Optigan

Keyboard overview of a model 35002 Optigan. The coded strip above the main keyboard corresponded to numbers in the music books for those unable to read music.

The Optigan (a portmanteau of optical organ) is an electronic keyboard instrument designed for the consumer market. The name stems from the instrument's reliance on pre-recorded optical soundtracks to reproduce sound. Later versions (built under license and aimed at the professional market) were sold under the name Orchestron.[1][2]

  1. ^ Brend, Mark (2005). Strange sounds: offbeat instruments and sonic experiments in pop. Hal Leonard. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-87930-855-1.
  2. ^ Lenhoff, Alan; Robertson, David (2019). Classic Keys: Keyboard sounds that launched rock music. Denton, Texas, USA: University of North Texas Press. pp. 275–276. ISBN 9781574417760.