Electronic Keyboard

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The Electronic Keyboard is an instrument designed for the home that provides all the musical tools needed to emulate a small band. The electronic keyboard has four sound sections : melody, accompaniment, bass, and rhythm. Together these sound sections enable you to produce music without needing much technical knowledge.

Family
Keyboards
Pitch range
Virtually the entire audible spectrum.
Material
Plastic keyboard, metal frame, and metal electronic components.
Size
Variable : between 12 in-5 ft (30 cm-1.50 m) long.
Origins
The first electronic keyboard were made and marketed in the 1940s.
Classification
Electrophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the oscillation of an electric current, and can only be heard through a loudspeaker.
And also...
The Japanese were enthusiastic about the electronic keyboard industry because the average Japanese home is too small to house a large home organ.

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