Rhodes Chroma Polaris

hello group,

i was wondering if anyone on here knows of a librarian that supports the chroma polaris.  most of what i've found online seems to be either defunct or inappropriately expensive.  i dont need the program to do alot, as i really just want a way to save my bank without the use of a cassette deck.  program editing would be nice though..

ianb

ive looked into midiquest because i have a pc and for some reason librarians are hard to find for windows.   i've read nothing but horrendous experiences with this program (especially considering the price), but none specifically with the polaris in mind.  When you say that it acts strangely, can you still load/dump sysex files of settings you previously saved back onto the polaris?  that's mainly what i need it for as im not sure how old the internal batteries are and if i lost the presets i've made thus far my band would be out for months...  the panel emulator would be a very welcome addition though!

thanks for the info

ianb

--- On Wed, 11/28/12, F Aitken <mfaitkenjr@...> wrote:

From: F Aitken <mfaitkenjr@...>
Subject: Re: [chromapolaris] librarian/sysex support
To: "chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com" <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 12:38 PM

 

I use Midiquest 10 XL and it works OK. The only reason I use it really is because it has a front panel emulator, which I absolutely need since the left side buttons don't work on mine.  My polaris responds strangely when receiving patch dumps from midiquest, and I've tried every setting possible on the polaris.

From: Harvey Peekar <audaciouspen@...>
To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:51 PM
Subject: [chromapolaris] librarian/sysex support

 

hello group,

i was wondering if anyone on here knows of a librarian that supports the chroma polaris.  most of what i've found online seems to be either defunct or inappropriately expensive.  i dont need the program to do alot, as i really just want a way to save my bank without the use of a cassette deck.  program editing would be nice though..

ianb

EXCUSE MY TYPING {I CAN ONLY TYPE LIKE THIS!} WHEN I BOUGHT MY NOW
SOLD POLARIS IN 19830I ALSO BOUGHT A RADIOSHACK HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL
CASSETE RECORDER CAUSE I ALSO HAD CASIO SYNTHES I WAS LEARNING TO USE
-ALSO! PC WERE PRIMATIVE THEN BUT THE POLARIS WAS NOT! I WAS USED TO
MY FARFISA ORGAN USED ON COUNTLESS HITS -OF 70'S! ANYHOW IF U HAVE THE
MANUAL AND ONE OF THESE OLDER OR NEWER TAPE RECORDERS --U WILL NOT
NEED THE COMPUTER EVER -IF YOUR POLARIS WAS LIKE MINE -NEARLY
INDESTRUCTABLE -FOR 26 YEARS -EXCEPT FOR ONE THING -HIGH QUALITY
AUDIOTAPES ARE STILL AROUND AS ARE THE CASSETE INTERFACE WIRES!-BUT
THE BATTERIES ARE MAIN ISSUE -IF U EVEN SUSPECT YOUR BATTERIES ARE
WEAK REPLACE THEM -FAST -DO NOT RISK LOSING YOUR OWN PATCHES -I IS
ONLY 2 D-BATTERIES PROTECTING YOUR SETTING AND MEMORY-GOOD CASSETES
CAN LAST 30 YEARS -BATTERIES AS LOW AS 2 AND THEN CAN LEAK AND MUCK UP
YOUR PRIZE! SO FORGET THE COMPUTERS AND THAT CRAP -U ARE A MUSICIAN
FIRST! WITH A NEAT INSTRUMENT ! PROTECT IT ALSO -U DO NOT NEED A PC TO
SAVE POLARIS RECORDINGS INSTANTLY-NEARLY EVERY ONE IN AMERICA HAS A
CAMCORDER LAYING AROUND WITH RCA AUDIO INPUTS -BEFORE ANY CD WAS EVER
INVENTED BY PHILLIPS GENIUS! -ALL CAMCORDERS RECORD DIGITAL SOUND AND
ID U WANT TO MAKE VIDEOS ALSO HAVE FUN !--SIMPLY RUN 1/4IN TO RCA JACK
TO RCA AUDIO IN AND PLAY AWAY WIRE TO WIRE CLARITY-THEN WHEN U FEEL
LIKE IT CONNECT URE VID TAPE TO YOUR PC SB - THUS U ARE PLAYING MUSIC
FOR UP TO 8 HOURS INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM PC TO POLARIS AND BACK!
-MOSTLY U JUST USE THE CASSETTES TO BACK UP YOUR PROGRAMS ABOUT ONCE A
MONTH AND BEFORE U CHANGE BATTERIES -DO MAKE SURE IT RELOADS FROM
ORIGINAL TAPES -CLUB MEMBERS SURELY CAN GIVE U THOSE TAPES WILL LASTS
FOREVER -LONGER THAN MOST PC OPERATNG SYSTEMS! AND KEEP ON ROCKIING
-IT TOOK A LIGHTNING BOLT TO MESS MY POLARIS IN 2007 AND NO ONE IN MY
TOWN WOULD TOUCH IT! ME I FINALLY SOL IT 8 MONTH AGO TO YOUNG GUY WHO
COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW GREAT IT LOOKED INSIDE AND OUT -THE BOLT BLEW
THE RIBBON WIRES PARTIALLY MELTING THEM AND COOKED THE BATTERIES
-THROUGH A SURGE PROTECTOR! -WITCH IS LAST ADVICE -KEEP IT ON A SURGE
PROTECTUO WHEVER U GO! THAT THING WENT 100's OF GIGS PLACES IN THT
TIME AND LOOKED NEW -SWITCHES GREAT -BUILT LIKE TANK! EVEN TANK CANNOT
TAKE LIGHTNING BOLT LANDING 12 FEET AWAY .FROM PLUG! THE COCEPT OF
DRAGING COMPUTERS EVERY WHERE _IS A NON MUSICAL CONCEPT -MY GREAT
POLARIS ON OF 3 IN PGH PA -ALWAY BLEW OUT THE DX7 AND ROLAND MAVENS BY
SHAKING THE HOUSE HITTING PROGRAMS MIDSONG AND ROCKING THE WOMEN! NO
CARTRIDES _NO CRAP JUT 132 KILLER PROGRAMS FOR ANYTHING U WANT !
ENJOY IT -I HAVE FINALLY FOUND BETTER IKEYBOARDS CAUSE I CANT FIND
POLARIS N MY BUDGET RANGE !SURPRISINGLY _THE KEYBOARD AND OTHER
LATERBOARDS ARE OF THE SAME NEAR VINTAGE AGE OF THE CHROMA POLARIS
AND WERE ENGINEERED BY THE SAME GREAT ENGINEER OF THIS CLUB IF MY
HISTORY IS RIGHT AND MOST ARE REASONABLE IN PRICE IF U FIND ONE TAKEN
CARE OF! U AND THEOTHERS OF THE CLUB KNOW OF THE FINEWORK AND KINDNESS
OF PAUL IN THIS CLUB -PEDEROCA -I MAY HAVE SCREWED UP HIS LAST NAME
-WHAT NOT MANY SPEAK OF IS HIS WORK AS MAIN ENGINEER ON THE KURZWEIL
K-250 AND THE K-1000 AND k1200 SERIES OF FINE SAMPLERS -HEWAS WITH
KURZWEIL BUILDING THESE INSTRUMENTS FOR MANY YEARS -THE VAST'S ALSO I
THINK -YET ITHINK PAULS MAIN CREATION -THE CHROMA- IS HIS FIRST LOVE
-SINCE I DECIDED THIS YEAR TO TRY TO BUILD A LOW COST STUDIO-I GOT
LUCKY AND BOUGHT AND FIXED MANY BAD SYNTHES -JUST DOING BASIC THINGS
THE FIRST WAS A KURZWEIL 1200 PRO MODULE DESIIGNED BY THAT TEAM PAUL
HEADED !THEFIRST SOUND THAT CAME OUT OF IT WAS GRAND STRINGS -AND
IREMEMBERED THE SWEET POLARIS STRING PRESETS -THEN I HEARD THE GRAND
PIANO -THIS WAS BOUGHT BROKE FOR$90 -NOW MY STUDIO WILL BE COMPLETED
NEXT MONTH FINALLY {WITHOUT THE POLARIS } WITH 23 SYNTHESERS AND
MODULES -HEADED BY A K-250 FOR 300 THAT WILL BE HERE ABOUT DEC 1O 8 OF
PAULS ENCINEERED WORKS ARE THE LEAD PIECES -AND THE ONE I NOW LOVE
AFTER 4MONTHES IS THE BEST OF THESE -THE K1200PRO WHOSE SOUND BLOW ME
AWAY -IT IS NOT AS USER FRIENDLY AS POLARIS BUT IT IS BETTER COS IT
WAS ADVANCED BY GREAT ENGINEERS LIKE PAUL -I WISH THAT THE WORLD KNEW
WHAT GREAT ENGINEERS DO FOR US FUNKY CREATIVE MUSIC TYPES !THE POLARIS
GAVE ME HAPPINESS FOR MORE YEARS THAN MY EXWIFE AND ITHINK MY SETUP
NOW WIL MAKE ME HAPPY PLAYING -HOME AND OUT- NEXT AND LAST PART OF MY
LIFE -I AM 65 -I HAVE ONLY TWICE HEARD A CHROMA LONG AGO -BUT NOW I
HEAR PAULS WORK EVERY DAY -AS I AM WRITING MUSIC AGAIN THAT MIGHT BE
DECENT -EVERY NITE ON LETTERMAN A K-250 IS PLAYED -MINE WA IN NEVADA
DESERT AND MOVING IT OUT FROM 80 YEAR OLD COMPOSER HOUSE WAS PROBLEM-I
HAVE HEARD IT 4 TIMES -CANT WAIT ! SO MY LAST WORDS ARE ABOUT THIS AND
OTHER CLUBS AND PAUL- PAUL IN HIS LIFES WORK HAS BEEN CREATIVE-AND
GIVEN MUCH TO THE MUSIC WORLD -I READ ALL HIS POSTS -WHAT A NICE YET
GENUIS MAN AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE -HE SHOULD BE GIVE AN AWARD OF ALL HIS
WORK PIECES FREE FROM THE CLUBS AND MEMBERS -HE HELPED ME JUST NCE
-YET HIS HELP LED TO MY -I THINK- GREAT LITTLE STUDIO -I THANK HIM!
-HE KNOW ALL ABOUT THE COMPUTER STUFF -YET OFTEN I HEAR HIMSAY -HE IS
PLAYING HIS SYNTHES -HE IS MUSICIAN FIRST ME I AM JIM DUGAS -A CRAP
BUT FUN ENTERTAINER -TINKERER WITH A SHRED OF TALENT AND BAD TYPIST !
YET PAULS ADVICE HELPED ME GIVE UP MY POLARIS -AND FIX 22 KEYBOARDS
NOW -DONT KNOW CRAP ABOUT EPHROMS AND CHIPS -PAUL ALWAYS IS FIRST
ABOUT POWER SUPPLIES AND OUTPUTS AND READING THE MANUALS! -PAUL GAVE
ME THIS STUDIO COS GOT BROKE STUFF CHEAP AFIXED MANY A POWER SUPPLY!
-BROKEN WIRES -BAD OUTS! THANK U VERY MUCH PAUL AND THE CLUB !PAUL
THEY SHOULD GIVE U AN OSCAR OR SOMETHING -YOUR ENGINEERED CREATIONS
HAVE BEEN USDE BY SO MANY OSCAR WINNER MUSICIANS I AMAZING JARRE -JOHN
WILLIAMS ARE USING K -250 COMING TO ME-THAT IS ENUFF -ALL OF US LOVE
MUSIC AND OUR SOUND CREATING TOYS -WE ALL WANT 2 SAME THINGS -TO WRITE
/PRODUCE ONE GREAT SONG AND SECOND FOR OUR SYNTHES TO WORK RIGHT
A?SOUND GREAT! PAUL AND OTHERS HAVE HELPED US DO BOTH - SINCE I STILL
MISS MY POLARIS -IS ONLY REGRET -HERE IS SHOT LIST OF MY-EQUPMENT - TA
LINK AND WORK PERFECT WITHOUT A PC FROM 2 KEYBOARDS AND A THIRD SOME
TIME! {FOR MY CRAP LEFT HAND >> K-1200 PRO! KEYS AND MODULE -ENSONIQ
VFX -K1000 KEY -YAMAHA DIGITAL GRAND-KURZWEIL 1000 SX 1000 GX
{GUITARS }HX 1000 EX K1000SEII -CASIO cz1000 MY OLD ONE- K1000
LEAD KEYBOARD -MODULE RACKS -YAMAHA tx81Z {3} >> 5 ROLANDS u-220
s-330 u110 {2} M-SEI -STRING AN KAWAI MX 8R KEYBOARD MIXER - 8 IN
-NO MATTER WHAT I PLUG IN SOUNDS GREAT THRU IT -LIKE POLARIS! PLUG
PLAY WRITE -LAST FOR SPECIAL MIXED SOUND FROM DIFFERENT MAKERS -ON
SIDE -LIKE NEW ROLAND S-50 SAMPLER - TO MIX GUITAR KSOUNDS YAMAHA
SPLIT ETC! -S-50 IS ONLY THING I USE PC FOR BUT MANUALS -USE IT TO
FORMAT DISKS - IS FUN IS IT NOT GUYS -I JUST USE BASIC MIDI AND
PROGRAM CHANGE ! WELL -NONE ARE GOOD WITHOUT U GUYS HELPING ME QUIETLY
-AND READING PAUL -ALL NEED PROTECTED POWER SUPPLIES AND GOOD
BATTERIES!AND PROGRAMS -IF U AN STAND MY TYPING -ALL THE ROLAND N
YAMAHA AND KURZWEIL STUF WERE BASIC EASY FIXES -I BE GLAD TO HEP COS U
ALL HELPED ME -ONE THING U SEE I DO NOT HAVE -A REALTIME EASY
SEQUENCER - I HAD ONE BUT COMING K-250 HAS ONE IFIGUERE IWOOD BE PAULS
ENGINEERING AND WOULD BE BEGINNING OF mY NEW MUSIC AWAKENING - I FORET
RULES OF CLUB BUT I POST MY PHONE HERE IF ALLOWED FOR CLUB MEMBERS -I
AM GOOD TINKERER -1-412-969-1011 -ONE LAST THING TO FIX -FOR EXTRA IN
HOUSE -IS K1000se WHICH TRIES TO PLAY THEN DISPLAY GOES WACKY -!
EXCUSE MY TYPING -HAVE BROKEN KNUCKLES AND WEIRD EYESIGHT ON PC
SCREEN SINCE CAR WRECK -U GUYS USING PC AND COMPUTERS ENJOY OK -FROM
SONG -I JUST DO THINGS MY WAY

I use Emagic SoundDiver on a Mac.  Long gone program now.  There was a Windows version too.  It works with the Polaris.