Nord Stage 4 Synth Engine Polyphony

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Nord Stage 4 Synth Engine Polyphony

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I'm not a Nord Stage 4 owner yet but on the Nord Stage 4 Synth Engine, if I use all three layers, does that mean that each note equals three voices of polyphony?
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Re: Nord Stage 4 Synth Engine Polyphony

Post by jonilikeskeys »

Yes! You have 46 voices in total. They split up into the three layers. Usually 46/3 which is roughly 16.
I don't know how it behaves with monophonic slots, if they actually only use one voice or their third..

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Re: Nord Stage 4 Synth Engine Polyphony

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There are instruments that count a note twice if the sound is in stereo - but that's not the case with Nords.
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