synthesizer
Electronic music machine
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument that generates and manipulates sound, typically through keyboards, oscillators, and filters.
Musicians use synthesizers to create tones ranging from imitations of acoustic instruments to entirely novel sounds: The synthesizer dominated 1980s pop music.
Often shortened to synth.
Beyond music, any device that combines elements into a unified output may be called a synthesizer.
Cyclic signal generator
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
- filterPorous separation device
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- frequencyRate of recurrence
envelope · LFO · patch · preset · tone · timbre · sawtooth · square wave
Relating to circuitry devices
- ambientOf the surroundings
- technoElectronic dance genre
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
- EDMBeat-driven club genre
house · trance · industrial · synthwave · retrowave · film score · sound design · chiptune
Prolonged sound reflection
- delayEnforced waiting period
- chorusSingers performing together
- phaserFictional beam weapon
- flangerAudio modulation effect
distortion · tremolo · vibrato · echo · feedback · arpeggiator · sequencer · vocoder
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- faderAudio level slider
- sliderAdjustable interface element
patch cable · module · rack · circuit · transistor · capacitor · resistor · voltage
Comparable equivalent
- digitalOf discrete data
- modularMade of separable units
- monophonicHaving one voice
- polyphonicHaving multiple melodic lines
virtual · software · hardware · semi-modular · desktop · rack-mounted · wavetable · FM
oscillator
Cyclic signal generator
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
- filterPorous separation device
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
frequency · envelope · LFO · patch · preset · tone · timbre · sawtooth · square wave · sine wave
electronic
Relating to circuitry devices
EDM · house · trance · industrial · synthwave · retrowave · film score · sound design · chiptune · electro
reverb
Prolonged sound reflection
flanger · distortion · tremolo · vibrato · echo · feedback · arpeggiator · sequencer · vocoder · talkbox
keyboard
Array of input keys
slider · patch cable · module · rack · circuit · transistor · capacitor · resistor · voltage · signal
analog
Comparable equivalent
- digitalOf discrete data
- modularMade of separable units
- monophonicHaving one voice
polyphonic · virtual · software · hardware · semi-modular · desktop · rack-mounted · wavetable · FM · subtractive
Moog
Analog synthesizer brand
- 80sbig hair, mullets, shoulder pads, new wave, MTV
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- keyboard instrumentspiano, organ, harpsichord, clavichord, spinet
- ambient musicBrian Eno, new age, spa music, deep listening, atmospheres
- electronic instrumentselectric guitar, electric bass, electric piano, digital piano, electronic organ
- Synth-PopDepeche Mode, New Order, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell
synthesizeracoustic instrument
Music device needing no power
acoustic guitar · violin · cello · flute · trumpet
synthesizersampler
Selection for trying
field recorder · microphone · tape recorder · live recording · acoustic recording
- voice synthesizerDevice generating artificial speech
- speech synthesizerDevice producing artificial voice
- analog synthesizerWaveform generator with oscillators
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