Almost as long as digital keyboards and pianos have been around, the question of polyphony comes up. It’s a quick, easy measure of how many distinct sounds can be created at any one time by a single musical instrument. An acoustic piano effectively has unlimited polyphony, restricted only by the […]
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Whenever you buy a new digital piano, keyboard or synthesiser, one of its key specifications is the amount of polyphony. But what exactly is polyphony? In pure musical terms, polyphony is used to describe two or more independent melodic voices. This is in contrast to monophony (a single voice) or […]
