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electronic instruments
Electronic instruments are designed to imitate, convert or produce sounds based on electric signals and digital data.
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sampler
Component that digitizes and stores sounds based on recordings of various acoustic sources, and reconverts them into sound signals.
disk drive
Device used to read or record data on a diskette.
function display
Liquid crystal display indicating various data.
headphone jack
Slot that takes the plug from the headphones.
sequencer
Component used to record, read and change MIDI data, the digital data used to create electronic music.
expander
Synthesizer used to produce sounds based on digital data transmitted by a keyboard, a sequencer or a computer.
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) cable
Cable connecting two MIDI instruments; the MIDI interface is used to transfer digital data and electric signals.