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Electronic piano in the domestic broad generally refers to the electronic keyboard instruments. In the narrower sense, it refers to a beginner's arranger keyboard.
In the musical environment Keyboard refers to black and white keyboard instruments, including traditional acoustic pianos, organs and pipe organs.
The electronic keyboard is the application of modern high-tech electrified keyboard instruments, including electric pianos, electronic pipe organs.
With the technological progress and user demand and market competition and other reasons, in fact, some keyboard manufacturers will not be strictly in accordance with these types of definitions to create a strict distinction between the keyboard, so there is no unique standard in the definition. It is not important to know what type of keyboard a new product belongs to, but it is important to know its detailed functional parameters and whether it has the features you need.
General common commonly used electronic keyboard instruments for the following types:
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1.synthesizer
Main features: Built-in rich and excellent sound, and editing and powerful editing and expansion functions. Sub-digital synthesizer and analog synthesizer two categories: digital synthesizer generally have sequencer arpeggiator. But there is no automatic accompaniment. Analog synthesizer generally to electronic sound or synthetic sound effects for its focus, also divided into pure analog synthesizer and virtual analog synthesizer
Common brands and models: digital synthesizer YAMAHA Motif series, ROLAND Fantom series, JUNO series, KORG TR, TRITON, Kronos series. KURZWEIL PC series
Virtual analog synthesizer NORD LEAD and G series, KORG MICROKORG series, ROLAND SH series, pure analog synthesizer MOOG series, KORG MS20 series
2.
Main Features:Built-in excellent rich rhythmic styles. And powerful editing and expansion functions. Generally, there is no tone editing and expansion function or it is relatively simple.
Common brands and models: YAMAHA PSR four-digit, PSR S series, TYROS series, KORG PA series, ROLAND G, GW series, E series.
3. Electric piano (digital piano)
Main features: generally 88 standard piano size imitation piano feel step by step weighted keyboard. Piano and electric piano EP sound is very good. Generally there is no editorial expansion function. Stage electric pianos generally have a more professional sound effects adjustment function.
Some of them contain auto-rhythm functions similar to those of arranger keyboards. Such as YAMAHA DGX, KBP, CVP series ~ CASIO Peony PX 3 ** series
Common brands and models: YAMAHA P, CP, YDP, CLP, CVP series, CASIO PX series, CDP series, ROLAND RD series, KORG SP, LP series, KURZWEIL MARK series and the top brand NORD series. KURZWEIL MARK series and the top brand NORD series.
4. Electronic Piano
Main features: basic introductory arranger keyboard, with automatic accompaniment. Generally there is no rhythm and tone expansion function. Some models have a simple synthesizer function (such as YAMAHA PSR E413)
Common brand models: YAMAHA PSR (three-digit), KB, PSR E series.CASIO CTK, WK series.ROLAND E09.
On the MIDI keyboard. In fact, its application principle is exactly the same as our ordinary computer keyboard. It's just an input terminal. That is to say, you have to use computer software to load a soft sound source. Or connected to a hard sound source to be able to sound. Of course, the four electronic keyboards mentioned above can also be set to play the role of MIDI keyboards.