Rhodes Chroma Polaris

many thanks for the info .
ill give it a try when i get a spare minute .

:)

fingers crossed .


--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, David Clarke <ac151@...> wrote:
>
> > From: "alex459686" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> >... for example i have tried :
> > F0 (sysex start) 08 (fender manufacturese ID) 03 (polaris model ID)
> > 0Css (press switch number ss) 7F (sysex message ends)...
> 
> It's been a while since I attempted to talk to the Polaris via Sysex, 
> but I believe that the format was
> 
> SYSEX Start (F0)
> Fender ID   (08)
> Channel Number (value 0 -> 15)
> (Commands)
> SYSEX End (F7)
> 
> The Polaris is set up to only respond to sysex on the channels it is 
> currently programmed to listen to.  For instance - if the Polaris is 
> only listening to channel 2, then sending sysex on channel 3 should be 
> ignored.  The exception to that rule is if the Polaris is in Omni mode - 
> then sysex should be received regardless of the channel number used.
> 
> To confirm that sysex is being received OK by the Polaris, I'd first try 
> some very simple commands, like the "Identify" command.
> 
> F0 08 00 49 F7
> 
> (0x49 = ASCII "I")
> 
> I believe this should return the instrument ID, software revision anem 
> the name "Polaris"
> 
> The 0Css referenced isn't a direct SYSEX opcode; rather, it's part of a 
> bigger idea.
> 
> SYSEX on the Polaris is a bit strange (at least in terms of other 
> implementations).  You can actually 'talk' to the internal data streams 
> controlling Polaris behavior and you do this by sending and receiving 
> 'messages'.  This is very much like an operating system I/O - you can 
> 'open' a stream, and the read or write to it.
> 
> I may not be remembering if there's an easy way to do this - but my 
> recollection is that to do panel control you'll first need to do an 
> 'open' on the 'panel' data stream.
> 
> You can then 'write' data to that open stream.
> 
> The format for an 'open' is 0nnnnmm, where n - the object number and mm 
> = the mode.
> 
> the 'panel' object is '16'
> 
> a mode of '01' is 'write-enabled'
> 
> So - that might be:
> 
> F0 08 00 4F 00 16 01 F7
> 
> Once 'opened' you could do a 'send' message.
> 
> The details are in the MIDI Implementation manual, although some trial 
> and error will likely be needed, as it takes some tries to get used to 
> how the Polaris likes to see data (e.g., ASCII characters, but 
> translated into hex.)
>