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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In the nineteen-fifties, much of the standard repertory was recorded in monophonic sound.
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David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Clarke started out, with Depeche Mode, using a monophonic synthesizer — a keyboard that could play only one note at a time.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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
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David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Clarke started out, with Depeche Mode, using a monophonic synthesizer — a keyboard that could play only one note at a time.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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
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“Monophonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monophonic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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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