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2012-06-14 by Harvey Peekar

hello all, i was wondering if anyone could give me some information on the chroma faceplate. i've notice in a lot of pictures that the"m" in chroma (for the polaris) is painted red, where as mine is just white. was this a production thing? is it an earlier or later model? are there major differences in hardware? I'm curious....
also, is anyone out there recording with their chroma? i'd like to hear what other people are banging out of these monsters.

anyway, thanks!

RE: [chromapolaris] superficial question

2012-06-14 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Harvey Peekar
>
> hello all, i was wondering if anyone could give me some
> information on the chroma faceplate. i've notice in a lot of
> pictures that the"m" in chroma (for the polaris) is painted
> red, where as mine is just white. was this a production
> thing? is it an earlier or later model? are there major
> differences in hardware? I'm curious....

It's actually not the entire M, it's just the left side of it, with an
oval below it so that the red is in the shape of an eighth note. I don't
know the history of this, but my guess is that yours is earlier, because
it's hard to imagine that they'd have removed that clever decoration.

There were more meaningful design changes along the way--improved power
supply, switch to the faster CPU, revised firmware, better sliders--but
I doubt any of them were synchronized with the graphical change.

--

Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...

Re: [chromapolaris] superficial question

2012-06-15 by Chris Ryan

On 2012-06-14, at 1:47 PM, Paul D. DeRocco wrote:

> From: Harvey Peekar
>
> hello all, i was wondering if anyone could give me some
> information on the chroma faceplate. i've notice in a lot of
> pictures that the"m" in chroma (for the polaris) is painted
> red, where as mine is just white. was this a production
> thing? is it an earlier or later model? are there major
> differences in hardware? I'm curious....

It's actually not the entire M, it's just the left side of it, with an
oval below it so that the red is in the shape of an eighth note. I don't
know the history of this, but my guess is that yours is earlier, because
it's hard to imagine that they'd have removed that clever decoration.

There were more meaningful design changes along the way--improved power
supply, switch to the faster CPU, revised firmware, better sliders--but
I doubt any of them were synchronized with the graphical change.

I always thought that this was the difference between the Polaris (model 2121 and 2123) and Polaris II (model 2123B). See for example Polaris Rev's from the Chroma mailing list in 2003.

Chris

RE: [chromapolaris] superficial question

2012-06-15 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Chris Ryan
>
> I always thought that this was the difference between the
> Polaris (model 2121 and 2123) and Polaris II (model 2123B).
> See for example Polaris Rev's from the Chroma mailing list in 2003.

Maybe. I don't think I've ever seen a Polaris II "in person". Anyway, I
don't think there are any significant differences between the Polaris
and the Polaris II, either, that can't be retrofit into the Polaris,
such as more memory, newer firmware. And I never wrote any firmware
specifically for the Polaris II. That was a complete marketing
concoction.

--

Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...

Re: superficial question

2012-06-16 by synthparts

I had both Polaris and Polaris II (that's my pics on the Chroma site) and yes the white M I've only seen on the II. The only real difference is the paint job and the handy lower function chart on the front panel of the II. The II actually had earlier firmware than the original. I think it may have had a different power supply but can't recall.

Doug
synthparts.com

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, Chris Ryan <chris@...> wrote:
>
>
> On 2012-06-14, at 1:47 PM, Paul D. DeRocco wrote:
>
> > > From: Harvey Peekar
> > >
> > > hello all, i was wondering if anyone could give me some
> > > information on the chroma faceplate. i've notice in a lot of
> > > pictures that the"m" in chroma (for the polaris) is painted
> > > red, where as mine is just white. was this a production
> > > thing? is it an earlier or later model? are there major
> > > differences in hardware? I'm curious....
> >
> > It's actually not the entire M, it's just the left side of it, with an
> > oval below it so that the red is in the shape of an eighth note. I don't
> > know the history of this, but my guess is that yours is earlier, because
> > it's hard to imagine that they'd have removed that clever decoration.
> >
> > There were more meaningful design changes along the way--improved power
> > supply, switch to the faster CPU, revised firmware, better sliders--but
> > I doubt any of them were synchronized with the graphical change.
> >
>
> I always thought that this was the difference between the Polaris (model 2121 and 2123) and Polaris II (model 2123B). See for example Polaris Rev's from the Chroma mailing list in 2003.
>
>
> Chris
>

Re: [chromapolaris] Re: superficial question

2012-06-23 by Harvey Peekar

cool, thanks for the info. if anyone wonders, the panels still work on the chroma two like a charm. thanks again paul!

--- On Fri, 6/15/12, synthparts <synthparts@...> wrote:

From: synthparts <synthparts@...>
Subject: [chromapolaris] Re: superficial question
To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 15, 2012, 7:50 PM

I had both Polaris and Polaris II (that's my pics on the Chroma site) and yes the white M I've only seen on the II. The only real difference is the paint job and the handy lower function chart on the front panel of the II. The II actually had earlier firmware than the original. I think it may have had a different power supply but can't recall.

Doug
synthparts.com

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, Chris Ryan <chris@...> wrote:
>
>
> On 2012-06-14, at 1:47 PM, Paul D. DeRocco wrote:
>
> > > From: Harvey Peekar
> > >
> > > hello all, i was wondering if anyone could give me some
> > > information on the chroma faceplate. i've notice in a lot of
> > > pictures that the"m" in chroma (for the polaris) is painted
> > > red, where as mine is just white. was this a production
> > > thing? is it an earlier or later model? are there major
> > > differences in hardware? I'm curious....
> >
> > It's actually not the entire M, it's just the left side of it, with an
> > oval below it so that the red is in the shape of an eighth note. I don't
> > know the history of this, but my guess is that yours is earlier, because
> > it's hard to imagine that they'd have removed that clever decoration.
> >
> > There were more meaningful design changes along the way--improved power
> > supply, switch to the faster CPU, revised firmware, better sliders--but
> > I doubt any of them were synchronized with the graphical change.
> >
>
> I always thought that this was the difference between the Polaris (model 2121 and 2123) and Polaris II (model 2123B). See for example Polaris Rev's from the Chroma mailing list in 2003.
>
>
> Chris
>

Re: panels

2012-06-26 by matthew meixner

Hello Paul

How do I proceed to get the panels from you?

Re: panels

2012-07-19 by acct. department

Hello all,

I'm found this forum as well via matrixsynth and would also like information on the new panels. I want to bring new life to my polaris.

cheers

Carlos

RE: [chromapolaris] Re: panels

2012-07-19 by Paul D. DeRocco

Responded to privately.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of acct. department
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 10:07 PM
> To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [chromapolaris] Re: panels
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm found this forum as well via matrixsynth and would also
> like information on the new panels. I want to bring new life
> to my polaris.
>
> cheers
>
> Carlos