synthesiser

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Noun	1.	synthesiser - an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods synthesist, synthesizer intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
	2.	synthesiser - (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments synthesizer electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument - a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

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Greek composer Vangelis' original synthesiser led score was nominated for Best Original Score in 1983 at both the BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and has become influential both in the world of film scores, as well as wider electronic music in general.

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We use Logic Pro and I've got a Massive synthesiser which is cracking, you get huge sounds.

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lewis fisher, a teenager with cerebral palsy, has loaded his voice synthesiser with a geordie accent - because he says it's the way to win women.

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An algorithm extracts pitch, rhythm, and lyrics from that image and sends the information to a voice synthesiser.

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student in engineering physics at Cornell University, Moog - rhymes with vogue - in 1964 developed his first voltage-controlled synthesiser modules with composer Herbert Deutsch.

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The heart of the PlayStation II is the new graphics synthesiser and the emotion engine.

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A fervoured reception from a packed Carling Academy prompted the American piano punk to boot his stool in excitement crashing it into his synthesiser, rendering it wonky for the rest of the gig.

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The reason is that a computer's insides are basically the same those of a synthesiser.