Operation Manual

6.65 Polymixer 125
Figure 70: Creating a polyphonic synth with a Polykey and Polymixer module.
The default value of the following parameters is set at construction
• pitch wheel range: determines the range of pitch variation that can be obtained with the pitch
wheel. The convention is 1 Volt/octave (maximum value is 2 Volts). A semitone is equal to
a 0.08333 value.
• MIDI channel: MIDI channel used by the keyboard.
• number of voices: number of voices requested for the modules enclosed within a Polykey
and Polymixer module.
Note: see also the Keyboard, Vkeyboard and Polyvkey modules.
6.65 Polymixer
The Polymixer mixes the outputs of the different voices of a polyphonic patch. This module is
always used in combination with a Polykey or Polyvkey module. A polyphonic patch is created by
inserting modules between a Polykey or a Polyvkey and a Polymixer. Tassman will automatically
reproduce the modules appearing between the Polykey and Polymixer module one time for each
voice requested during construction in the Polykey or Polyvkey module edit pop-up menu. The
output of the Polymixer module is the sum of the outputs of the different voices of the polyphonic
patch. The front panel of the different modules included in a polyphonic section of a patch are only
mapped once on the Player. This means that all the voices of the patch are similarly affected by the
settings of the front panel controls. Keep in mind that the computational load inevitably increases
with the number of voices. This means that the number of voices that can be played really depends
on the complexity of the patch one is playing and on the computer processing power. You can use
multiple Polymixer modules in an instrument.
Typical Use
See the example of Figure 70 under Polykey.