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monophonic

[mon-uh-fon-ik] / ˌmɒn əˈfɒn ɪk /


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The early synthesizer was monophonic, able to produce only one note at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

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

Some are spare and monophonic; some are multitracked.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2013

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


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