multi-timbral
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multi-timbral
The ability to play multiple instrument sounds (patches) simultaneously. See MIDI patch and timbre.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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(31) Other computers during this time that possessed in-built multi-voice and
multi-timbral music generating systems include: Apple Macintosh, Commodore 64, 128 and Amiga, Atari 800XL and 520ST and BBC microcomputer.
Retro AS-1 is polyphonic and
multi-timbral (16 channels), and also does splits and layers.
Assuming you're not a guitar god like Eric Clapton, you might invest in a
multi-timbral keyboard (about pounds 300) which reproduces the sound of most instruments.
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