Month: June 2017

In the old day’s polyphony plainly meant several people who were singing simultaneously, a choir for instance. But over the years we have diversified the meaning to incorporate many tones played on various instruments. But if you asked me to define polyphony I would describe it as multiple tones or voices which make up vocal…

Polyphony on digital pianos is the maximum number of notes that a keybord can sound simultaneously. Usually it is 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 notes. But how much is enough? This is a good question to ask when considering purchasing a digital piano. It doesn’t make a difference how good your digital piano sounds…