[sdiy] Polysynths: 8 voice or 16 voice?

[cheater cheater]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM Rutger Vlek <rutgervlek at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 16 voices on an instrument that's not multitimbral feels like a bit much.
>
> If it's analog with some analog drift between the voices I would prefer something in between: 12 voices with the possibility to play two voices per note with full stereo spread. That leaves 6 voice full stereo polyphony, just enough for two handed chords. Without such voice consuming features I would go for 8 voices.

Oh, yeah. This doesn't require multitimbrality. Unison works too.

> R.
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> Op zo 26 jul 2026, 21:05 schreef cheater cheater via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>:
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>> Let's say you're making/buying a polysynth. You can make it 8 or 16
>> voice. It's equally practical to do 8 or 16, it's not larger or
>> bulkier, the 16 voice costs 25% more, it doesn't do multitimbrality,
>> so there's only one sound coming out of it at any time. What do you
>> choose, and why?
>>
>> What markup would 16 voice have to be over 8 voice where you'll say
>> it's not worth it anymore? Ranging between 0% and 100%.
>>
>> Thanks!
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