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synth

American  
[sinth] / sɪnθ /

noun

  1. Informal. synthesizer.

  2. synthpop.


synth British  
/ sɪnθ /

noun

  1. short for synthesizer

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He also holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest "drone synth", capable of producing 1,000 separate tones.

From BBC

The synth, which takes up the entire wall of a room, lives in a museum that Battle owns and operates in Kent, alongside other experimental and outmoded musical instruments including a 100-year-old church organ the musician has restored by hand.

From BBC

As the Daft Punk synth grows louder, Yasmin and Harper kiss under the dance floor’s blue and yellow lights.

From Salon

“Veridis Quo” begins gently, repeating its opening chords and creating an atmosphere of soft sorrow until a drum line and a synth bleed into the song, defying the instrumental’s bittersweetness.

From Salon

As the synth grows louder, the two kiss under the dance floor’s blue and yellow lights.

From Salon