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synthesizer

An electronic music-creating device that directly alters electric current to shape sound waves. They are often controlled with piano-like keys but in reality they can be controlled with many interfaces such as a guitar, wind instrument, or even something you don't directly touch like a theramin. It is likely that in the future, most synthesizers won't be controlled by a traditional keyboard as it is quite archaic in it's nature.
Synthesizers are used mostly in electronic music.
by psx1337 December 13, 2006
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nigga synthesis

when a black man takes in the UV rays from the sun and convert it into energy, thereby granting him the ability to sprint 10x faster.
dayum, that nigga be runnin so fast, he musta done some nigga synthesis!
by niggerino June 24, 2010
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Synthie

The art of taking photos of your synthesizers and posting them shamelessly on social media platforms. The electronic music equivalent of a selfie.
Where were you billy? Taking another shameless synthie of your moog synthesizer?
by Bob Moogist September 5, 2013
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synthetic gunfire

The sound of gunfire from a handgun, rifle, automatic weapon, etc. created solely by hardware or computer software synthesis. Found most frequently in computer video game or demo choons.

No guns are fouled and no poor, innocent, helpless, defenseless bullets are damaged or destroyed when synthetic gunfire is employed.
The title zax for the Commodore Amiga video game, "Datastorm" is just loaded with synthetic gunfire! How kewl!!!
by Telephony October 20, 2015
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synthetic hi-hats

The sound of a hi-hat (a pair of cymbals on a stand with a foot pedal that is used to open & close them; thus changing the sound that they make when struck with drumsticks) created solely by synthesizer hardware or computer software synthesis.

Most frequently heard in electronic music ("electronica" is the name of the actual musical genre).

No real hi-hats are damaged or destroyed when synthetic hi-hats are employed.
The song, "Move to the Beat" by the electronica group Monkey Zound has synthetic hi-hats in it! How kewl!
by Telephony November 14, 2015
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Shadow Synthesis Theory

The process of absorbing stagnant carbon dioxide molecules in the air and using saturated plant vacoules to emulate synthesis in complete darkness. In theory, you wouldn't produce as much glucose from this as photosynthesis does. As a comparison, think of aerobic and anaerobic respiration for example. Anaerobic doesn't produce as much ATP as aerobic respiration does, and can lead to lactic acid built up as a result. If evolution has shown us anything its that organisms can adapt to their environments a. k.a. survival of the fittest. I would believe after exposure to complete darkness for millions of years, plants would be able to grasp adaption or, they would all die out. Chemo Synthesis is an example of organic adaption, which was only discovered about 10 or more years ago.
Shadow Synthesis Theory explains how plants have had to use Shadow Synthesis in the past to make glucose when the dinosaurs when extinct, which could explain why plants still exist today.(flawed)
by xXBdogXx54 December 14, 2018
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Synthetic

Basic or Fake; a person (usually caucasian and female) who is fake on social media and portrays themself as a better person than they really are
Tiffany is so synthetic. She is smiling in all her pictures even though she is a total bitch.
by Jubruption February 1, 2016
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