synthesiser
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Definition
- Noun:
- An electronic musical instrument: A synthesiser is an electronic device, typically operated via a keyboard, that generates and modifies sounds electronically. It can imitate the sounds of various other musical instruments.
- A person who synthesizes: A synthesiser is an intellectual who combines ideas or uses synthetic methods to create new concepts or analyses.
Usage Examples
Noun (Musical Instrument):
- The musician used a synthesiser to create the futuristic soundscape for the film.
- Early synthesisers were large and expensive, but now they are common in home studios.
Noun (Person):
- As a synthesiser of historical data, her work provides a comprehensive view of the era.
- He is a brilliant synthesiser, able to merge complex theories from different fields.
Advanced Usage
- "to play the synthesiser": To perform music using this instrument.
- She learned to play the synthesiser by experimenting with its different settings.
Variants and Related Words
- Synthesizer: An alternative spelling, especially common in American English.
- Synthesise/Synthesize (verb): To combine components to form a connected whole.
- The chemist will synthesise a new compound in the lab.
- Synthesis (noun): The combination of ideas to form a theory or system.
- His essay was a clever synthesis of two opposing philosophies.
Synonyms
- Keyboard (for the instrument): Often used informally to refer to an electronic keyboard or synthesiser.
- Integrator (for the person): One who unifies or brings together different elements.
Related Phrases
- "Moog synthesiser": A famous brand and type of early analog synthesiser.
- The distinctive sound of a Moog synthesiser is iconic in progressive rock.
Noun
- (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
- an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods