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Contemplating the possibility of embedding character in synths leads us to Shannon Vallor's argument in her book, the AI Mirror. Mary Crossan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Voice-overs reciting passages about desire from iconic authors F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, D.H. Lawrence, and Gustave Flaubert are underscored by Angelo Badalamenti getting sumptuous on the synth. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 This means that pressing the Sine Pad could shift parameters on connected pedals, shape sounds on a hardware synth, power gear on or off, and change settings in music production software. New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025 The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for synth 

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of synth was in 1976

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“Synth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synth. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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