[sdiy] Six/6 voice synths

[Bob Weigel]

Oh yeah definitely there are so many 6 voice synths because 1) it's a 
number that allows the player hit a frequent number of maximum notes in 
normal playing (4 on top, 2 on bottom) without drop outs and 2) more 
notes adds expense with diminishing performance benefits.

Tom Wiltshire wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just a quick question; Is there any technical reason why so many  
> polyphonic synths have six voices?
>
> I was just looking at the schematics for the Kawai K3 (Interesting  
> synth; 8-bit digital oscillators something like the PPG Wave,  
> followed by SSM2044 filters) and saw that the oscillator  
> demultiplexing uses 6 out of 8 channels on a 4051. "Why didn't they  
> just use the other two channels?" I wondered to myself. I've seen  
> similar things on other schematics, I'm sure.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
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