> > Does continuous control mean continuous sound? > > No, because one of the controls is often gate or amplitude. But that is the result of some other control - by default, these things are always on, they may be gated or muted, but they are oscillating. > (Analogue) monosynths do not have init latched values. I guess if you're > trying to mimic a digital monosynth you might want a VOICE, but I can't > see how it would be anything but confusing when youre trying to implement > a monosynth model.
> Isn't the easiest thing just to make the instrument declare wether its > polyphonic or not, if it is (NB it can have a polyphony of one) it will > receive VVIDs, if not, it wont. So I *think* the confusion I have been having is that when you say mono-synth, I think TB303, or Juno. A synth that has poly=1. I guess it is reasonable (and nice) to not have to deal with VOICE_ON/OFF for things like a modular synth module (essentially an oscillator). This revelation came when I started trying to think up things that didn't need VOICE and the one that came to mind (this was my revelation) was a theremin. VOICE makes absolutely no sense for this. It is always on and ready to go, just waiting for some control (hand-distance or something). So I've come around somewhat on this. However, what I don't see is how these things can be polyphonic, with the exception of multiple channels (which are essentially different instances with some shared stuff). So am I finally "Getting It?".