Sound and Timbre - Other Families of Instruments

KEYBOARD FAMILY

Keyboard instruments have a keyboard, like a piano, that you play and which then produces the given note for you.

This family includes:

• Piano
• Harpsichord
• Organ
• Electric organ
• Electric keyboard
• Clavichord

ELECTRONIC FAMILY

An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker. this family including synthesizers, midi controllers, drum machines, instrument effects and sampler.

ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER

DRUM MACHINE

FM SYNTHESIZER

GUITAR EFFECTS

SAMPLER

ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR