Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

I'm still very confused.
Does the Polysix have one oscillator or six? everywhere I read they
say it has one VCO (=voltage controlled oscillators) and then the
next sentence is usually something like "you can stack the 6
oscillators together for great unison sound".
So what is it then: 1 or 6?
If it is 6, do you have any control on the parameters of the
individual oscilators? (I know you have it with monopoly - you can
control the waveshape, tuning etc.)

it's one oscillator per voice for the polysix. each voice has it's own vco and vcf, although they all share a common fx unit. you can stack them to get thicker sounds (unison mode all 6 voices stack, each slightly detuned, or chord mode)

No, you do not have individual control on the various voices. The knobs you twist affect all 6 voices (hopefully) the same.

does that make sense?
-ben

> does that make sense?
> -ben

Yes! Thank you!
Finally I understand now!
There are 6 osc, but they share common VCO and VCF controls. There
are 6 oscillators because that's the only way to make TRUE polyphony
where each pressed key triggers a sound with the programmed envelope.





--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker"
<chromatest@g...> wrote:

> it's one oscillator per voice for the polysix. each voice has it's

own vco and vcf, although they all share a common fx unit. you can
stack them to get thicker sounds (unison mode all 6 voices stack,
each slightly detuned, or chord mode)

>
> No, you do not have individual control on the various voices. The

knobs you twist affect all 6 voices (hopefully) the same.

>
> does that make sense?
> -ben