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Original Message 1/8 29-Nov-01 @ 06:39 AM - Polyphony???

Rico Rider

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At last I'm about to get some sort of hardware VA-synth after several months of playing around with VSTi and GigaStudio on my PC. I'm currently leaning towards a used Nova or better yet the Super Nova. My (stupid/novice) question is about the polyphony; I know the Nova has 12 voice polyphony and the Super Nova 20 but when playing a note, will each oscillator eat one "unit" of polyphony or is it each program that uses one voice? I mean if I have a program with both oscillators active will that use 2 voices for each note played. Excuse me but I'm a real novice in this department and this question might seem rather stupid...

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Message 2/8 29-Nov-01 @ 01:06 PM - RE: Polyphony???

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Not a stupid question at all. Some kit is specified by the total number of oscillators, but in the case of the Supernova/Nova the polyphony is the number of notes you can play at once. Each voice consists of up to 3 oscillators + noise source. How many oscillators you use has no effect on the polyphony.

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Message 3/8 29-Nov-01 @ 01:21 PM - RE: Polyphony???

Rico Rider

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Thanks alot!!

Exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for. In that case I think the Nova's 12 voices will be enough for me unless I can get a Super Nova extremely cheap...

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Message 4/8 29-Nov-01 @ 06:32 PM - RE: Polyphony???

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btw the Nova now has 16 poly with OS 4

Regards

Murray

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Message 5/8 30-Nov-01 @ 06:09 AM - RE: Polyphony???

Rico Rider

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In case I buy an old Nova, is it possible to update the OS?

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Message 6/8 30-Nov-01 @ 07:44 AM - RE: Polyphony???

Stefan

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Yes it is.

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Message 7/8 30-Nov-01 @ 12:52 PM - RE: Polyphony???

Deano

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And it's free!

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Message 8/8 06-Dec-01 @ 10:08 AM - RE: Polyphony???

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Anyone got any idea if the 20 voice expansion card is still available for the original supernova?

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