Pedals and footswitches
2005-04-11 by colmaouno
Hello all, Does anybody know where I can get the footswitches for my CP. Can I use any type of footswitch or does the Polaris only work with its own? Anybody

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2005-04-11 by colmaouno
Hello all, Does anybody know where I can get the footswitches for my CP. Can I use any type of footswitch or does the Polaris only work with its own? Anybody
2005-04-06 by ByronIV
You can find Polaris manuals and other info on the Rhodes Chroma info site http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polaris You also might want to try bypassing your
2005-04-06 by colmaouno
... that the sequencer has midi echo turned on (allowing the Polaris output to be sent right back to itself - causing a midi loop)? I am recording with
2005-04-06 by David Clarke
... I have a ... have to turn ... Is the midi being recorded into a sequencer program? If so - is it possible that the sequencer has midi echo turned on
2005-04-05 by colmaouno
Thanks for your help Byron. Its recording midi now but the notes stay stuck. I have a edirol um880 8x8 midi patch bay. In order to make the Polaris stop
2005-04-05 by ByronIV
If you press Lower Function and then B, is button number 10 lit up? If not, turn 10 on, and then try it again, thats the main midi out function button. ByronIV
2005-04-04 by colmaouno
Hello all, So yea I recently aquired a WORKING polaris as of today. I hooked it up to my midi patch bay edirol um880. Tried to record some midi in Logic 7
2005-03-30 by David Clarke
... I do believe it is possible - although it may not be too pretty. As far as sysex and dumps goes - the designers apparently decided to use sysex as a
2005-03-29 by funkjunke
Due to the sever sketchiness of the sliders on my CP (otherwise functioning perfectly), I ve mapped out all of the control parameters onto my Remote 25. Now
2005-03-25 by Antonio Tuzzi
Hello Polarised friends, this is for the archives: Ok finally I have the CP back from the dead! As I suspected from the start (ok not from the start but since
2005-03-25 by David Clarke
... Marco - I agree with Ben s recent post on this topic. The most common reason for the sort of behaviour noted is if something is a little bit awry with the
2005-03-24 by bkuris
Probably a power issue / power-up glitching. You could try adjusting the DC OK control (see http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polaris for documentation). You
2005-03-23 by Byron IV
If the batteries died, it might need a full recalibration or something...I m no expert on the CP, but I ve read that all the settings can be lost if the
2005-03-23 by colmaouno
Hi all, Recently acquired a Polaris. To my dismay when I switched it on, not working! The LEDs light up (dont blink just light up) and when I turn it off and
2005-03-05 by bkuris
I ve done my share of repairing/patching/cutting back the ribbon interconnect, but is there any way to repair a switch element that has failed within the
2005-03-04 by spamtemp@charter.net
Oh dear, I hope everyone realizes that the vast majority of Polaris membrane switch panels can be repaired. Replacing a membrane panel with an array of
2005-03-04 by bkuris
I wanted to report that I sucessfully replaced the membrane buttons on one of my CPs with panel mounted push buttons. I expect that keyboard (which also has
2005-02-28 by Antonio Tuzzi
all voices missing, and the metronome click and the error honk too... at On Lunedì, feb 28, 2005, at 20:55 Europe/Rome, spamtemp@charter.net ...
2005-02-28 by spamtemp@charter.net
... Are *all* the voices missing, or just some of them? It might help, if we knew that. take care, McLilith
2005-02-27 by Antonio Tuzzi
Hi Polariser, ... I can see the bargraph in input to the ADC (pin 6), but flat at the DAC output. Do you think I should do other tests ? Is any Capacitors in
2005-02-26 by bkuris
You need to scope the output of the DAC / input to the S/H buffers to check if the DAC is working. You should see a waveform that looks like a
2005-02-26 by atuzzi
Hello CPs! I ve still no luch with my polaris. I ve completely redone the power supply, Voltages are correct and precise. And I started againg and again
2005-02-26 by David Clarke
... It is actually every sixth white key - or is it every sixth distinct key that s pressed (white or black)? If it is every sixth key (and assuming that this
2005-02-26 by Byron IV
The sixth white key not working, I would initially asume is a voice that went out, or something akin...if you press LF, then E, the 6 oscillator voices will
2005-02-25 by kdw102458
A problem has just started where every sixth white key does not produce any sound. Also, for some time my MIDI in and out haven t worked. Any suggestions on
2005-02-23 by spamtemp@charter.net
Perhaps, you might have disconnected the battery backup power during your repair? If you did, you should reset and recalibrate everything, and also reload all
2005-02-22 by David Clarke
... Terrific! That s great news. ... As the power supply had been worked on, it would probably also be good to double-check the other voltages coming from the
2005-02-22 by Antonio Tuzzi
Hello polarized friends, Hi David, Ok I changed all the caps and no result, at the end I changed the lm305k (the incoming voltage was correct) and bingo! now
2005-02-17 by smidiot2
And I won it :) Hi All. Best, Ian www.seermusic.com
2005-02-17 by David Clarke
... If this is actually the output of the 5V digital line that you re reporting, then that would seem to be the source of the problem (i.e., 4.2v is .6 or .7
2005-02-16 by atuzzi
Hello polarized guys, I m trying to understand why my CP is acting strange. At startup, sometimes about 90 % of all leds are on, but is not possible to change
2005-02-10 by bitjiggle
Hi all, I ve got my Polaris up on Ebay; Item number: 3782052145
2005-01-23 by mclilith2
... It would be absolutely terrific to have a Chroma Polaris patch editor or librarian that worked in Windows! Sound Diver is no longer available in a Windows
2005-01-23 by Chris Ryan
I ve launched a complete revamp of my Rhodes Chroma site, which includes a section of Polaris resources: http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polaris My site has
2005-01-20 by duane trower
I have a Chroma Polaris parts board that might have some.Shoot me an email@ enaudrewort@hotmail.com Duane.
2005-01-20 by JONAS KRÖJTZ
Thanks : McLilith Fore quick reply.I have mailed and asked them. / Jonas
2005-01-20 by spamtemp@charter.net
... You might want to contact SynthTech: http://www.synthtech.com/cem/cemsynth.html They don t show any CEM3374 s in stock, but maybe they have one or two left
2005-01-20 by jonas
Hi Folks Just want to know if some one knows where i can get one cem3374 chip? Thanks Jonas
2005-01-20 by Chris Ryan
(Not mine.) No bids, first bid US$400, ends January 24. http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3777112537 Chris
2005-01-12 by Byron IV
I d love to see something other than what exists for SD right now myself. I m not sure it s a SD bug, or a bug in my Polaris, but I can only edit sounds, I
2005-01-12 by chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the chromapolaris group. File :
2005-01-12 by daemocrito
Hi there, lovers of Chroma Polaris!!! stop hassles and take a look on the files section of this newsgroup I m starting to work for this Patch Editor for Win
2005-01-09 by Theo Scott
Thanks for the heads up. The guys at CAE sound, and my uncle (who gave the synth to me), have given me some information. Apparently, what I need to do is do a
2005-01-09 by Chris Ryan
2005-01-07 by fux0r666
That sounds promising. Chris from redrooffs sent me links to the manuals. I ll have to print them out, brew a pot of coffee and get down to business. Thanks
2005-01-06 by Byron IV
I think there are detailed instructions in the service manual for a full recalibration (which sounds like is what it needs). I wouldn t be the one to be able
2005-01-06 by fux0r666
I recently received a Polaris as a gift. It had not been powerd up in quite some time, and the batteries were dead. I think it has lost its firmware. It
2004-12-30 by Byron IV
Thanks guys, as it turns out, the last track I did I had set a constant sustain and glide on the Polaris in Cubase for a bending arpeggio, I didn t realize
2004-12-30 by Brigman, Corley
... not sure, but... are you using glide? iirc, when glide is set to a non-zero value, and you press the sustain pedal (which engages the glide), then you go
2004-12-30 by bkuris
I just had to replace the sample/hold caps on my 2nd polaris. If you are experiencing detuning, inconsistant PWM or poor pitch tracking on certain voices, you