In the simplest case of a synth which does not do layering internally, there is a 1-to-1 correspondence between voices and polyphony capability. Rather, most polyphonic synths contain a certain number of voices, which are capable of playing a certain number of simultaneous notes depending on layering and voice allocation.
(And even the Polymoog was only paraphonic in certain modes.) Some of the string synthesizers of the 1970s were fully polyphonic, but these relied on stripped-down circuitry capable of reproducing only a few preset, non-editable sounds.
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So, relatively few fully polyphonic synths with programmable patches have been produced the two best known are the Korg PS-3100 series and the Polymoog. Manufacturers learned long ago that a fully polyphonic synth, capable of sounding every note on the keyboard at once, is a bulky and expensive proposition, and that most performers don't really need that amount of polyphony. Meeting performers' expectations in this regard posed a problem for two decades.
Since synths were marketed as keyboard instruments, performers expected to be able to play chords, but most early synths were monophonic. This posed a problem for early synth manufacturers. So before the first commercial synths were available, the expectation was established that electronic instruments would be fully polyphonic. This included electric organs from the outset Laurens Hammond designed the Hammond Model A in the 1930s as a fully polyphonic instrument, and most electric organ designs from that point followed Hammond's lead. Traditional keyboard instruments, on the other hand, are usually fully polyphonic - every note on the keyboard can be played simultaneously, and every note will sound. This includes most of the woodwind and brass instruments. Although Western musical traditions are based around harmony, which implies the ability to play chords, many traditional instruments are monophonic - they can play only one note at a time. Send us feedback.A polyphonic synthesizer is one capable of sounding two or more notes at one time. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'polyphony.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020 For practitioners of what used to be called the lively arts, Life Isn’t Everything, an oral biography of Mike Nichols, is manna from heaven, its brilliantly orchestrated polyphony bringing him, his work, and his world to vivid life. 2022 For practitioners of what used to be called the lively arts, Life Isn’t Everything, an oral biography of Mike Nichols, is manna from heaven, its brilliantly orchestrated polyphony bringing him, his work, and his world to vivid life. 2022 In this oral history, Alexievich brings forth a polyphony of voices from one of the most radical social-engineering experiments ever carried out. 2022 The Master Chorale and the cellist Cécilia Tsan nimbly negotiated the score’s Hindustani gestures, which were seamlessly woven into a four-part texture modelled on Renaissance polyphony.Īlex Ross, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web Soon the others start to sing, too, their voices overlapping to create a rapturous polyphony.Ĭarolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr.
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