Editing Keytar (section)

===1980s–1990s===
The [[Moog Liberation]] was released in 1980 by [[Moog Music]], and was considered the first mass-produced strap synthesizer.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fortner|first1=Stephen|title=KEYTARS PAST AND PRESENT|url=http://www.keyboardmag.com/miscellaneous/1265/keytars-past-and-present/30587|journal=Keyboard|date=September 2010|volume=36|issue=9|page=74|access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175304/https://www.keyboardmag.com/miscellaneous/keytars-past-and-present |archive-date=29 August 2018}}</ref> It included two [[monophonic (synthesizers)|monophonic]] [[Voltage-controlled oscillator|VCOs]] and a [[polyphonic synthesizer|polyphonic]] section that could play [[organ (instrument)|organ]] sounds. The neck had spring-loaded wheels for filter cutoff, [[modulation]], and [[loudness|volume]] as well as a [[Ribbon controller|ribbon-controlled]] [[Portamento|pitch bend]]. The Liberation had a single [[Voltage-controlled filter|VCF]] and two [[ADSR envelope|ADS]] envelope generators.

The [[Roland SH-101]] is a small, 32-key, [[monophonic (synthesizers)|monophonic]] [[analog synthesizer]] from the early 1980s. It has one oscillator with two waveforms, an 'octave-divided' sub-oscillator, and a [[low-pass filter]]/[[Voltage-controlled filter|VCF]] capable of [[self oscillation]]. When a shoulder strap is connected to it, and the small handgrip with a pitch bend wheel and a pitch modulation trigger is used, the SH-101 becomes a keytar.

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The [[Yamaha SHS-10]], released in 1987, has a small keyboard with 32 minikeys and a pitch-bend wheel, an internal [[Frequency modulation synthesis|Frequency modulation]] (usually referred to as [[Frequency modulation synthesis|FM]]) [[synthesizer]] offering 25 different voices with 6-note [[polyphony]]. Onboard voices include a range of keyboard instruments (pipe organ, piano, electric piano, etc.); strings (violin, guitar, double bass, etc.); and wind and brass (clarinet, flute, trumpet, etc.). A larger model, the Yamaha SHS-200, was released the following year, and came with 49 keys and dual stereo speakers.<ref>Yamaha: [https://www.yamaha.com/en/about/innovation/collection/detail/2054/ SHS-200] Retrieved on 20 March 2022</ref>

The musician Prince held the patent for a specific ornamental design of the keytar, which was granted on July 26th 1994. He named it the ‘PurpleAxxe’ and it was played extensively on stage by Tommy Barbarella, a member of his New Power Generation band.