monophonic

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monofonik
English - English
having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)
1) More formal term for Mono and meaning that there is only one sound source or the signal was derived from one sound source 2) In synthesizers, a term meaning that only one pitch may be sounded at a time
A musical instrument that is only capable of playing one note at a time Music with only one voice part
A single unaccompanied melody
More generally known as mono Derives from the words mono meaning one or single, and phonics meaning the science of sound
Monophony A single melodic line without any additional parts or accompaniment As opposed to polyphonic
A single-channel recording or reproducing system arranged for two-eared listening
{s} having one voice
(from Greek, meaning 'single sound') Describes music with a single line of melody, without accompaniment, as opposed to homophonic, when one line leads, but with an accompaniment See also polyphonic, when there are two or more lines of equal importance
Single channel (not stereo)
– Capable of generating only one acoustic frequency and/or timbre (voice) at a time
A single tone Used to describe a synthesiser/MIDI instrument that can only produce a single note at a time
Single–line texture, or melody without accompaniment Texture
the ability to play only one note at once A characteristic of some older synthesizers
Capable of producing only one note at a time
A single melodic line without accompaniment; for example, solo voice
designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
consisting of a single melodic line
Sound reproduction using one microphone to feed one or more loudspeakers with one signal
From the Greek meaning "one voice " Describes music consisting of a single melodic line Compare polyphonic
The ability (or restriction depending on your viewpoint) of an instrument such as a clarinet or some types of synthesiser to play only one note at a time Generally a monophonic synthesiser will follow a rule to deal with any occasion when two notes appear It might play the most recently received (remember that in MIDI although you think you play a chord, the notes are sent individually one after the other sufficiently fast (usually) that you think they sound together), or it might play the note with the highest pitch Some MIDI controllers require synthesisers that can work monophonically across a number of channels, six in the case of a MIDI guitar Thus although the synthesiser may be polyphonic it is working monophonically on each channel (2) If you think about it a real guitar can be considered to be six monophonic string instruments
Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; opposed to polyphonic
Refers to an instrument which is only capable of playing one note at a time For example, the flute and the trumpet are monophonic instruments
monaural

Related Terms

monophonically
in the manner of a single voice, by a single voice
monophonic

    Hyphenation

    mon·o·pho·nic

    Turkish pronunciation

    mänıfänîk

    Pronunciation

    /ˌmänəˈfänək/ /ˌmɑːnəˈfɑːnɪk/

    Etymology

    () mono- + -phonic
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