Farfisa Polychrome

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synthesizer
General
Surname Polychrome
Manufacturer Farfisa
Sound synthesis analog, subtractive
Period 1977-1988
properties
Polyphonic fully polyphonic
Multitimbral yes, twice
Oscillators 1
filter Resonance filter
Keys 61 keys
Effects Phasers

The Polychrome is an analog, polyphonic ( polyphonic ) synthesizer of the Italian organ manufacturer Farfisa from 1977. He was often found in Italian musical productions of the late 1970s and early 1980s despite its small numbers.

General

The Polychrome has 61 keys and accordingly covers five octaves (CC). The keyboard can be split between two simultaneously selected instruments. This allows two different sounds to be played separately without them overlapping.

Although the instrument has only one oscillator , it is fully polyphonic (61 notes) and also has multi-timbrality (2).

In addition, the pitch can be changed with a typical rotary knob on the left of the keyboard and a resonance filter can be switched on.

The synthesizer can only with AC power to operate and has a total of three 6.35mm- latches . You can choose between a general output (full range), a vocal chorus output (only vocal chorus ) and a headphone connection. An expression pedal can also be connected.

The Polychrome also has an input handle. External sound sources can be switched to the synthesizer systems here. This means that the Phaser effect of the Polychrome could be used in conjunction with another instrument by playing the latter and recording the output of the former. Nevertheless, the Polychrome does not offer any stereophony .

The sounds

The synthesizer's control panel is divided into a total of seven pieces. From right to left there are:

The Percussive Section - Here you can select six predefined sounds, all of which are played staccato . These are: piano , harpsichord , honky-tonk piano , clavichord , electric guitar and acoustic guitar .

The Strings section - Here typical sounding strings can be selected and adjusted. The sound is very similar to the string ensembles of many organs.

The ensemble section - brass ensemble , woodwind quintet (referred to here as Reed ) and accordion ensemble can be selected here.

The phaser - here is a simple phaser that allows wobbling sounds and at the same time offers a tremolo effect.

The Modulation section - provides various options and controls for modulating the sound.

The General Controls section - contains basic controls such as selecting certain options and activating solo voices.

The vocal chorus is not a chorus effect , as is often assumed , but an independent emulation of a human choir .

All sections offer options such as attack and decay (fade in and fade out time), sustain and volume depending on their function .

Others

The synthesizer was only built in very small numbers and is therefore a sought-after collector's item today.

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