Walkstation



A walkstation is an electronic music device which provides musicians with the facilities of a music workstation in a portable package. The term was introduced as part of the marketing for the Yamaha QY10, presumably as a portmanteau of Walkman and workstation. Its usage is typically limited to the portable members of Yamaha's QY sequencer family.

The features of a walkstation are:
 * sound module
 * music sequencer
 * (usually) a small musical keyboard.
 * small size
 * battery power

The heyday of the walkstation lay between the time when creating such devices was viable and the time when general-purpose portable devices, such as laptops and mobile phones, were capable of offering comparable functionality.

Devices


Other comparable devices:

More recent portable music workstations:
 * Teenage Engineering OP-1
 * Cyberstep KDJ-ONE