electronic keyboard
Plug-in music maker
An electronic keyboard is a musical instrument with piano-style keys that produces sound electronically rather than through hammers striking strings.
Unlike acoustic pianos, electronic keyboards can simulate multiple instruments, adjust volume, and connect to computers or amplifiers.
They range from inexpensive beginner models to sophisticated synthesizers: She learned piano on an electronic keyboard before upgrading to a baby grand.
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- organBody's working component
- keytarStrapped portable synthesizer
- melodicaHandheld wind keyboard
Moog · Wurlitzer · Roland · Yamaha · Nord · arranger · workstation · sampler
Lock-operating instruments
- circuitryInterconnected electronic components
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- CPUMain computing chip
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
semiconductor · transistor · silicon · LCD display · faders · knobs · pads · speakers
Quality of sound
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- patchMaterial covering damage
- presetConfigured before use
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
oscillator · filter · envelope · reverb · chorus · delay · distortion · modulation
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- drum patternRepeated percussive rhythm sequence
accompaniment · arpeggio · sequence · loop · time signature · sync · quantize · swing
Tightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- battery-poweredEnergized by cells
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
- foldableAble to bend flat
slim · miniature · transportable · cordless · rechargeable · mobile · gig bag · stand
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
melodica · Moog · Wurlitzer · Roland · Yamaha · Nord · arranger · workstation · sampler · drum machine
keys
Lock-operating instruments
- circuitryInterconnected electronic components
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- CPUMain computing chip
microprocessor · semiconductor · transistor · silicon · LCD display · faders · knobs · pads · speakers · amplifier
tone
Quality of sound
waveform · oscillator · filter · envelope · reverb · chorus · delay · distortion · modulation · LFO
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
drum pattern · accompaniment · arpeggio · sequence · loop · time signature · sync · quantize · swing · fill
compact
Tightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- battery-poweredEnergized by cells
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
foldable · slim · miniature · transportable · cordless · rechargeable · mobile · gig bag · stand · carrying case
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- piano musicpiano, solo piano, blues piano, four hands, piano solos
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Large horizontal keyboard instrument
upright piano · acoustic instrument · harpsichord · clavichord · pipe organ
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