This Matrixsynth post, or more importantly the name of the synth it's about, got me thinking somehow. "Paraphony", infinite polyphony (anyone got a better description?).
It's generally accepted that 64-note polyphony on a synth that's meant to be played rather than sequenced is more than enough, and even considering multiple oscillators 120-note polyphony is ridiculous (yes, I'm talking about the Korg Triton. Any other examples?) but so far it's been limited to what I would call "2D" polyphony. The two dimensions are note values and oscillators. Why shouldn't other parts of the synth be "polyphonic" so to speak, with many entire patches sounding together? Can you imagine the sound of 10 filter sweeps controlled by 10 different envelopes? Or 3 different arpeggiators controlled by one chord? It would be revolutionary - think of the pads you could create!
The closest I can think of is the uber-modulation the Blofeld supposedly provides. We dream and the music plays on...
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