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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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His music-related experiences started to influence his creative vibe at the same time that his producer “was working with a lot of modular synth stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times

The soundtrack is an unexpected backbeat of synth hits by Tears for Fears and New Order that bleeds into a Tangerine Dream-esque score by Daniel Lopatin — a startling choice for an era where people act like World War II happened yesterday.

From Los Angeles Times

Alongside Berlin-based club DJ MCR-T, and a propulsive synth line from Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” the Buenos Aires baddie crafts one of the chicest earworms of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

Onlookers are invited to be mesmerized by the fuchsia flames of Gwi-Ma’s realm as the movie’s hooky synth pop bounces in the foreground.

From Salon

Lang: On “Swag,” most of the songs started with the same two instruments: a drum machine and a little synth patch I had on my computer.

From Los Angeles Times