Hornbostel–Sachs

Hornbostel–Sachs taxonomy

Musical instruments classified by how they produce sound — from the five abstract families down through ever more particular subclasses.

1Idiophones6 subcategories2Membranophones4 subcategories3Chordophones3 subcategories4Aerophones3 subcategories5Electrophones6 subcategories
51Electro-acoustic instruments and devices5 subcategories52Electromechanical instruments and devices5 subcategories53Analogue electronic instruments, modules and components3 subcategories54Digital instruments, modules and components7 subcategories55Hybrid analogue/digital configurations56Software
541Digital synthesizers4 subcategories542Digital control sources and interfaces543Digital signal mixing, modifying, and processing devices544Digital samplers and sampling synthesizers545Digital record/playback devices546Other digital modules, components or configurations547Digital modules communicating between devices

Digital instruments, modules and components (54)