A modern digital piano primarily emulates the sound of an acoustic piano through which technology?

Frequency modulation (FM) synthesis

Recording and playback of digital samples

Unlike a piano, a harpsichord produces sound by which action?

Striking the strings with a felt hammer

Using a bow to vibrate the strings

Plucking the strings with a plectrum

Electronic circuits and oscillators

Digital audio files from a memory card

The player blowing into a mouthpiece

Pressurized air flowing through pipes

Electronically generated sound waves

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01A modern digital piano primarily emulates the sound of an acoustic piano through which technology?
02Unlike a piano, a harpsichord produces sound by which action?
03A synthesizer is a keyboard instrument that generates sound primarily using what?
04The accordion is a free-reed aerophone where the keyboard is used to open pallets, allowing air from the bellows to vibrate what?
05The celesta, known for its ethereal sound in pieces like 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,' produces its tone by hammers striking what?
06The Mellotron, an electro-mechanical precursor to modern samplers, creates sound by playing back what when a key is pressed?
07How is airflow generated in a melodica to produce sound?
08Which early keyboard instrument strikes its strings with small metal blades called tangents, allowing for a type of vibrato known as 'Bebung'?
09In a standard acoustic piano, what mechanism produces sound when a key is pressed?
10What is the primary source of sound in a traditional pipe organ?