What is ketar?
There are some historical musical instruments that inspire nostalgic memories of the past era, and then there are those that are painfully reminding us that parachute pants and foot heaters were once considered fashionable. A tool known as ketar can only fall somewhere between two thought trains. Keytar is an electronic keyboard or synthesizer configured to about the same size as an electric guitar. The U Kytar performers would attach the tool around his body and play the miniaturized keyboard with his right hand while manipulating the bend of pitch, vibrato and other left controls.
The idea of a portable synthesizer suitable for live performances was not particularly new, but the keyboard was not generally improvised by smaller keyboard points and standard guitars. At the beginning of the 80s, however, several prominent keyboard manufacturers, including Korg, Moog and Roland, introduced the first generation ketar for the general public. These ketars contained three octave keyboard SPOlu with a neck in the style of guitars and several electronic components that controlled pitch, vibrato and voice.
The ketar player could program the switching tool between several different voices such as strings, brass and distinctive electronic guidance. It could also use ketar to perform other actions such as electronic drums or other keyboards connected by MIDI. The guitar strap allowed the key to get off with the rest of the band or show the solos in front of the audience. Keytar allowed keyboards to get out of the keyboards and actually communicate with others.
Because the sounds produced by ketar tended to have eclectic synthesized edge, many of the first users were new waves, dance pop or early electronic belts, especially Avant Garde Devoa Blondie. Keyboardonists in these bands often duplicated or rediscently discovered riffs that would originally create headsguitarists. From the perspective of the artist, the introduction of Keytar, gave the bands a wider range of sounds, from which he chooses a distinctive hook or solo section of the song.
By the end of the 80s, however, many new wave and electronic belts fell out of popularity, and Keytar itself has become more relic than a respected historical tool. Groups that adopted ketar during the 90 or early 2000 were often mocked as Retro-80 belts. Flight with little originality. However, several bands have recently accepted Keytar and it is still a popular collector collector with music instruments collectors.
Korg and Moog Ketars from 80. years are difficult to find and both companies have long since come from the keyboard guitar market. Keytar, known as the Roland AX-7, remained in the production in mid-2000, but is considered the last of its kind.