Roland JV-880 - Voices and Maximum Polyphony

Rhythm
Set
In
Parts
1
—
7,
the
pitch of
the
Patch depends
on the
note number.
In the
Rhythm
Set,
however,
different
percussion
sounds
are
assigned
to
different note
numbers. In other
words,
each
rhythm or
percussion
sound
is assigned
to a
different
key on
the keyboard.
Each
percussion
sound in a
Rhythm Set is
called a
Rhythm
Tone.
^
Rhythm
Set X
^
-\
C7
f
N
y
\
J
>-
^C2
]
Bright
Kick
^
C2
Voices
and
Maximum
Polyphony
Because
of the
complex
sound
generation
system
of the JV-880,
there is
a
limit
to
the
number
of sounds
that
can
be played
simultaneously. This
limit is called
the
maximum
polyphony
and
it amounts
to 28
sounds,
or
"voices." A
single Tone
requires one
voice
in
order to be
played.
Therefore, when
a
Patch
is made up
of just
one
Tone, up
to
28
notes can be
played
simultaneously.
However, if
a
Patch is
comprised
of 4
Tones,
each
of
which requires
one voice to sound
one note,
the
maximum
number
of
notes that
can be
played
simultaneously is
reduced to 7.