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This section provides an overview for synthesizers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 3 synthesizer manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked synthesizer companies as of January, 2025: 1.CSBio, 2.Moog Music Inc, 3.PATLITE Corporation.
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A synthesizer is a device that uses electronic circuitry to generate sound.
Synthesizers, as they are commonly known, are keyboard-shaped and are used as musical instruments. However, there are also keyboard-less synthesizers and software synthesizers that are used on computers.
These are also used as compositional instruments. Synthesizers are ideal for sound creation because they can artificially create and synthesize a variety of tones.
Synthesizers are widely used as musical instruments and as software for composing music. Because the sounds produced by synthesizers are electronic, they are often used in electronic music. Some Synthesizers are also used as transmitter circuits in the field of wireless communications.
Synthesizers are devices that use electronic circuits to synthesize sound. Therefore, its internal structure is composed of electronic circuits.
First, the sound picked up by the microphone is filtered to remove the upper and lower frequencies. The frequencies to be removed can be set arbitrarily.
The filtered sound is then subjected to an effect, such as an overtone addition or delay, if necessary. The effect-added sound is amplified by the speaker and output.
Synthesizers are available with analog circuitry or software. In the case of software, the above is processed on a computer board.
Synthesizers are generally used for music, but frequency synthesizers have a distinctive use. Frequency synthesizers are characterized by their use as oscillators in communication equipment by synthesizing frequencies.
An oscillator is a device that continuously generates oscillations of a certain frequency. It is also used as a filter to remove certain frequencies. Frequency synthesizers can be used for a variety of frequencies and are a widely used technology in the communications field.
Frequency synthesizers can be divided into two main types based on their different principles.
PLL Synthesizer
This is the most common type of frequency synthesizer and uses a phase-locked loop circuit (PLL circuit). The input signal is passed through a phase comparator, low-pass filter, and voltage-controlled oscillator before being output, enabling a single crystal oscillator to generate a highly stable frequency.
DDS Synthesizer
DDS Synthesizers are also called Digital Direct Synthesizers. They are a synthesizer that rewrites an analog signal into digital data and outputs it again as an analog signal. By passing it through an adder and a latch, the set frequency values are accumulated to create digital data. The waveform is directly extracted by D/A conversion.
Since analog waveforms are extracted by a digital method, it is highly accurate and low cost. In addition, since the frequency and phase can be changed instantly, it is being considered as an alternative to PLL.
Synthesizers have existed for more than 100 years and have been repeatedly improved to their current form.
Further evolution continues to this day, with higher performance and lower prices.
Synthesizers and electronic organs both have multiple rows of keys. They produce a wide variety of sounds and have some similarities in both appearance and content, but there are also differences. The electronic organ is intended to be played by a single person.
There are approximately 70 keys on the upper and lower keyboard and one or two octaves of pedals. If even these keys are not enough, a machine is used to change the pitch of the notes. In addition, electronic organs are easy to control and can be played with great power by a single person.
Synthesizers, on the other hand, are intended to synthesize various sounds by manipulating parameters. While the output sound of an electronic organ is constant, a synthesizer can create a variety of tones by manipulating waveforms.
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Patlite Corp. is a Japanese manufacturer of visual and audible signaling devices established in 1947 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan. The company produces signal towers and beacons, various low-power LED lighting models, and audible alarms such as electronic horns or sirens for applications in industrial automation, security systems, and emergency vehicles. Patlite engages in production, sales, and customer support operations with a team of over 1,000 employees in nine locations across Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
CSBio, founded in 1993 and situated in Silicon Valley in Menlo Park, California, is a manufacturer and supplier of automated peptide synthesizers, cGMP peptides, and custom peptides to the pharmaceutical industry. The company provides various peptide synthesizers and related products for research and large-scale manufacturing. These peptide synthesizers come in various reactor sizes, ranging from 10 milliliters to 1000 liters and are available in peptide laboratories around the world. The company's synthesizers can use both Fmoc and t-Boc chemistries. It also offers chemically inert polypropylene cabinets, non-clinical peptides, peptide resins, and amino acids.
Moog Music Inc, founded in 1954 in Asheville, NC, is a manufacturer of analog synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments. The company and its clients follow the footsteps of its founder, Dr. Bob Moog. All of the company's electronic instruments are handmade, and include the Minimoog Voyager synthesizer, an electronic keyboard that produces many different sounds, and the Moog PianoBar, an instrument that causes an acoustic piano to play various synthesized sounds. Other products include theremins and Moogerfooger audio boxes.
Ranking as of January 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
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| 1 | CSBio |
50.0%
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| 2 | Moog Music Inc |
31.8%
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| 3 | PATLITE Corporation |
18.2%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the synthesizer page as of January 2025. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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