monophonic
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The early synthesizer was monophonic, able to produce only one note at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Call any time, day or night, and they will deliver the low-bitrate, monophonic Hall and Oates song of your choosing directly to your ear.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2021
The 170 is an analog monophonic synthesizer with a programmable sequencer that comes with a 70-page illustrated manual, including several sample patch diagrams to get you started.Price:
From The Verge ● Nov. 5, 2019
The program included an elegant French love motet and a monophonic lament mourning the death of a sister.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2011
But what all this chant had in common was that it was one memorised, meandering tune with no accompaniment and no harmonising, the Greek term for which is monophonic: one voice.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing monophonic
Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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