keytar
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alt=|thumb|400px|KORG RK-100 (1984) MIDI remote controller
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10 sectionsContents
- Overview
- History
- Early history (18th century–1970s)
- Keytar as synthesizer/controller (1970s–)
- Current state (2010s–)
- Examples
- 1980s–1990s
- 2000s–present
- See also
- References
alt=|thumb|400px|KORG RK-100 (1984) MIDI remote controller
A keytar (a portmanteau of keyboard and guitar) is a keyboard instrument similar to a synthesizer or MIDI controller that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, similar to the way a guitar is held.
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