#Arranger keyboard portable#

The obscure term 'portable organ' was widely used in Asian countries to refer to electronic keyboards in the 1990s, due to the similar features between electronic keyboards and electronic home organs, the latter of which were popular in the late 20th century. Ĭasio CTK-530, an early-1990s electronic keyboard with PCM sound technology.Īn electronic keyboard may also be called a digital keyboard, or home keyboard, the latter often refers to less advanced or inexpensive models intended for beginners. Alesis, Casio and Yamaha are among the leading manufacturers of home keyboards. Home keyboards have a much lower cost than professional synthesizers. The user typically selects from a range of preset 'voices' or sounds, which include imitations of many instruments and some electronic synthesizer sounds. Home keyboards typically have little, if any, digital sound editing capacity. The least expensive models do not have velocity-sensitive keys, but mid- to high-priced models do.

Electronic keyboards are usually designed for home users, beginners and other non-professional users. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers.Įlectronic keyboards are capable of recreating a wide range of instrument sounds ( piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, violin, etc.) and synthesizer tones with less complex sound synthesis. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations.

#Arranger keyboard portable#

A MIDI song played on a Casio electronic keyboardĪn electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments.