シンセサイザー

しんせさいざー
noun
synthesizer
technicalmusicelectronics
1. synthesizer
An electronic musical instrument that generates and modifies sounds, often with a keyboard interface.
Create various sounds with a synthesizer.
He composes music using a synthesizer.
Music using synthesizers was popular in the 80s.

Forms

Often shortened to シンセ in casual speech.

Types

  • アナログシンセサイザー - analog synthesizer
  • デジタルシンセサイザー - digital synthesizer
  • ソフトシンセ - software synthesizer
  • モジュラーシンセサイザー - modular synthesizer

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Cultural note

Japanese manufacturers like YAMAHA, ROLAND, and KORG are globally famous for their synthesizers.