Rhodes Chroma Polaris

Hi -

If you can use Midi Ox, here goes... at least in theory.

You need Midi Ox to recognize the Polaris.  Hook up the synth to one MIDI port and unhook the rest.  You may have to set the Polaris to Local mode or not.  I don't know how it's set now.

"The Polaris MIDI supports Poly, Mono, Poly/Omni and Mono/Omni modes. The
system always powers up in >>> Poly/Omni mode <<<; the mode can be changed from
the panel as well as through the MIDI interface.

When either Omni Mode is in effect, information received on all 16 MIDI
channels is routed into the Main instrument."

So, you may not have to fiddle with Midi Ox recognizing it.

To Tune all the voices, you need to simulate "Lower Function -> Tune All".  From the manual, send this SYSEX request to the Polaris - just the numbers:

11110110         Tune Request

This works by simulating the LOWER FUNCTION, TUNE ALL switch presses.
It will not work if the control panel is already in the middle of a
multi-switch sequence.

If you get them tuned, they should be tuned when you turn it back on.  According to the manual, changes are non-volatile except those that are factory set that way.

Tracy



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On Mon, 7/9/18, oojimentis@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Subject: [chromapolaris] Auto Tune via MIDI
 To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Monday, July 9, 2018, 12:06 PM
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
 
 
     
       
       
       Hi Everyone,
 I recently acquired a
 Polaris with the left side membrane dead as a Dodo, so I am
 unable to auto-tune it.  I thought I could access the front
 panel options via Sound Quest (I downloaded the demo), but
 the front panel emulator only affects the sliders - none of
 the buttons work. Is there something I'm missing? Has
 anyone here got Sound Quest (or some other program) to
 activate the auto-tune remotely?
 Thanks,Trevor
 
     
      
 
     
     
 
 
 
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