Hi Guga

> Well, can't the mono/poly work as a 4 voice polyphony or am i getting something wrong

It is and it is not. You have four VCOs (which can make chords), but you
have only one VCF, one VCA, each with its envelope.
Lets assume you have a sound with a slow attack: If you play chords
starting all notes at the same time, then you won't hear a difference to
e.g. the Juno60. But if you start a chord with two notes and add later
two other notes, the other notes will not fade in slowly (as you would
expect with a true polyphonic synth), but immediately, because the
envelope is already opened and the additional VCOs are switched on only.

If you play manually then the polyphony of the MonoPoly is ok, for
laying some simple chords, but you should not compare it to a true
polyphonic synth with a VCF for each voice. As Michael Diekmann wrote,
the poly mode mostly shows off ;-) at chord memory and arpeggiated stuff.

Florian

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> to me, mono/poly sounds sometimes quite digital in a way, but that's not bad i guess. I've got an MS2000, i wonder how they would mix together
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> --- In korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com , Michael Diekmann <crc@...> wrote:
>> ms20 has a better filter (well actually two lp and hp), and a mono/poly
>> doesn't have external audio input.
>> those are the main advantages of the ms20 in my eyes (or ears actually)..
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>> other than that, i think the mono/poly is fantastic and can do things
>> most analogs can't.
>> just don't think it's a poly instrument because of the name. the poly
>> mode works great for chord memory and arpeggiated stuff tho.
>>
>> -michael
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>> gugaks4 kirjoitti:
>>> Hey guys,
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>>> i'm having some tough time deciding on this. I have an MS20 and thinking of selling it because it doesn't get much usage compared to my Roland Juno 60.
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>>> I find it really harsh and raw and the patchbay just doesn't do it for me. I find ms20 a good instrument for a lab or experimental stuff, but when concerned with making melodies, well, it's just not my cup of tea.
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>>> wanted to ask, will i regret it if taking a mono/poly I've never played one, only seen the youtube videos and know that it's quite a capable beast in terms of ssequences which would be really nice to have!
>>>
>>> any thoughts are welcome
>>>
>>> best regards,
>>> guga
>>>
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