MB SID polyphony

[Jurbo]

Hi, I'm not sure in which forum department to post this question so here goes:

I have a question about the kind of polyphony that MB SID provides.

A SID has three voices, and two have six voices, that I know (I am considering a MB SID in two-SID configuration). But how does the polyphony work in different situations?

Example: I have created a patch that uses 1 voice. If I press several keys on my keyboard, let's say C-E-G-Bb, do I get simultaneus sounds using the same patch, using four of the six available voices?

Again, let's say my patch makes a sound using two voices. Do I get a three-note polyphony of the same sound?

And more: is it possible to play arpeggios so, that I press and hold for example c-e-g and the synth uses one voice to play the chosen notes arpeggiated, leaving 5 voices unused?

Thanks a lot for the information!

[Jurbo]

Hi, I'm not sure in which forum department to post this question so here goes:

I have a question about the kind of polyphony that MB SID provides.

A SID has three voices, and two have six voices, that I know (I am considering a MB SID in two-SID configuration). But how does the polyphony work in different situations?

Example: I have created a patch that uses 1 voice. If I press several keys on my keyboard, let's say C-E-G-Bb, do I get simultaneus sounds using the same patch, using four of the six available voices?

Again, let's say my patch makes a sound using two voices. Do I get a three-note polyphony of the same sound?

And more: is it possible to play arpeggios so, that I press and hold for example c-e-g and the synth uses one voice to play the chosen notes arpeggiated, leaving 5 voices unused?

Thanks a lot for the information!

[pay_c]

Normal polyphony: The three voices of one patch are splitted up to use them as three-times polyphony (all SIDs the same - no matter what patch they got loaded).

Appregios are normally played with all the voices of a patch (using them as mono mode - meaning that only mono polyphony is possible).

*Planned* feature for the SIDx4: Superpolyphony: Meaning, that every SID (with all three voices) will play one note - resulting in 4-time polyphony within a 4xSID.

Greetz!

[pay_c]

Normal polyphony: The three voices of one patch are splitted up to use them as three-times polyphony (all SIDs the same - no matter what patch they got loaded).

Appregios are normally played with all the voices of a patch (using them as mono mode - meaning that only mono polyphony is possible).

*Planned* feature for the SIDx4: Superpolyphony: Meaning, that every SID (with all three voices) will play one note - resulting in 4-time polyphony within a 4xSID.

Greetz!

[Jurbo]

Ok, so is this possible:

MBSID with 2 SIDs:

Left hand plays chords, one SID generates arpeggios of the chords - right hand plays melody on the other SID with a singing, sustaining sound (this would basically sound like the way a lot of C64-tunes begin).

Thanks again!

[Jurbo]

Ok, so is this possible:

MBSID with 2 SIDs:

Left hand plays chords, one SID generates arpeggios of the chords - right hand plays melody on the other SID with a singing, sustaining sound (this would basically sound like the way a lot of C64-tunes begin).

Thanks again!

[doc]

Yes,

if you split your keyboard and assign each SID on a different midi channel.

greets

DOC

[doc]

Yes,

if you split your keyboard and assign each SID on a different midi channel.

greets

DOC

[Jurbo]

I'm using a Korg X2 so there should be no problems what comes to flexible keyboard configurations...

So now my hands are REALLY starting to sweat!!!  ;D

[Jurbo]

I'm using a Korg X2 so there should be no problems what comes to flexible keyboard configurations...

So now my hands are REALLY starting to sweat!!!  ;D