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#176018 - 03/31/06 08:53 AM polyphony - Which k/b controls?
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When determining the amount of polyphony when two k/boards are midi'd together, which one controls how many notes you can play at one time? For instance, if I were to purchase a Casio wk3200 and use as a master(because of its' 76 keys) and wanted to use my Tyros as a slave, how much polyphony would I have? Would it be determined by the Casio(master) or the Tyros(slave)?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Ed

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#176019 - 03/31/06 09:06 AM Re: polyphony - Which k/b controls?
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If you midi two keyboards together, each with 128 note polyphony, and play both of them together one controlling the other, theoretically, you should have 256
polyphony.
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#176020 - 03/31/06 09:12 AM Re: polyphony - Which k/b controls?
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IMO, it would be determined by the Tyros not the Casio. The Casio in your scenario is used as a controller (no polyphony), it is merely sending MIDI notes to the Tyros. The Tyros is creating the voices, so it's polyphony are being used up.
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#176021 - 03/31/06 09:18 AM Re: polyphony - Which k/b controls?
Fran Carango Offline
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Polyphony is of the sound source..the keypad[keys] are not limited..If you play a 64 voice sound module with a Tyros[128 voice]..your module will still only have 64 polyphony..
Playing with the Tyros sound generator [layered with the sound module will still give you 64 from the module and 128 from the Tyros].
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#176022 - 03/31/06 10:37 AM Re: polyphony - Which k/b controls?
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I want to thank everyone for their responses. I think I finally understand - the sound source determines polyphony. The sound source whether it is a sound module or internal to the keyboard, is the limiting factor in polyphony. Right??

Regards,
Ed

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#176023 - 03/31/06 12:12 PM Re: polyphony - Which k/b controls?
Fran Carango Offline
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RIGHT.....Now it is feasible to split your keyboard[Casio]on the left hand side of split[Casio sound generator, 32 voice], and on the right of split the Tyros[128 voice...]..
This would yield 160 voice polyphony..
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#176024 - 03/31/06 04:35 PM Re: polyphony - Which k/b controls?
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Got it! Thanks everyone.

Regards,
Ed

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