synth
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4.8
- noun
- /sɪnθ/
- Informal
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sintetizador
- But Blood Red Skies, you know, very much a synth driven song, right?
- synth-pop
- synth sound
- synth-heavy
So there were a few tunes on that that were inspired by the sound of the of the synth itself and then the vocal harmony.
- So there were a few tunes on that that were inspired by the sound of the of the synth itself and then the vocal harmony.
- I've got a robust segment for to layer over the synth.
- The first podcast of December is a synth cut.
Examples
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Adi captures the feel perfectly with layers of atmospheric synths and a heartbreaking melody.
Blog text (2) -
A synth sound becomes the vehicle for an edgy eight-bit melodic hook with a sinister lowered second.
Academic text (2017) -
Anyone can write a pop song with a hook and a synth line.
Blog text (8) -
I set the synth for carillon and played it from behind a bush.
Fiction book (1992) -
One guy controls some sort of hardware synth and a DAW, and the other guy plays drums and sings.
Blog text (28) -
808 kick on top with an 8-bit synth melody laying over it.
Blog text (32) -
The band is playing its landmark synth-punk record Danse Macabre in its entirety.
Blog text (7) -
Next, the local band Parlovr played two synth-pop tunes, followed by Damien Robitaille's folk music, Mathieu Lippe's slam lyrics, and some country music.
Academic text (2011) -
The music is low-key, with a looping synth hovering over James's thick bass lines and Rowntree's military-precision drumming.
Blog text (26) -
The band used asynth to create the unique electronic sounds in their latest album.
Synonyms
184
1.9
An object like a piano or violin that makes musical sounds
23
3.9
An electronic instrument usually played with a keyboard that makes many sounds and copies other instruments
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2.3
A thing like a piano or guitar that you play to make music
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4.2
A musical instrument that makes sound using electricity
A device that makes musical sounds using electricity, like a synthesizer or keyboard
A musical machine with keys you press to make notes, like a piano or organ
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Synth is short for synthesizer, and both come from synthesis, meaning 'put together', so think of a machine that builds sounds from smaller parts. That is why a synth is an instrument that creates new electronic sounds by combining simple tones or signals.