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In November 1974 the British patent 1,509,530 lists an electronic digital musical arranger by Nicholas Kenneth Kirk. This patent was sold to Waddington's House of Games as Compute-a-Tune. This product was marketed in the early 1980s and sold a few thousand or so in the £15 range.
YMF289 (OPL3-L) — low power variant of YMF262, used on some sound cards. YM2203 (OPN) — used on arcade systems. YM2608 (OPNA) — used on Nec PC-88/98 computer series. YM2610 (OPNB) — used on Neo Geo console. YM2612 (OPN2) — used in Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis game console and Fujitsu's FM Towns computer series.
In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a rompler -based synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards offer a diverse selection of instrument sounds (piano, organ, violin, etc.) along with synthesizer tones. Designed primarily for beginners and home users, they generally feature unweighted keys.
An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally designed to imitate their sound, or orchestral sounds, it has since developed into several types of instruments: Hammond-style organs used in pop, rock and jazz;
Yamaha Portasound electronic musical keyboards were produced by the Yamaha Corporation during the 1980s and 1990s. The name suggests the instruments' portability, with battery operation being a consistent feature across the line. Many of these keyboards were designed for children with small keys and simple preset functions suitable for ...
Casio electronic musical keyboards were first manufactured in June 1979 and continue to be made by Casio today. Older units in the Casio line, despite being limited, were and still are popular with independent artists like Jack Stauber and Outkast for their unique and sometimes haunting sounds, particularly their pulse-code modulation keyboards.
Typing on a laptop keyboard. A computer keyboard is a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard [1][2] which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Replacing early punched cards and paper tape technology, interaction via teleprinter -style keyboards have been the main input ...
Hohner is known mostly for its harmonicas. From the 1940s through 1990s, the company also manufactured various electric/electronic keyboards. Especially in the 1960s and 1990s, they manufactured a range of innovative and popular electromechanical keyboard instruments; the cembalet, pianet, basset, guitaret, and clavinet.