How to Use synthesizer in a Sentence

synthesizer

noun
  • The band used a synthesizer for the drumbeat.
  • His synthesizer adds sounds, like from a trumpet, to the mix.
    — Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The synthesizer riff starts to clink.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Bass and drums as well as some dreamy synthesizer vibes are prevalent on his summery tracks.
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2017
  • Isaac would send along Moog synthesizer playlists.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The track opens with sustained notes on a synthesizer, a gentle flood of melody.
    — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The combination of the synthesizers and the loops made for a sort of dark, dreamy sound.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • Not only guitar, but drums, bass, and, as of late, synthesizers.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Thumps and grunts keep the rhythm while a synthesizer bears down from above like some demonic organ.
    — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 8 June 2018
  • And when static from the synthesizer crept into the sound mix, that didn’t phase her either.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
  • Her voice sounds pure and soft over a tangle of synthesizers, gamelan, harp, and drum machine.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Emotive and long-haired stadium rock is out; synthesizers, hair gel, and neon are in.
    — Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
  • One doll is placed in a permanent split, stretched across a Moog synthesizer.
    — Maria Sherman, Fortune, 18 July 2023
  • The band turned up the volume at its concerts, which featured light shows, and of course, synthesizers.
    — Judy Cantor-Navas, Billboard, 22 May 2017
  • Gwen’s got this very nimble, balletic, floaty synthesizer style, which is quite nice to drop on top.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2023
  • The song is a deeply annoying earworm that sounds like a preset on a toy synthesizer.
    — Matthew Schnipper, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2023
  • John Hill has a lot of cool vintage drum machines and amps and a plethora of crazy synthesizers.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 24 June 2024
  • The song puts me in a state of deep despair — these haunting strings and ghostly pianos and synthesizers.
    — Nate Sloan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • What do a power washer, synthesizer and a go-pro camera have in common?
    — Ellen Garrison, sacbee, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Some songs would be acoustic, some of them at the piano, some of them at just one synthesizer playing something.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
  • His boards and synthesizers have helped shape the sound of this band and keep it sizzling since 1979.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The soundtrack stands out for its groundbreaking in his use of a Moog synthesizer.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2020
  • With a funky groove, ‘80s synthesizer stabs, party noises and a put-your-hands-in-the-air-wooo!
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The song starts with an upbeat synthesizer loop that wouldn't feel out of place in a Journey or Rush track.
    — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Jones says her favorite synthesizer is the Juno model by Roland.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • The band relied less on synthesizers and digital effects and more on bass, drums, and guitars.
    — Michael Washburn, Longreads, 9 July 2019
  • And then there’s the synthesizer, and there’s Max [Weinberg] playing a bass foot.
    — Victoria Edel, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • That every pop hit today relies on blips and bleeps of a synthesizer has a lot to do with Howard Jones.
    — Justin Jacobs, Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Name Eugene Hütz Best known for Known as a man who is a synthesizer.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 26 May 2023
  • The device, which is being called a light-field synthesizer, is able to produce light pulses that are just one half of a wavelength long.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2016

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