Synthesizers

Can we reclaim the planet profitably, or not? ” “Sir, we will need 1748 atmospheric purifiers, 815 ozone regenerators, 2122 radiation neutralizers, over 5000 anti-toxin synthesizers, a full sub-space sterilization field, more than 14000†¦ ” “Mr. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The "infrequent albums" Shorter released during his fifteen years with Weather Report consisted of exactly one: Native Dancer, a lovely collaboration with the Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento that was hardly "awash in synthesizers." ❋ Unknown (2004)

(There's these things, they're called synthesizers ...) ❋ Unknown (2009)

The answer is that it's a fantastically unhinged mix of speeded-up krautrock rhythms, dirty drones and wonky synthesizers, which is at once weird and danceable and very pop; as a case in point, ❋ Unknown (2009)

MediaBand needs lots of power (the equivalent of seven Macintoshes) and equipment such as synthesizers that add up to a desktop recording studio. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It features instruments not typically heard in jazz, such as synthesizers and electric guitars and basses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

MIDI is an industry standard that allows devices such as synthesizers and computers to communicate with each other. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In my line of work, they're called "synthesizers" and / or 'search specialists', and the world is full of 'em. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A few years ago they also sold (for about US$5,000 each) fully digital theremins equipped with MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), meaning they could be used as controllers for other sound sources such as synthesizers or samplers-or, conversely, produce sounds when triggered by a keyboard, guitar, or other controller. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He provided the example of music, a field he worked in extensively, and the negative reaction of musicians' unions to synthesizers in the 1980s, driven by fears that these working professionals would lose the opportunity to make money. ❋ Nataly Kelly (2011)

Chiptunes (with actual old hardware and trackers) are a good example of this, but note there is nothing "lo-fi" about chiptunes; it's no different than using old synthesizers. ❋ SVGL (2009)

I want Halo and Princess Debut to share a shelf, I want the cooking trainers and the Wii Fits and the Korg synthesizers in the same store as the Resident Evil 4s and the Rock Bands and the Burnouts. ❋ SVGL (2009)

So, I started noodling around and got the idea to go over to the board where I have a sampling of all kinds of keyboard sounds from the sixties and seventies--like mellotrons, strings, and synthesizers. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

Trance is a dance sub-genre that typically has a fast beat 135-145 beats per minutes, with melodic synthesizers elements. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)