{"wikiid":86574,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Casio keyboard","revisionid":1144512,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\nFirst manufactured in 1980, Casio electronic keyboards are still made by Casio today. Electronic keyboards or portable keyboards are a musical instrument\u2014electronic or digital derivatives of keyboard instruments.\n\nMajor components of a typical modern electrical keyboard:\n\n* ***Musical keyboard:*** The white and black piano style keys\n* ***User Interface system:*** a program which handles user interaction with controllers such as the musical keyboard, menus, and buttons.\n* ***Computerized musical arranger:*** A software program that produces rhythms and chords through computerized commands.\n* ***Sound generator:*** A digital sound module, usually within an integrated read-only memory (ROM)\n* ***Amplifier and speakers:*** Internal audio power amplifier (a few watts) connected to the sound generator chip\n* ***Power supply:*** Keyboards may or may not have an internal power supply system built to the main circuit board, but most modern keyboards are often equipped with an included\u00a0AC adapter.\n* ***[https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MIDI|MIDI] Terminals:*** Most keyboards usually have 5-pin MIDI connections for data communication so keyboard can connect with either a computer or a sound module\n* ***Flash memory:*** some keyboards have a small amount of onboard memory for storing MIDI data or recorded songs\n* ***External storage device:*** Usually available for professional-grade keyboards and synthesizers, allowing the user to store data in an externally connected storage device such as ROM cartridges, floppy disks, memory cards, and USB flash drives\n* ***Music stands:*** A metal or plastic rack for holding sheet music or music books upright\n* ***Sustain jack:*** (if keyboard has sustain feature) replicates the device used on acoustic pianos.\n* More details [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronic_keyboard#Components|here]\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n[https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?keywords=Electronic+Keyboards&rh=n%3A11970001%2Cp_89%3ACasio&c=ts&ts_id=11970001|Casio Electronic Keyboards Amazon]\n\n[https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Casio_keyboards|List of Casio Keyboard Wikipedia]\n\n[https:\/\/web.casio.com\/emi\/40th\/history\/|Casio Keyboards Lineage]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"First manufactured in 1980, Casio electronic keyboards are still made by Casio today. 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Background and Identification<\/h2><\/div>\n\n

First manufactured in 1980, Casio electronic keyboards are still made by Casio today. Electronic keyboards or portable keyboards are a musical instrument\u2014electronic or digital derivatives of keyboard instruments.<\/p>\n\n

Major components of a typical modern electrical keyboard:<\/p>\n\n