Paraphony (synthesizer)
Under Paraphonie is understood in the sound generator in synthesizers a simplified variant of the polyphony (polyphony), several parts share a common filter and amplifier circuit in the.
A classic, analog and monophonic synthesizer with subtractive synthesis usually generates an oscillation with the help of one or more voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO), the signals of which are then used to change the timbre through a voltage-controlled filter (VCF) and for the purpose of superimposing an envelope using a voltage-controlled amplifier ( VCA). In a fully polyphonic analog synthesizer, such a circuit comprising VCO, VCF and VCA is provided for each individual voice. This increases the circuit complexity considerably, which is the reason why polyphonic synthesizers are often implemented digitally today.
Some analog synthesizers use a simplified solution in which the oscillators can be played polyphonically via the keyboard, but still share a common VCF and VCA, which restricts the freedom of play compared to real polyphony. Such synthesizers are called “paraphonic” or “paraphonic”. However, for marketing reasons, some manufacturers often use the term "polyphonic" incorrectly.
Web links
- Moog Sub 37 - what is "paraphon"? - GreatSynthesizers on greatsynthesizers.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Polyphony and multitimbrality | Synthesizer Wiki | Fandom on synth.fandom.com
- ↑ Playing paraphone with Moog Mother-32 :: Bonedo on bonedo.de