Keytar history on youtube

FanTC · Post by **FanTC** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:57 am

Hi, I made a short film about the history of the keytar. Please let me know if anny information is not correct or missing. Enjoy!
Henry

http://youtu.be/u4fJq3T6wO8

samriccijr · Post by **samriccijr** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:19 pm

I have a fondness for 1987 -- 5:52

Sam in Nj

FanTC · Post by **FanTC** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:24 am

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:43 am

I have the Yamaha toy at 6:00

FanTC · Post by **FanTC** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:28 am

I have the Roland AX-Synth at 10:05 and the one at 12:48

StudioF · Post by **StudioF** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:45 am

i have the white lucina

six_feet_under · Post by **six_feet_under** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:18 pm

Nice work, FANTC!

I think the biggest innovation in Keytars was on-board sounds in ~2009. No more hassel with midi cables and reliability.

I love my Roland AX-09 Lucina
And I like the freedom of Keytars so much that I converted my Kross61 into a keytar. https://youtu.be/I7YHznSAEYY
Saved money and got a more versatile keytar than those currently on the market. My DIY keytar has 5 octaves of full size keys, hundreds of onboard sounds, with multiple splits, battery powered, under 10lbs, and one of the coolest looking KROG's ever made.

Now, if we can get manufacturers to stop building keytars with the stupid simulated guitar neck, and give us a full 5 octaves! Let us be keys players, not simulated guitar players! There are already enough guitar players in the world.

Moreover, I hope to convince all manufacturers selling synths under 10 lbs to include guitar strap posts (either optional attachments, or hidden under a flap, or pop-ups). They could sell the same unit to two markets: workstations and keytars. Easy money for them!