multinote instruments and chords

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I am new in ableton live software. I would like to understand why for some instruments I can play several notes at the same time (and create chord progression) and for the others I can hear only one note of a chord. For example, there are two guitars: 'Power Chords Guitar' and 'Please Rise For Jimi Guitar'. Both of them are basing on an operator. For the first one I am able to press several buttons on midi keyboard and hear a sound, for the second I can hear only one note of a chord. I was trying to compare operator options, but I was unable to find the setting which causes this multinote/mononote functionality. Thank you very much for your help. J

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Ableton's Operator consists of 4 monophonic oscillators. Depending on a preset, it can be setup to play polyphony. It seems that the Glide function is responsible for that effect. Make sure you have at least 2 oscillators (the more the more poly) with Glide "on" set.

Check out Ableton's webpage for reference on how to use its instruments.