I can't find any info on if the polyphony is upgradable or if it's a case like the Prologue's "One or the other" type approach.
On Sweetwater it says 8 voices stereo/16 voices mono....wait what? I'm confused.
My Sweetwater rep called me excitedly this afternoon suggesting a newly released polysynth might solve my recent searching for a beefy multitimbral controller with aftertouch. His excitement was infectious as he described how he got sounds out of it ranging from Oberheim, Roland, and yes, the Prophets. I had heard of rumors of a polyphonic Moog, but I dismissed them because it's been years of wishing. He prepared me for the sticker shock, but I'm foolishly thinking how I could finance it.
He mentioned an SSI filter, at which point I actually audibly gasped. This could explain the 8 voice stereo / 16 voice mono setup, similar to how the Prophet X is setup with its SSI filter. He didn't mention anything about stereo or mono though, I'll have to ask him about that. He also said that theoretically Moog could upgrade an 8 voice to a 16 voice, but you'd have to ship it to Moog and it would take a couple weeks.
When I got home, I took inventory of how much I would get for gear I could sell. I was surprised to find I could easily afford the 16 voice.
Andromeda around $3k
Rev2 for $2k
$2k for MIDI controllers and stands
$1.5k for a couple bass guitars
$1k for an XR18 and a subwoofer
$1k in various TC multiFX units
Matrix1000, Slim Phatty, Boog D
BCF, BCR, Micron, Minitaur
I imagine others will also look at what they can sell. If you look at it, almost all of the pieces I can sell were simply attempts at achieving the real deal of a beefy, multitimbral polysynth with aftertouch.
I could get rid of the pieces and streamline it all to a giggable Kronos + Integra for bread and butter rompler sounds, a Privia PX5S for piano action and zones, and a Moog One for all that vintage bass, lead, brass, pad, etc. Goodbye emulations, assorted boxy devices, and the spaghetti hassles of audio MIDI and power cords and warts and stands and controllers. Hello powerful, flexible, immediate, and reliable simplicity.
Guess I'd still need a multitimbral Blofeld for the wave tables and digital counterpoint. A Quantum Moog One combo is a bit overkill, right?