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Synthesizer (other)
A synthesizer or synthesiser is a collection of electronic devices that modify or manipulate an electronically generated musical tone or sound source. Synthesizer or synthesiser may also refer to: *Frequency synthesizer, an electronic system for generating any of a range of frequencies from a single fixed timebase or oscillator *Video synthesizer, a device that electronically creates a video signal *Speech synthesizer, an electronic device or computer program that produces human-like speech *''Synthesizer,'' a 2007 album by Information Society *"Synthesizer", a 1998 song by Outkast from ''Aquemini'' *"Synthesizer", a 2003 song by Electric Six from ''Fire'' *"Synthesizer", a 2010 song by Mike Posner from ''31 Minutes to Takeoff'' See also *Synthesis (other) *Synthesizer Patel, a character in ''Look Around You ''Look Around You'' is a comedic parody of British science television shows, devised and written by Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz, and narrated in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthesizer
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and frequency modulation synthesis. These sounds may be altered by components such as filters, which cut or boost frequencies; envelopes, which control articulation, or how notes begin and end; and low-frequency oscillators, which modulate parameters such as pitch, volume, or filter characteristics affecting timbre. Synthesizers are typically played with keyboards or controlled by sequencers, software or other instruments, and may be synchronized to other equipment via MIDI. Synthesizer-like instruments emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century with instruments such as the RCA Mark II, which was controlled with punch cards and used hundreds of vacuum tubes. The Moog synthesizer, developed by Robert Moog and first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frequency Synthesizer
A frequency synthesizer is an electronic circuit that generates a range of frequencies from a single reference frequency. Frequency synthesizers are used in many modern devices such as radio receivers, televisions, mobile telephones, radiotelephones, walkie-talkies, CB radios, cable television converter boxes, satellite receivers, and GPS systems. A frequency synthesizer may use the techniques of frequency multiplication, frequency division, direct digital synthesis, frequency mixing, and phase-locked loops to generate its frequencies. The stability and accuracy of the frequency synthesizer's output are related to the stability and accuracy of its reference frequency input. Consequently, synthesizers use stable and accurate reference frequencies, such as those provided by a crystal oscillator. Types Three types of synthesizer can be distinguished. The first and second type are routinely found as stand-alone architecture: direct analog synthesis (also called a mix-filter-divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Synthesizer
A video synthesizer is a device that electronically creates a video signal. A video synthesizer is able to generate a variety of visual material without camera input through the use of internal video pattern generators. It can also accept and "clean up and enhance" or "distort" live television camera imagery. The synthesizer creates a wide range of imagery through purely electronic manipulations. This imagery is visible within the output video signal when this signal is displayed. The output video signal can be viewed on a wide range of conventional video equipment, such as TV monitors, theater video projectors, computer displays, etc. Video pattern generators may produce static or moving or evolving imagery. Examples include geometric patterns (in 2D or 3D), subtitle text characters in a particular font, or weather maps. Imagery from TV cameras can be altered in color or geometrically scaled, tilted, wrapped around objects, and otherwise manipulated. A particular video synth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speech Synthesis
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal language text into speech; other systems render symbolic linguistic representations like phonetic transcriptions into speech. The reverse process is speech recognition. Synthesized speech can be created by concatenating pieces of recorded speech that are stored in a database. Systems differ in the size of the stored speech units; a system that stores phones or diphones provides the largest output range, but may lack clarity. For specific usage domains, the storage of entire words or sentences allows for high-quality output. Alternatively, a synthesizer can incorporate a model of the vocal tract and other human voice characteristics to create a completely "synthetic" voice output. The quality of a speech synthesizer is judged by its similarit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthesizer (album)
''Synthesizer'' is an album by the synthpop band Information Society. It was released on September 1, 2007, from the band's official website, and on October 9, 2007, in record stores. Track listing # Baby Just Wants - 5:16 # Back In The Day - 4:49 # I Like The Way You Werk It - 4:41 # Run Away - 3:46 # Free - 4:12 # I Love It When... - 4:47 # More To This - 3:53 # Somnambulistic - 4:53 # Burning Bridges - 5:56 # Can't Get Enough - 3:37 # This Way Tonight - 4:15 # Synthesizer - 4:41 # The Seeds Of Pain - 5:27 Track listing for The Brazilian pressing on Maxpop/Universal # Baby Just Wants - 5:16 # Back In The Day - 4:49 # I Like The Way You Werk It - 4:41 # Run Away - 3:46 # Free - 4:12 # I Love It When... - 4:47 # More To This - 3:53 # Somnambulistic - 4:53 # Burning Bridges - 5:56 # Can't Get Enough - 3:37 # This Way Tonight - 4:15 # The Seeds Of Pain - 5:27 # Synthesizer - 4:41 # Back In The Day (Maxpop Remix) # Runaway 2008 (Maxpop Remix) Liner notes Production credits Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquemini
''Aquemini'' is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29, 1998, by LaFace Records. The title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André 3000), which is indicative of the album's recurring theme of the differing personalities of the two members. The group recorded the majority of the album in Bobby Brown's Bosstown Recording Studios and Doppler Studios, both in Atlanta, Georgia. Released as the follow-up to the duo's commercially successful 1996 album ''ATLiens'', ''Aquemini'' expands on the previous record's outer space-inspired compositions by incorporating live instrumentation and drawing on 1970s funk, southern soul, gospel, country, psychedelic rock, and other influences. The album reflected a greater level of creative freedom for the group, which led to the members self-producing the majority of the tracks and employing a large number of session musicians who filtered in and out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire (Electric Six Album)
''Fire'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Electric Six. It was released through XL Recordings on May 20, 2003. It was preceded by the hit single " Danger! High Voltage", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK and received positive reviews from critics. Reception Critical The album received generally positive reviews from critics. At review aggregator site Metacritic, the album has an average critic score of 70/100, based on 20 reviews. '' Rolling Stone'' called the album "the summer's most brilliantly demented party record" and '' Blender'' hailed the music as "convincingly ferocious". Commercial ''Fire'' peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. The three singles released from the album all also charted. " Danger! High Voltage", which reached #10 in the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #2 in the UK Singles Chart; " Gay Bar", which reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart; and "Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31 Minutes To Takeoff
''31 Minutes to Takeoff'' is the debut studio album by American singer Mike Posner. It was released on 10 August 2010, by J Records. The album includes the singles " Cooler Than Me", " Please Don't Go" and " Bow Chicka Wow Wow". Background Posner's idea for the album was to make something that didn't sound like anything that was already out. In an interview with ''Billboard'', Posner argues: "My music doesn't sound like anyone else's, and it's important for me that it stays that way", and that "I want to make songs that will bring people together", Posner has stated that he draws a great deal of influence for his music from his hometown "Where I grew up was a huge influence on my music." He also said that "A lot of people have trouble putting into words what my music is, and it's because of where I grew up". Meanwhile, speaking to ''Blues & Soul'' about the album's stylistic diversity, he described it as "A 21st Century album – meaning that, instead of listening to 12 different a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthesis (other)
Synthesis or synthesize may refer to: Science Chemistry and biochemistry *Chemical synthesis, the execution of chemical reactions to form a more complex molecule from chemical precursors **Organic synthesis, the chemical synthesis of organic compounds ***Total synthesis, the complete organic synthesis of complex organic compounds, usually without the aid of biological processes ***Convergent synthesis or linear synthesis, a strategy to improve the efficiency of multi-step chemical syntheses **Dehydration synthesis, a chemical synthesis resulting in the loss of a water molecule *Biosynthesis, the creation of an organic compound in a living organism, usually aided by enzymes **Photosynthesis, a biochemical reaction using a carbon molecule to produce an organic molecule, using sunlight as a catalyst **Chemosynthesis, the synthesis of biological compounds into organic waste, using methane or an oxidized molecule as a catalyst **Amino acid synthesis, the synthesis of an amino acid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
