synthesist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From synthesize + -ist.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭnʹthĭsĭst, IPA(key): /ˈsɪnθɪsɪst/
Noun
[edit]synthesist (plural synthesists)
- One who synthesizes.
- 2006, Peter Lavezzoli, The dawn of Indian music in the West: Bhairavi, page 163:
- By taking widely disparate streams that haven't been formally in contact with each other, you become a synthesist and create new forms.
- A musician who programs or plays a synthesizer.
- 2006, Evan Selinger, Postphenomenology: a critical companion to Ihde, page 61:
- None of these had the artistry of Carlos and often used the Moog to play a solo line from a standard pop tune. None were hits. The use of the synthesizer for emulation was, as I have said, rejected by many early synthesists.