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	MIDI Synthesisers \| TheWhippinpost
		Multitimbral operation will generally require the use of a sequencer to send the various MIDI messages required.
		The polyphony of a multitimbral synthesiser is usually allocated dynamically among the different parts (timbres) being used.
		A single multitimbral sound module might be configured to receive the piano part on Channel 1, the bass part on Channel 5, and the drum part on Channel 10, and would play all three parts simultaneously.
	www.thewhippinpost.co.uk /midi/midi-synthesisers.htm (1123 words)

	Multitimbral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another possibility would be to have several separate instruments connected via MIDI to a multitimbral synthesiser and to play different sounds from the same synthesiser with each instrument.
		Multitimbrality is achieved by having a synthesiser with more than one sound producing module.
		Inexpensive multitimbral synthesisers combined with a MIDI equipped computer (such as the Atari ST, before PCs became equipped as standard with a MIDI interface) made home studio recording much more accessible to the digital musician, particularly instrumental keyboard players.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Multitimbral (275 words)

	MIDI Tutorial
		Since this is a multitimbral module, it can play many different musical parts, such as piano, bass and drums, at the same time.
		A synthesizer or sound generator is said to be multitimbral if it is capable of producing two or more different instrument sounds simultaneously.
		The polyphony of a multitimbral synthesizer is usually allocated dynamically among the different parts (timbres) being used.
	ems.music.utexas.edu /program/mus329g/reserve/miditut.htm (8406 words)

	Midi specifications
		If a MultiTimbral device is asked to respond to more MIDI channels than it has Parts to accomodate, then it will handle only as many MIDI channels as it has Parts.
		If a MultiTimbral device, then it often requires the musician to manually select which one Patch to play all 16 channels, and this setting is usually saved in "patch memory".
		If a MultiTimbral device, then it often requires the musician to manually select which one Patch to play that MIDI channel, and this setting is usually saved in "patch memory".
	slow.free.fr /pages/midispe.html (15541 words)

	The POS Gear
		This is a multitimbral polyphonic synth 'in the style of' Roland's old LA synths (D50 etc), but with no filters.
		This is a multitimbral polyphonic 4 operator FM synth with built in sequencer.
		There is no memory for multitimbral assignments, so you have to set them up again each time you use the machine (though it is quite quick with the TV display).
	www.geocities.com /roland_rock/thegear.htm (6517 words)

	Musical Instruments FAQs
		By contrast, "multitimbral" refers to the number of discrete voices a keyboard can simultaneously produce, independent of the number of keys pressed.
		The 16-note polyphonic keyboard referred to in the previous example might also (but need not) be "6-voice multitimbral," meaning that it is capable of reproducing the sounds of a piano, a flute, a bass guitar, a trumpet, a violin and a kazoo at the same time, either at the same pitch or different pitches.
		Multitimbral keyboards are especially useful in combination with sequencers, which allow you to record each instrument's melody separately and then play all the parts back as components of a full arrangement, like an orchestra.
	www.bestbuy.ca /learnmore/AskTheExpert/en/Musical_Instruments_FAQs.asp?logon=&langid=FR (2306 words)

	MULTITIMBRALITY BASICS
		Put simply, multitimbral means the ability to play several different sounds at the same time, each different sound or musical 'part' being controlled by a different MIDI channel.
		To help overcome the limitations imposed by having all the sounds pre-mixed inside the module, the user invariably has control over the sound level and pan position of the individual parts, though on some of the cheaper modules, these parameters may only be accessible via MIDI from a sequencer or a suitable editing software package.
		Multitimbral synth modules have many advantages, though they need to be used with a sequencer to make the most of their considerable features.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/1994_articles/feb94/multitimbrality.html (1223 words)

	MIDI and Music Synthesis Tutorial
		Base Multitimbral Synthesizers must be capable of playing 6 "melodic notes" and "2 percussive" notes simultaneously, using 3 "melodic timbres" and 2 "percussive timbres".
		The formal requirements for an Extended Multitimbral Synthesizer are only that it must have capabilities which exceed those specified for a Base Multitimbral Synthesizer.
		If you have MIDI files which were composed for a General MIDI instrument, and you are playing them on a Base Multitimbral Synthesizer, you would probably want to take the MIDI percussion data coming from your application on Channel 10 and send this information to the device driver on Channel 16.
	www.midi.org /about-midi/tutorial/tutor.shtml (10028 words)

	MIDI channels, voices, timbres and Modes by Phil Rees
		Also, please note the distinction between the number of multitimbral parts (the number of timbres which may be simultaneously active under the voice allocation scheme of the device) and the capacity of the patch memory (the total number of timbres or Programs held available in the device).
		The capacity of the patch memory represents the number of timbres available, but not simultaneously; this is likely to be much larger than the number of parts, and the MIDI spec provides for lots of timbres in the extended Program number system with Bank Select.
		The polyphony of a modern multitimbral sound-generating device is usually allocated dynamically among the different parts (timbres) as and when they are needed.
	www.philrees.co.uk /articles/midimode.htm (4607 words)

	MIDI Specification: MIDI Modes
		Most MultiTimbral devices offer the musician the choice of which particular channels to use, and which to ignore (if he doesn't need all 16 patches playing simultaneously on different channels).
		If a MultiTimbral device, then it often requires the musician to manually select which one Patch to play all 16 channels, and this setting is usually saved in "patch memory".
		If a MultiTimbral device, then it often requires the musician to manually select which one Patch to play that MIDI channel, and this setting is usually saved in "patch memory".
	www.borg.com /~jglatt/tech/midispec/modes.htm (1572 words)

	MIDI Specification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		If the device is a MultiTimbral unit, then each one of its Parts may respond differently (or not at all) to various controller numbers.
		If the device is a MultiTimbral module, then each one of its Parts may respond differently (or not at all) to a particular controller number.
		If a MultiTimbral device is asked to respond to more MIDI channels than it has Parts to accomodate, then it will handle only as many MIDI channels as it has Parts.
	jedi.ks.uiuc.edu /~johns/links/music/midispec.htm (15769 words)

	Homepage of Viktor Fougstedt - Music
		The reason for the strange name seems to be that Hohner imported Casio equipment to Germany and changed model names.
		8 voice polyphonic, 8 voice "multitimbral" (it's a sampler...) Graphical and nongraphical editing of sampled sounds, waveform creation using additive synthesis, resonant filter built in.
		I use it for very basic analogue sounds, and only very recently (when I played a Poly 800) have my attention been drawn to the diversity of sounds that can be created by those who have the knowledge.
	www.dtek.chalmers.se /~d2viktor/music/equipment.shtml (858 words)

	B&H Photo Video Pro Audio Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Yamaha DGX 300 76 Key 6 Part Multitimbral Accompaniment Keyboard, Built-in Speakers and Floppy Drive - with Survival Kit 1D
		Yamaha DGX 500 88 Key 6 Part Multitimbral Accompaniment Keyboard, Built-in Speakers, Floppy Drive and Stand - with Survival Kit 1C
		Yamaha PSR 172 61 Key Multitimbral Accompaniment Keyboard, Built-in Speakers - with Survival Kit 1B
	www.bhphotovideo.com /links/1618.html (628 words)

	softsamplecell
		It combined the guts of a sampler (eight audio outputs and sample RAM) with software that allowed musicians to build multitimbral banks of instruments whose raw samples were loaded onto the SampleCell hardware card.
		In Use I used SampleCell as a multitimbral instrument within Logic and Pro Tools 5.0, both running on TDM, and to program custom sounds running SampleCell stand-alone routed through an ASIO SoundManager driver.
		I immediately went to work configuring a multitimbral bank using instruments from a variety of libraries — drum loops and hits, synth basses, orchestral strings, and an assortment of vintage keyboards rounded out my palette.
	www.digidesign.com /news/articles/softsamplecell.html (1516 words)

	A MIDI Tutorial - Channel Mode Messages
		When on, this causes a legato effect between notes, which is usually achieved by skipping the attack portion of the VCA's envelope.
		When on, this lengthens the release time of the playing notes' VCA (ie, makes the note take longer to fade out after it's released, versus when this pedal is off).
		This are either on or off, so they are often used to implement on/off functions, such as a Metronome on/off switch on a sequencer.
	home.planet.nl /~roosp/mt_chmod.htm (5753 words)

	Logic Pro Help :: View topic - Multitimbral plugins with single stereo output
		In Logic the usage of multitimbral plugins is generally problematic because midi controllers cc7 (volume) and cc10 (pan) are not sent into the plugin but used instead to control the output of the audio instrument.
		For multitimbral plugins with multiple audio output channels there is a general solution by controlling the individual output (aux) channels.
		However, it defeats somehow the purpose of multitimbral plugins and may substantially increase cpu load.
	www.logicprohelp.com /viewtopic.php?t=3839 (1168 words)

	ROLAND JV-1080 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Featuring an incredible 64-voice polyphony and 16-part multitimbral capability, the possible applications are staggering.
		The 64-voice polyphony and 16-part multitimbral capabilities are bolstered by a 32-bit RISC chip CPU.
		With its 64-voice polyphony, 16-part multitimbral capability, user-friendly interface and incredible expandability, the Roland JV-1080 SUPER JV Synthesizer Module is clearly the new standard in high powered synth modules.
	www1.hellasnet.gr /amidi/jv1080.htm (616 words)

	DePaul MIDI lab setup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is sixteen channel multitimbral and receives MIDI data from port 2 of the Studio 4.
		The Proteus is also a 32 voice, sixteen channel multitimbral sample playback tone module.
		It can be configured to be eight channel multitimbral and receives its MIDI data from port 4 of the Studio 4.
	music.depaul.edu /srt/setup.html (178 words)

	Electronic Musician: Waldorf Attack 1.0.1 : a multitimbral VST synthesizer for percussion, lead, and bass - MAC/WIN - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Now that software-based percussion samplers are all the rage, it's significant that Attack is a subtractive synthesizer and not a sampler.
		Its multitimbral architecture features multiple-waveform digital oscillators, resonant multimode filters with distortion, and global delays for Attack's two stereo outputs and four mono outputs.
		With a little judicious editing of your drum parts, you can sequence a complete multitimbral song from one instance of Attack.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FGL/is_4_18/ai_83697463 (1538 words)

	K2000 Multitimbral Module Use Help! - Sonikmatter
		I guess for now Ill just have to use the K2K with three midi channels although I think it was STUPID in their design to not incorporate a Multitimbral or Performance mode which the Korg M1 had many years prior.
		The is 8 part multitimbral, whereas the K2000 is 16 part multitimbral, though this is somewhat misleading, because 1 part of multitimbality in the K2000 can actually accomodate an awful lot of sounds.
		The M1 must be in a special mode (Multi) to act in a multitimbral sense, whereas the K2000 is always ready for duty on all 16 channels.
	community.sonikmatter.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=259 (2051 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Synthesizer with 128 voice polyphony, 16 times multitimbral, 902 instrument sounds, 26 drum sets, compatible with GM2 and Roland GS, reverb, chorus and delay effects.
		Hi-End multitimbral sampler with a wide range of editing possibilities.
		Multitimbral wavetable synth with a huge sound potential.
	service.steinberg.de /webdoc_ps_int.nsf/show/vst_instruments_chart_en (478 words)

	Alesis Micron Virtual Analog Synth
		Following the release of the Alesis Ion synthesizer, Alesis introduced the Micron virtual analog synthesizer, which boasts the same sound engine as the Ion in a compact three-octave keyboard.
		The Micron is compatible with Ion programs and holds more than 1,000 programs and multitimbral setups.
		The Micron has 8-voice polyphony with three oscillators per voice, and is 4-part multitimbral.
	mixonline.com /news/audio_alesis_micron_virtual/index.html (238 words)

	Sweetwater inSync
		A synthesizer or sampler is multitimbral if it is capable of producing more than one type of sound or timbre (pronounced tam bur) at a time.
		For example, a Kurzweil K2500 is 16-part multitimbral, meaning it can produce 16 different sounds at once (a sound being defined as a single patch or preset; part one might be piano, part two strings, part three trombone, part four flute, and so on.
		Using the K2500 example again, a 16-part multitimbral K2500 can produce up to 48 notes of polyphony distributed dynamically across those 16 multitimbral parts.
	www.sweetwater.com /insync/word.php?find=Multitimbral (191 words)

	The ugly multitimbral issue - revisited - Renoise Forums
		I'm wondering whether in the short or long term the developers ever plan to re-add support for multitimbral instruments.
		If the answer is no then I'm curious as to how hard it would be for Renoise to develop an internal sound engine comparable to Kontakt.
		For me, multitimbral is done with different tracks : if you want to play a piano with a string and apply different effects to each samples, you can do this with tracks, no? Even if it's not a single instrument, you can simulate it.
	www.renoise.com /board/index.php?showtopic=938 (592 words)

	Electronic Musician: Steinberg Halion 1.1 : Stream your heart out with this multitimbral sampler and 1.7 GB of content ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Steinberg's Halion is a multitimbral, multioutput software sampler that features direct-from-disk streaming of samples.
		To take full advantage of Halion's multitimbral, multioutput, and streaming features, you need some serious CPU muscle, a huge amount of RAM, and a fast hard drive, preferably one that's dedicated to Halion streaming.
		Halion's other Page Views are typical of multitimbral samplers but offer some unique editing features.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FGL/is_5_18/ai_84394964 (1484 words)

	The POS Gear - Roland MVS1
		Although you can edit patches on (eg) a PC via MIDI you still can't seem to store them permanently on the unit - as soon as you select another patch your changes are lost.
		Fortunately, the unit will respond to MIDI patch/bank changes, volume, pan settings etc. So you can put all the multitimbral stuff into your sequencer & have it set the unit up when you start playing (ie ignore the Performances on the unit).
		This, of course, assumes that you are happy for the unit to always respond on MIDI channels 1-7 & 10 (drums).
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Birdland/3547/rev-mvs1.htm (762 words)

	Multitimbral mode
		I did some reading on the meaning of "multitimbral" in the QS8 manual and now things are starting to clear up.
		The only thing I'm confused about in your reply is the "receiving on Channel 1 and re-channelizing to channel 2." Do I have to set up 2 MIDI tracks in my sequencer to transmit and receive data per one channel on my QS8...
		You should put Your QS into a multitimbral mode in the Global menu, to do so, select Out01.
	midiworld.com /quadrasynth/qs-forum/messages11/5666.html (1037 words)

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