Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Korg DW8000, Mono/Poly, MS-20...

Someone has asked what the difference is between Poly 1 and Poly 2,
and, it is actually really simple... Poly 2 functions similarly to
Unison mode, except that it'll accept an entire chord or series of
notes as long as you continue to hold the first one. Once you release
them all, playing a new note or chord will kill any ringing sound
from the previous chord (you can really tell if you use the damper
pedal (or sustain switch (mentioned another of my posts)). This 'Poly
2'-type mode was on my old Moog...

-r. andrew (www.divinemasquerade.com)