Electronic musical instrument: Difference between revisions

[[File:Low-Gain Electronics TTSH (ARP 2600 clone) - Knobcon 2014.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[TTSH]], the [[ARP 2600]] clone.]]An '''electronic musical instrument''' is any musical instrument that produces or modifies sounds by means of [[electronics]]. Instruments such as the electric guitar that generate sound by acoustic or mechanical means but that amplify the sound electrically or electronically are also considered electronic instruments.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/183802/electronic-instrument electronic instrument] in Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, 2012, by Carlton Gamer, [[Bob Moog|Robert A. Moog]]</ref>

The broad familiyfamily of musical instruments can be classified using many systems, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel%E2%80%93Sachs Hornbastel-Sachs]. Within this system, most electronic instruments, such as [[theremin]]s, organs, [[keyboard synthesizer]]s, and [[drum machine]]s could be considered Electrophones, specifically, of type "53. Radioelectric instruments: instruments in which sound is produced by electrical means"

== External links ==

* [http://www120years.mathieubosi.comnet/zikprojects/120YearsOfElectronicMusic.pdf 120 Years of Electronic Music] -– About instruments that synthesise sounds from an electronic source, leaving out tape recorders (aka Musique Concrete) and hybrid instruments that useduse electronics to manipulate or amplify sounds.