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2013-05-27 by Paul D. DeRocco
... They re $180 a set, plus shipping. I ship insured Express Mail, and accept PayPal payment. If you give me your address, I can give you an exact quote.
2013-05-26 by Bob Grieb
Hi, The Polaris looks like a great analog synth with lots of sound flexibility, two oscillators per voice, and good MIDI control. I am
2013-05-18 by David Clarke
... Richard - the sysex interaction for the Polaris is a bit more of a series of commands that get issued (in the one file) vs. just a data dump (per se). If
2013-05-15 by Richard Sales
Getting ready to try to dump the factory sysex files from rhodeschroma.com from David Clark into my newly DeRocco d Polaris! It s great! It works! If I can
2013-05-14 by Paul D. DeRocco
... No problem. They re supposed to work, and if one doesn t, you get one that does. I ll send you one ASAP. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul
2013-05-14 by gopalsulleniii
I did what I could and ended up sending the synth to a repair shop here in Dallas. The tech checked the logic chips, the processor, the power supply, etc. He
2013-05-03 by Paul D. DeRocco
... If the width is at zero, you ll hear half the bipolar sine wave modulation and all the unipolar square wave modulation. If the width is at 100%, you ll
2013-05-03 by ktfiz
Paul, I think you are on to something! The PULSE WIDTH MOD slider does affect this. When the PULSE WIDTH MOD slider is in the center position the modulation
2013-05-03 by Paul D. DeRocco
... The sweep signal is a pure software signal. The only way it can manifest itself in the hardware is if it is used to modulate one of the six control
2013-05-02 by ktfiz
I ve uploaded a short video that shows the problem. Audio quality is not great but it should give you a better insight into the issue I am having. Hoping
2013-05-01 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Gee, I guess I m having trouble imagining what you re hearing. If you have a way of posting a recording of it somewhere, maybe we could tell something from
2013-05-01 by ktfiz
There is a difference in pitch between the two sounds, but both track with the corresponding note. I have turned off the voices and tested them one by one.
2013-05-01 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Are these two waves that you sometimes hear concurrently independent of each other in pitch? And, no, it doesn t sound very much like a bad slider. Like I
2013-05-01 by ktfiz
Hi Paul, Thank you. I played around with it some more and this is what I discovered... As I move the Pulse Width Slider towards 0 the saw or pulse wave
2013-04-30 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Could be a bad slider. If you have a meter, you could measure the voltage on the wiper, and compare it to another slider. They re all static 0 to 5
2013-04-29 by ktfiz
I have a Polaris which works well except for one problem I hope is an easy fix. The problem is that I can not completely turn off one oscillator. I have no
2013-04-17 by Chris Ryan
Thanks—fixed. ... Thanks— fixed . On 2013-04-14, at 2:51 PM, David Clarke wrote: ... I noticed also that in banks G and H in many cases the preset names
2013-04-15 by stuntman444
Hi David! Thank you so much for this update! Edo
2013-04-14 by David Clarke
... Chris - some updates/corrections to the info on the site: B3 = Big Vibrato Organ B12 = Stringy Organ D6 = Phased Celli (or so it seems to read) F12 = Short
2013-04-13 by Chris Ryan
If you find the names let me know and I ll update the list. Thanks, Chris
2013-04-13 by stuntman444
Hi all! I recently downloaded the preset banks for my Polaris from the site www.rhodeschroma.com and noticed that in the Volume 2 Chroma Polaris Voice
2013-04-13 by yarreau@yahoo.com
yes, I would like that, please send the photo! Grazie, Bill
2013-04-06 by K S3
Just like to say I ordered a set last year and they work great. Thanks Paul for having these panels made allowing the C P to continue onwards. Kim Stamos
2013-04-06 by Paul D. DeRocco
... I sell them as a pair for $180, plus shipping, and I accept payment via PayPal. Insured Priority Mail to Northampton is $12.93. As soon as I receive
2013-04-06 by ohsnaprecords
Hi Paul, I m in the process of repairing a fixer-upper Chroma Polaris II that I recently purchased and was hoping to get a price estimate for you for a
2013-04-05 by Paul D. DeRocco
... You might need to do the volume calibration over again. It sounds like the threshold might have shifted in that channel, or more likely, the calibration
2013-04-05 by steven
i solved the problem--it seems to be a voice volume issue--- moving the assignable volume brought the voice back --- still seems odd, but at least its not a
2013-04-05 by steven
2013-04-05 by steven
i had just opened up my polaris to clean the key contacts----a few were not consistantly responding to touch sensitivity--but were all playing------ive done
2013-04-02 by nuttercenter
Guess I should have hit refresh before I posted. Ooops.
2013-04-02 by nuttercenter
I guess I just missed out on the new replacement membrane panels. Any chance of another run? Does anyone still have a set for sale? Thanks.
2013-04-02 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Yes, I have them. Contact me off list, and give me your address, and I ll give you a quote including shipping. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul
2013-04-02 by ethompsy
Hello! I am new here. I have a Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris that needed a little fixing. It got in a bar fight and broke a slider (maybe two). No problem. I
2013-03-17 by james meagher
Hi John, I believe it s the 9 star version that I ve installed. I burned the EPROMS myself from the four files you posted on this thread:
2013-03-17 by John Leimseider
Is everyone aware of the version 9 star that is version 9 with a different velocity table? When 9 was released, some people felt the velocity was kind of
2013-03-17 by james meagher
... I could definitely make the sound louder by moving the slider up, and quieter by moving the slider back down again. But even at the slider s minimum
2013-03-16 by David Clarke
... For this adjustment, were you able to hear a difference when you initially moved the slider up (e.g., to hear the sound break through)? If so - was there
2013-03-16 by w.james.meagher@...
Thanks David. I got through the entire procedure, but while completing step 18, I found that I could still hear each of the six notes bleeding through even
2013-03-16 by David Clarke
... Yes. If the number of old EPROMs and new EPROMs are the same - then you just take out the old ones, and put in the new ones (and so don t need to follow
2013-03-16 by james meagher
Okay, I think I ve answered my own question about the jumper . . . I was looking at the wrong cable. I m assuming because I replaced four REV5 EPROMS with
2013-03-16 by james meagher
Sorry, accidentally hit SEND prematurely there . . . Okay, I ve installed my *four *Rev9 EPROMS into my Polaris. Below are the procedures to follow, but I ve
2013-03-16 by james meagher
Okay, I ve installed my *four *Rev9 EPROMS into my Polaris. Below are the procedures to follow, but I ve got some questions about them right off the hop:
2013-03-15 by Paul D. DeRocco
... The volume offset miscalibration can affect different sounds differently. Brighter sounds will tend to use lower volume settings, thus making them more
2013-03-15 by steven
i did the reset that was described in the service manual-- { D-12-stop-- etc. } but i just found the problem [and i might have caused it during the reset] --it
2013-03-15 by Paul D. DeRocco
... The computer probably crashed, and scribbled in the RAM. When you say you did a reset , what do you mean? When the RAM is scribbled, it isn t just your
2013-03-15 by steven
just had the oddest thing happen while recording w/my polaris--- it was on for a couple hours, basically fine, but while playing and fooling with the mod
2013-03-05 by Eric Frampton
As it turns out, what exactly happens is exactly what is supposed to happen - if there s no vibrato amount dialed in for oscillator 1, the bottom of the slider
2013-03-04 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Could you describe the symptom in a little more depth? What exactly happens? You should ideally start with a scratch sound, to eliminate unnecessary
2013-03-04 by Eric Frampton
Been looking into it, and still can t figure out what the Osc 2 Vibrato issue is. Rest of the unit is now working fine… I may just have to let that one go. e
2013-02-26 by Paul D. DeRocco
... As to glide, remember that glide only functions when you press the Sustain footswitch. That also switches it to a monophonic mode, in which each note