organ by the fact that its sounds can be programmed by the user, and from a sampler by the fact that the sampler allows the user to make digital recordings of external sound sources.
A musical instrument that generates sound electronically and is designed according to certain principles developed by Robert Moog and others in the 1960s. A synthesizer is distinguished from an electronic piano or electronic organ by the fact that its sounds can be programmed by the user, and from a sampler by the fact that the sampler allows the user to make digital recordings of external sound sources.
| Video Essentials Glossary of Terms |
Synthesizer
A device that can take an external or internal audio signal and change it by a preset controlled process.
A device that can take an external or internal audio signal and change it by a preset controlled process.
| MIDI & COMPUTER MUSIC GLOSSARY |
SYNTHESIZER
A MIDI sound source with instruments that can be edited. Some daughter boards or modules contain a vast array of sounds (instruments and sound effects) but these cannot be changed. Unless the source is a synthesizer you cannot do things like change the piano sound to have more bass or a longer sustain on the notes. On some synthesizers sounds are so editable that you can create your own or modify sounds in memory.
A MIDI sound source with instruments that can be edited. Some daughter boards or modules contain a vast array of sounds (instruments and sound effects) but these cannot be changed. Unless the source is a synthesizer you cannot do things like change the piano sound to have more bass or a longer sustain on the notes. On some synthesizers sounds are so editable that you can create your own or modify sounds in memory.
Synthesizer Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Aviation Acronyms and Terms |
Synthesizer
Frequency Synthesizer, an electronic circuit capable of generating multiple frequencies from a single crystal oscillator.
Frequency Synthesizer, an electronic circuit capable of generating multiple frequencies from a single crystal oscillator.
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| RF Electronics |
Synthesizer
In wireless microphones, a circuit which generates a stable and precise RF output on any one of a number of preset (or programmable) frequencies. Synthesizers are used as the local oscillators for receivers, and to set the output frequency of transmitters. See Frequency Synthesizer.
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In wireless microphones, a circuit which generates a stable and precise RF output on any one of a number of preset (or programmable) frequencies. Synthesizers are used as the local oscillators for receivers, and to set the output frequency of transmitters. See Frequency Synthesizer.
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Synthesizer Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Synthesizer
A Synthesizer is generally any kind of electronic musical instrument, or electronic device capable of producing or manipulating audio tones, such as musical notes, through audio signal processing. The term originates from the Greek syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις).
Synthesizers work by manipulating electrical signals which appear as sound when they are used to drive audio amplifiers. These tones are generated by electrical circuits which may work by manipulating a signal through a series of oscillators and filters in an analog circuit (as in analog synthesizers), or may perform mathematical manipulation of signals using a microprocessor and digital signal processing (as in digital synthesizers), or by a combination of both methods. Synthesized sounds may sound dramatically different than recordings of natural sounds, though sampling synthesizers significantly blur this distinction.
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