Polyfluous

Real-time Per-note Multitimbrality Polyfluous is software that enables a MIDI keyboardist to control a multitimbral sound module in real time with per-note control of which timbres are played.

Example the First

Polyfluous was developed with keyboard polyphony in mind, the aim being that one could play a Bach piece (for instance) and have each voice sound in its own timbre.

Here I play a canon from the Goldberg Variations. With Polyfluous, this three-voice harpsichord piece becomes a piece for oboe, flute, and bass.

Example the Second

Of course, Polyfluous is not restricted to acoustic instrument sounds. Nor is it limited to one instrument per voice.

In this second demonstration, the voices are not assigned to single instruments; rather, the instrumentation changes as the piece progresses, with some voices controlling multiple instruments for a layered sound:

More Examples

...are coming soon!

More About Polyfluous

This video demonstrates the Polyfluous user interface and its basic operation:

I believe Polyfluous opens a whole new dimension of musical possibilities for live keyboard playing. It is my hope that better players than I will be inspired to explore those possibilities.

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