Synthesizer
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The Synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of generating a vast range of sounds. This 1970s model is an analog synthesizer which uses simple electronic circuits to form the sound. More modern synthesizers are digital : they use sophisticated circuits to generate and modify sounds.
| Family |
| Keyboards |
| Pitch range |
| The entire audio spectrum. |
| Material |
| Metal framework, plastic casing and keyboard, containing electric components of various materials. |
| Size |
| Variable : this example is 37 in (93 cm) long. |
| Origins |
| The first synthesizer appeared in the USA in the 1960s. |
| 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 synthesized "Switched on Bach" is one of the best-selling classical albums of all time. |
