Collapse into chord

[user_1895834]

The option to collapse chords that were recorded into the chord function so they use up only a one track.

What is the problem?

The play’s biggest limitation is the number of midi tracks, which can be linked somewhere between 8 monophonic tracks and one 8 voice track. When recording two tracks with tritones - a common scenario - there are only two monophonic tracks left for anything else. This limitation is unique to the Polyend Play compared to most sequencers in that price-segment.

What do you want to achieve?

The possibility to play chords via a keyboard without immediately eating up most tracks.

Are there any workarounds?

Chords can be programmed via the chord mode which is an extremely time consuming and unintuitive way to make music. It is the only way to output multiple notes from one track, while at the same time proving that the hardware allows to send out more than one note per track (paraphonic?).

Any links to related discussions?

Someone describes how the limitation comes as a surprise since it was not communicated clearly enough.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Polyend/comments/17j51au/play_feature_request_probably_misleading/

A feature wish that got denied based on hardware limitations:

MIDI record multiple notes on the same step via external controller

The MIDI tracks are advertised as polyphonic, but in reality they can only record 1 note per step when using an external controller. What is the problem? Live recording from a MIDI Keyboard only assign 1 note per channel. The 8 “polyphonic” MIDI tracks can only record 8 notes at the same time. In practice this means we can record and sequence way less external gear than 8 devices. The documentation and specs are a bit misleading about this limitation as well. What do you want to achieve? Each …

A technical answer about polyphony:

Are the Polyend Play MIDI channels polyphonic?

Yes, the MIDI tracks are polyphonic. A single step can hold and play a note or a chord. Notes and chords on successive steps can overlap, so the one limitation here is the polyphony of the instrument on the other end of the MIDI cable. The onboard chords from the pre-programmed list are holding up to 7 notes. But, each step can hold (you can MIDI record notes to a step) and spit up to 30 MIDI notes at the same time.

Any references to other products?

(Polyend play: between 8 monophonic tracks or 1x8 voice polyphony)
Oxi One: 4x 7-8 voice polyphony
Korg SQ 64: 16 monophonic tracks & 3x 8 Voice Polyphony
Elektron Digitakt: 8x4 voices
Arturia Beatstep Pro: 2 monophonic tracks + 16 track drum sequencer
Synthstrom Deluge: Polyphony only limited by CPU

[Dann]

Thanks for taking the time @user_1895834 to write such an informative and detailed wish

[miropoly]

@user_1895834 Thanks for your contribution. Unfortunately, the wish doesn’t fit our current product design direction