Two basic musical properties are rhythm and pitch. Polyphony is where there
are several voices with independent pitch and rhythm. Homophony is where
several voices have independent pitch but identical rhythm. Without
independent volume control for each oscillator you cannot do true polyphony,
for example sustain one note while another articulates many times. For that
you'd need 1 vca to be open while another opens and closes as you play
different notes.

If you want the parameters on the filters and envelopes to have common
controls, you would probably want a few A176 CV sources, mult'ed out to
different VCFs and VCADSRs. You'd still need to carefully tune the manual
controls on each one if you want it to sound the same on each voice. If you
don't need common control but you want synced filters and envelopes, you
will just need to tune the one for each voice to the same values, and retune
each one if you want to change any parameter.

I hope I'm making sense...

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Sidney < sidney_honi@... > wrote:

>
>
> I wouldn't be playing polyphonic because the ADSR envelope would not be
> activated each time I touch a different note Or maybe a new module similar
> to the A-143-2, with four inputs but only four knobs giving each voice the
> same envelope
>
> Do you think that the A-190-5 Interface will be intended to control two or
> more 111-5 modules If so, can their filters and envelopes be synced
>
> Sorry if I misunderstood something. I am trying to understand the multiple
> module function.
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > The most direct way would be to control them from a common signal. Use a
> > multiple to split the gate or filter modulation source. However, if you
> > want to attack several notes independently, like how one plays a piano,
> then
> > you need one VCA and envelope for each VCO. If you don't do this, then
> you
> > aren't playing "polyphony," it's actually called "homophony."
> >
> > Monroe
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Sidney <sidney_honi@...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Monroe.
> > >
> > > In fact I was looking for something similar to what Florian explained,
> > > working like a Korg Mono-Poly, because I could use the filters, VCA and
> ADSR
> > > modules from my system, just needing to add more oscillators in order
> to
> > > achieve a polyphonic system.
> > >
> > > Anyway, both ways explained by you and Florian would make a fantastic
> > > polyphonic system.
> > >
> > > But can two or more 111-5's filters or envelopes be synced in some way,
> so
> > > for example if I make a filter movement on one of the 111-5 will the
> others
> > > follow
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If you want to control the volume of each note independently you need
> one
> > > > VCA and one ADSR for each voice. You can get away with one filter at
> the
> > > > end, but usually there is a filter in each voice.
> > > >
> > > > I would recommend 4 A111-5 modules. That's all you need.
> > > >
> > > > Monroe
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Sidney <sidney_honi@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello. I am very interested about the possibilities of the A-190-5
> > > > > Polyphonic Midi-to-CV/Gate Interface. Does anybody knows if four
> > > oscillators
> > > > > controlled by one Midi channel, could be connected to a A-138 B
> mixer
> > > module
> > > > > and this output connected to a single filter and ADSR envelope to
> make
> > > a
> > > > > complete polyphonic system Or would I need a filter and adsr and
> vca
> > > per
> > > > > voice
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Sidney.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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