Editing Electronic keyboard (section)

{{Short description|Musical instrument}}
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[[File:YamahaKeyboard-2.jpg|thumb|360x360px|[[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] PSR-290 electronic keyboard]]
[[File:Ented, Motyw 2.ogg|thumb|A [[MIDI]] song played on a [[Casio]] electronic keyboard]]

An '''electronic keyboard''', '''portable keyboard''', or '''digital keyboard''' is an [[electronic musical instrument]] based on [[keyboard instrument]]s.<ref>British Patent no. 1,509,530 by Nicholas K. Kirk filed 19th. Nov. 1974. - Apparatus for recording and replaying music.</ref> Electronic keyboards include [[synthesizer]]s, [[digital piano]]s, [[stage piano]]s, [[electronic organ]]s and [[digital audio workstation]]s. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a [[rompler]]-based synthesizer with a low-wattage [[power amplifier]] and small [[loudspeaker]]s.

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. While budget models lack velocity sensitivity, mid-range options and above often include it.&nbsp; These keyboards have limited sound editing options, focusing on preset sounds. [[Casio]] and [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] are major manufacturers in this market, known for popularizing the concept since the 1980s.