Re: replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by ktfiz
Paul, Count me in for one set for sure and a second set if the price is reasonable. I have two Polari, one with a working membrane and one without. Kris
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Re: replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by syntegrator
Hi Paul, When it gets closer to a reality, you can set the whole system up at groupbuy.com - This is how Andrew Jury and Jed Jorgensen handled their Polysix
RE: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by Fojammi
Mine are working fine now, but you never know - I could be interested down the road. I intend to keep bringing this keyboard out live, so it s only a matter of
RE: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Sure. I would hope to be able to sell a pair for about that price. If anyone is interested, just say so here, so that I can get a feel for how many sets I
RE: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by James Lonano
Paul, Would you be willing to take a straw poll on quantity and a per unit cost? I estimate a pair of working panels nicely executed is worth $200 to me. I
RE: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by Paul D. DeRocco
... That s one of the companies I visited, spent an hour with, was reasonably impressed by, and asked for a quote. I heard nothing back. I ll try them again.
RE: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by James
Paul, Nelson Nameplate does 10 unit prototypes with a 24 hour quote turnaround. Looks like they could do the project justice.with a few updated printing
RE: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-06 by Paul D. DeRocco
... You re not a pest, I just got frustrated with the effort. But I ll give it another try. I have two Polarises with bum panels, too. I found a few places
RE: [chromapolaris] Re: Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-05 by Paul D. DeRocco
... What it would take is permission from Fender to release the source code, which I believe I ve got somewhere (since I wrote it), plus some work on
Re: [chromapolaris] Re: Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-05 by Jesse
This is sounding less and less feasible... Does anyone have a clue on the effort involved in doing something like this? I ve googled a little, but am having
Re: [chromapolaris] replacement membrane panels
2011-04-05 by James Lonano
I would be onboard to purchase too! There has got to be a manufacturer here or overseas willing to do a small run of right and left panels. Sent from my
replacement membrane panels
2011-04-05 by steven
back in July last year --Paul rumored about making/selling replacement switch panels-- (post #708) . i was hoping to hear an update on the progress of this
RE: [chromapolaris] Re: Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-05 by Paul D. DeRocco
... It was written using the Intel ASM86 assembler, along with the companion linker and locator, running on an Intel development system. No other assembler is
Re: [chromapolaris] Re: Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-05 by Thomas Rizzi
Does anyone know what language the Chroma operation system is written in? Do we have to look at a specific assembly language? I am VERY interested in this
Re: Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-04 by Jesse
(sent yesterday from wrong address) Interesting idea... I d join in and take one of the coding efforts if someone gets it to the point where we can view the
Re: [chromapolaris] Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-03 by David Clarke
Some thoughts... ... It should be no harder or easier than any other disassembly project. You would take the binary images from the PROMS, combine to make a
Reprogramming the Polaris -- wish list
2011-04-03 by rob_ocelot
I ve noticed recently that a lot of the older CPU-controlled synths are getting upgrades in both software and hardware. Off the top of my head I can name the
Re: [chromapolaris] Troubleshooting master tune button resolved
2011-03-12 by James
False alarm! Got it resolved in a moment of inspiration at 2am last night. Needed to cut just a hair more ribbon. Just have to replace the filter attack
Troubleshooting master tune button
2011-03-12 by FL_799
Hi guys, Picked up a pretty nice polaris last weekend in decent shape. The only issue was the right side membrane as some of the buttons were not working. I
those pesky membrane switch panels ---
2011-01-11 by steven
its been another 6 months-- so i cant help but ask again about the progress on getting those polaris replacement panels made--- i was hoping for a winter
RE: [chromapolaris] Linking two Polarises: Is the Chroma Interface worth it?
2010-12-11 by Paul D. DeRocco
... 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. ...
Linking two Polarises: Is the Chroma Interface worth it?
2010-12-11 by 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
Re: Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-30 by Robert Weigel
I ve seen this happen intermittently on *most* of the polaris I ve worked on! Very common. Mine does it now and then. Sometimes if you wait 20 seconds the
Re: Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-29 by picardjeanluc69
I second this.
Re: [chromapolaris] Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-22 by David Clarke
... Following up to the responses of others, this can also occur because of the reset level adjustment ( DC OK Threshhold ) on the power supply being
RE: [chromapolaris] Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... I wasn t suggesting removing the chips, just dislodging them a millimeter or so. In general, this is something that you can do even with the power on,
RE: [chromapolaris] Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-22 by Ryan Freer
Also...(you may already know this.) Before you mess with the RAM chips, be sure you have a reliable backup of everything in memory, or you could lose it. If
RE: [chromapolaris] Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-22 by Ryan Freer
Hey Peter, I ve also encountered this problem with my Polaris intermittently. The power supply regulator may be the issue. I m not certain, but it might also
RE: [chromapolaris] Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... It could be a lot of things. Fortunately, many of the things that it could be are merely mechanical issues with connectors or IC sockets. Even if you have
Polaris lights freeze when turned on
2010-11-22 by peterjamesstephen
Hi, I have 3 Chroma polaris synths, one has never been used (Bought for a spare in 1986) I keep it in is flight case and change the battries once a year. just
Re: [chromapolaris] RE: Re; No sound - pedal information
2010-11-22 by Thomas Rizzi
I have a Roland FV-50L that I could use for this task. then just put a TRS cable on it with a 500K Ohm pot on it. I believe that would be a linear taper pot
RE: Re; No sound
2010-11-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... The Chroma pedal is basically a 100K variable resistor between the tip and sleeve, driven through its full rotation by a rack and pinion. The EV-5, if you
Re: [chromapolaris] Re: No sound after storage
2010-11-21 by Thomas Rizzi
Thanks again You mentioned that they are easy to program new sounds. Where do you suggest I start? (after I reload the factory sounds.) I have heard that
Re: No sound after storage
2010-11-21 by Jumper
All I can say is, that in my situation, a fresh battery corrected the problem. I would try factory resets as well, of course... before and after battery
RE: [chromapolaris] No sound after storage
2010-11-21 by Paul D. DeRocco
... A bad battery doesn t prevent you from turning the instrument on, and creating a new program from scratch; it only prevents it from being remembered when
Re: No sound after storage
2010-11-20 by Jumper
I m sure it s the battery. I was given a Chroma Polaris 20 years ago -well, actually in trade for some sound design work, but got a great deal because it
No sound after storage
2010-11-20 by rizzitech
I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Thomas whom was the factory service manger for Arp,Fender and Roland. He sold me his Chroma Polaris and it worked
RE: [chromapolaris] Mono Mode?
2010-10-30 by Ryan Freer
Hey Jeff, I was just going to recommend the 6-channel midi approach when I noticed someone else already mentioned it...but I ll elaborate. An easy method is to
Re: [chromapolaris] Mono Mode?
2010-10-30 by David Clarke
... A brute force approach would be to have the same sequence sent to the Chroma (via MIDI) on six different MIDI channels (e.g., to actually command 6 mono
Re: Do any Polarises have unsocketed ICs?
2010-10-27 by picardjeanluc69
What noise?
Re: Mono Mode?
2010-10-27 by picardjeanluc69
Not as far as I know. Would be fun, wouldn t it?
RE: [chromapolaris] Do any Polarises have unsocketed ICs?
2010-10-25 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Great. A friend of mine has figured out a way to drastically reduce the noise in the Polaris, but it involves lifting some chip pins and connecting them in
Re: [chromapolaris] Do any Polarises have unsocketed ICs?
2010-10-24 by David Clarke
... Every Polaris I ve ever seen has had socketed ICs (which I ve always appreciated, from a repair perspective). David C.
Mono Mode?
2010-10-22 by jeff richardson
is there a way to get the Polaris to use all six voices in unison? -Jeff
Re: Interesting mod...
2010-10-17 by picardjeanluc69
BTW, the 2604 should be an improvement, but there are better ones out there as well.
Re: Interesting mod...
2010-10-17 by picardjeanluc69
The TL074/084 in that position is not a great idea. First, the LM348 is a Bipolar op amp, while the TL074/84 are JFETS. Not necessairly a problem, but in my
Re: Interesting mod...
2010-10-15 by rob_ocelot
... I put a TL074 in today with a socket so I can easily swap between it and the LM348 (or other 4xOPAs). My initial thoughts are that the 074 does seem to
RE: [chromapolaris] Interesting mod...
2010-10-12 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Removing a DIP from a board can be done with solder wick or with a solder sucker. But there is an alternative trick that can be used in a pinch, which is
RE: [chromapolaris] Interesting mod...
2010-10-12 by Ryan Freer
I purchased two TL084CN Quad JFET-Input Opamps from DigiKey almost a few years ago after seeing this video on youtube. (Two in case one didn t work for some
RE: [chromapolaris] Interesting mod...
2010-10-11 by Paul D. DeRocco
... TL048 must be a mistake. I expect they mean TL084, which is a quad FET-input op-amp that s still widely available, including from DigiKey. It would be a