{"id":57659,"date":"2025-04-11T18:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/preset-recipe\/deadmau5-strobe-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:54:25","slug":"deadmau5-strobe-lead","status":"publish","type":"preset-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/preset-recipe\/deadmau5-strobe-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadmau5 &#8211; Strobe | Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"genre":[351],"preset-type":[365],"synthesizer":[376],"class_list":["post-57659","preset-recipe","type-preset-recipe","status-publish","hentry","genre-afrobeats","preset-type-lead","synthesizer-vital"],"acf":{"synth_recipe_type":"Song Remake","syntorial_lesson":false,"tutorial_video":null,"artist_name":"Deadmau5","song_name":"Strobe","original_performing_instrument":"Unknown","original_song_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tKi9Z-f6qX4","sound_description":"Deadmau5's \"Strobe\" features an ethereal lead synthesizer prominently in its intro. 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