Strict Categories:Electric - produces sound by electrical meansElectromechanicalElectroacousticalElectronic - ???Digital - Electronic instruments which produce sound digitallyAnalog - Electronic instruments which produce sound using analog electronic circuitsAugmented/Hybrid/Extended Instruments - conventional instruments incorporating sensorsInstrument Like - electronic devices which attempt to emulate existing instrumentsInstrument Inspired - electronic devices similar to or designed loosely following the characteristics of existing instruments (but that don't necessary seek emulation) (Wanderly Orio 2002)Modular - instruments which are designed to be built to some extent by the userGeneric - instruments which are "flexible, without specific prefiguring, designed without a specific musical work as a driver" (A. Tanaka NIME 2010)Category-Like:"Digital Musical Instrument""New Musical Instrument""New Interfaces for Musical Expression"Control SurfaceControllerGestural ControllerAlternate controllers