monophonic
adjective
mono·pho·nic
ˌmä-nə-ˈfä-nik 
-ˈfō-
1
: having a single unaccompanied melodic line
2
: of or relating to sound transmission, recording, or reproduction involving a single transmission path
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Clarke started out, with Depeche Mode, using a monophonic synthesizer — a keyboard that could play only one note at a time.
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Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Choral music most likely evolved out of Gregorian chant, a monophonic style of sacred singing that emerged in Europe during the sixth century.
—New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021
The recordings offer modest fidelity—monophonic sound recorded on lacquer discs, some off-mic solos—but offer exciting listening.
—John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018
We were both misunderstood LGBTQ New Englanders with an undying passion for monophonic analog synthesizers!
—Jonny Pierce, Billboard, 23 June 2017
In other Orthodox churches, like the Russian and Greek, monophonic chant remained the dominant style until at least the 16th century.
—Celestine Bohlen, New York Times, 20 June 2017
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Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Choral music most likely evolved out of Gregorian chant, a monophonic style of sacred singing that emerged in Europe during the sixth century.
—New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021
The recordings offer modest fidelity—monophonic sound recorded on lacquer discs, some off-mic solos—but offer exciting listening.
—John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018
We were both misunderstood LGBTQ New Englanders with an undying passion for monophonic analog synthesizers!
—Jonny Pierce, Billboard, 23 June 2017
In other Orthodox churches, like the Russian and Greek, monophonic chant remained the dominant style until at least the 16th century.
—Celestine Bohlen, New York Times, 20 June 2017
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monophonic
adjective
mono·pho·nic
ˌmän-ə-ˈfän-ik
: of or relating to sound recording or reproduction involving a single transmission path
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