Editing Electronic musical instrument (section)

== Modern electronic musical instruments ==
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The increasing power and decreasing cost of sound-generating electronics (and especially of the personal computer), combined with the standardization of the [[MIDI]] and [[Open Sound Control]] musical performance description languages, has facilitated the separation of musical instruments into music controllers and music synthesizers.

By far the most common musical controller is the [[musical keyboard]]. Other controllers include the [[radiodrum]], Akai's [[EWI (musical instrument)|EWI]] and Yamaha's [[Yamaha WX5|WX]] wind controllers, the guitar-like [[SynthAxe]], the BodySynth,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The BodySynth |url=http://www.synthzone.com/bsynth.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303052323/http://www.synthzone.com/bsynth.html |archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> the [[Buchla Thunder]], the [[Continuum (instrument)|Continuum Fingerboard]], the [[Roland Octapad]], various [[isomorphic keyboards]] including the Thummer, and [[Kaossilator|Kaossilator Pro]], and kits like [[I-CubeX]].

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===Reactable===
[[File:Reactable Multitouch.jpg|thumb|Reactable]]
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The Reactable is a round translucent table with a [[backlight|backlit]] interactive display. By placing and manipulating blocks called ''tangibles'' on the table surface, while interacting with the visual display via finger gestures, a [[Virtuality|virtual]] [[modular synthesizer]] is operated, creating music or sound effects.

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===Percussa AudioCubes===
[[File:Detailed view of Audiocubes.jpg|thumb|right|Audiocubes]]
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AudioCubes are autonomous wireless cubes powered by an internal computer system and rechargeable battery. They have internal RGB lighting, and are capable of detecting each other's location, orientation and distance. The cubes can also detect distances to the user's hands and fingers. Through interaction with the cubes, a variety of music and sound software can be operated. AudioCubes have applications in sound design, music production, DJing and live performance.

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===Kaossilator===
[[File:KORG Kaossilator.jpg|thumb|right|Korg Kaossilator]]
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The Kaossilator and Kaossilator Pro are compact instruments where the position of a finger on the touch pad controls two note-characteristics; usually the pitch is changed with a left-right motion and the tonal property, filter or other parameter changes with an up-down motion. The touch pad can be set to different musical scales and keys.  The instrument can record a repeating loop of adjustable length, set to any tempo, and new loops of sound can be layered on top of existing ones. This lends itself to electronic dance-music but is more limited for controlled sequences of notes, as the pad on a regular Kaossilator is featureless.

===Eigenharp===
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The Eigenharp is a large instrument resembling a [[bassoon]], which can be interacted with through big buttons, a drum sequencer and a mouthpiece. The sound processing is done on a separate computer.

===AlphaSphere===
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The AlphaSphere is a spherical instrument that consists of 48 tactile pads that respond to pressure as well as touch. Custom software allows the pads to be indefinitely programmed individually or by groups in terms of function, note, and pressure parameter among many other settings. The primary concept of the AlphaSphere is to increase the level of expression available to electronic musicians, by allowing for the playing style of a musical instrument.