monophonic
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The 170 is an analog monophonic synthesizer with a programmable sequencer that comes with a 70-page illustrated manual, including several sample patch diagrams to get you started.Price:
From The Verge • Nov. 5, 2019
Ragas are largely monophonic, incorporating drones created by instruments like the tanpura, a long-necked plucked string instrument.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2016
The Nintendo Entertainment System’s programmable sound generator—Kondo’s orchestra—had just three monophonic sound channels, a noise channel, and a rarely used sample channel.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2015
"They were monophonic, so you could only play one note at a time."
From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2010
But what all this chant had in common was that it was one memorised, meandering tune with no accompaniment and no harmonising, the Greek term for which is monophonic: one voice.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
