Rhodes Chroma Polaris

> From: rob_ocelot
>
> I recently came across a second Polaris on the cheap (lucked
> out big time!) and I'm considering linking the two units together.
>
> Is there an advantage to using the Chroma Interface over
> MIDI? As far as I could tell from the Interface manual it
> doesn't seem to offer any more functionality other than the
> Interface being parallel versus MIDI's serial buss.

MIDI lets you sync two units' sequencers together. But even if you just want
to layer sounds, I'd stick to MIDI because the cable is less cumbersome.

> Did the aborted Polaris Expander have any other features (eg.
> increased polyphony) over linking two Polaris keyboards together?

The Polaris Expander was never more than a twinkle in our collective eye at
Fender. We never even made a prototype, as far as I can remember. Also, the
idea of sharing resources over either interface never got past the "that
would be a cool idea" stage.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
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