Questions Below Refer To The Following Passage.     The word synthesize means to produce by combining separate elements. Thus, synthesized sound is sound that a musician builds from component elements.     (5) A synthesized sound may resemble a traditional acoustic musical timbre, or it may be completely novel and original.     One characteristic is common to all synthesized music, however. The (10)sound qualities themselves, as well as the relationships among the sounds, have been “designed,” or “composed,” by a musician.     (15) Many people believe that synthesized music imitates... Show more

Questions Below Refer To The Following Passage.    

The word synthesize means to produce by combining separate elements. Thus, synthesized sound is sound that a musician builds from component elements.    
(5) A synthesized sound may resemble a traditional acoustic musical timbre, or it may be completely novel and original.    
One characteristic is common to all synthesized music, however. The (10)sound qualities themselves, as well as the relationships among the sounds, have been “designed,” or “composed,” by a musician.    
(15) Many people believe that synthesized music imitates traditional musical instruments and ensembles. They believe that synthesized music is created mechanically without control by a musician. These ideas are not true.    
(20) A builder of a traditional musical instrument assembles a collection of acoustic elements whose interrelationships cannot change. For example, a violin has four strings positioned over a (25) fingerboard and coupled through the bridge to the violin’s body. Violinists bring the strings into contact with the fingerboard and a bow to cause the strings to vibrate.    
The resultant sound is resonated by the (30) hollow body of the violin. However, violinists do not change the relationship of the strings to the bridge, nor that of the bridge to the body. Nor, do they reconfigure its slightly hour-glass shape.    
(35) Synthesists, on the other hand, view their instrument as a collection of parts that they configure to produce the sounds they want. They call this “programming,” or “patching,” (40) and they may do this before or during performance. The parts that synthesists work with depend on the design of the instruments that they are using. In general, synthesizers include elements that generate and (45)combine waveforms and that shape loudness of the sounds. Other sound-producing and -processing elements, which can exist as electronic circuits or as built-in computer programs, (50) may also be available.    
To control these elements, a synthesist may use a combination of a conventional keyboard and other manual control devices, such as wheels, sliders, and joysticks.    

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