Rhodes Chroma Polaris

I finally have been working on making link patches on my 
Polaris, but  I cant get the new links to STORE. I have some old 
links in bank 'K' from the factory or previous owner. I can erase 
them . I can create new upper/lower/unison links but when i try to 
store them it doesnt take.Ive been reading the manual and cant 
believe im missing the procedure.
       i can apparently do link edits , but they also dont STORE. The 
Lower function- 'store link'  LED flashes and goes out when i punch 
in the  new link location, but it wont take. 
       Now a year ago i had an allegedly 'pro' service place replace 
the non-working 'link unison' LED...{the unison functioned, but with 
no light-- i had bought the polaris that way from the previous 
owner}..Could this be related to my problem ? at that time i didnt 
test the link memory, because i was unfamiliar with my new toy and 
wasnt doing links. Now i think some connection is missing , any ideas 
out thete as to what connection this might be? some other 
troubleshooting tests,  or am I just messing up the Store Link 
procedure? 

1. make link...  2. push 'lower function'    3.push  'store link' 
(led flashes)    4.  push 'store link' again-for same bank location  
(or send to new bank location) 5.Flashing 'store link' LED stops

> ... I finally have been working on making link
> patches on my Polaris, but  I cant get the new links
> to STORE. I have some old links in bank 'K' from the
> factory or previous owner...

Are you just wanting to create a 'linked patch'?

If so, then the process is easier than you're attempting.

Simply create the patch.  Use the link upper/lower/unison to get the 
sound you want.

For instance, if you'd like to have patch A1 on the lower part of the 
keyboard and B2 on the upper part of the keyboard:

Select A1
Press "Link Upper" (led blinks)
Press B2 (Link Upper LED blinking stops, and stays on).

Now, if you play - you should hear A1 on the lower keys and B2 on the 
upper keys.

To save this setup, simply select "Upper Function", "Store Program."

Now, whenever you recall that patch, it will 'remember' that the link 
program is "B2".

(The 'store link' command is to used separately store just the link 
program).

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, David Clarke <ac151@...> wrote:
>
> > ... I finally have been working on making link
> > patches on my Polaris, but  I cant get the new links
> > to STORE. I have some old links in bank 'K' from the
> > factory or previous owner...
> 
> Are you just wanting to create a 'linked patch'?
> 
> If so, then the process is easier than you're attempting.
> 
> Simply create the patch.  Use the link upper/lower/unison to get 
the 
> sound you want.
> 
> For instance, if you'd like to have patch A1 on the lower part of 
the 
> keyboard and B2 on the upper part of the keyboard:
> 
> Select A1
> Press "Link Upper" (led blinks)
> Press B2 (Link Upper LED blinking stops, and stays on).
> 
> Now, if you play - you should hear A1 on the lower keys and B2 on 
the 
> upper keys.
> 
> To save this setup, simply select "Upper Function", "Store Program."
> 
> Now, whenever you recall that patch, it will 'remember' that the 
link 
> program is "B2".
> 
> (The 'store link' command is to used separately store just the link 
> program).
>
ok ,it worked...thanks..im real happy it was just me and not my 
Polaris . 
but now i still dont understand the use of the 'store link' button, 
if the 'store program' button is what stores the link... 
It seems like i didnt get this out of the manual very clearly. that 
storing the links wouldnt be done with one of  the  4 'keyboard' 
buttons.(esp the one labeled 'store link")

> ok ,it worked...

Glad to hear it worked out OK.

> ... but now i still dont understand the use of
> the 'store link' button,

Consider the case where you've stumbled across a patch that you really 
like, but it's already been set up with a split.

There's no easy way to tell which patch was originally used to form the 
split so there's no easy way to 'tweak' the link patch.  Similarly, if 
you just wanted to use the 'split' sound, you might have to go through 
all the patches to find which one it was.

Instead you can use commands like 'store link' to store just the link 
portion of the patch somewhere (e.g., store unknown, nice sounding link 
to Patch B7.  Now you can modify B7 however you'd like to get it to 
sound the way you like).

interesting scenario....to require a seperate button to 'disassemble ' a link , yet not erase it.  That was  one point i could not find  described  well in the otherwise lengthy manual.  I really couldnt find a good explaination for the ''store link' button .  Storing new links  was the last part of my polaris that i hadnt really used  or figured out . So far the  unlinked sounds had kept me  pretty occupied , particularly with that  role of the assignable slider. 

----- Original Message ----
From: David Clarke <ac151@...>
To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:02:06 PM
Subject: Re: [chromapolaris] Re: polaris link memory problem

> ok ,it worked...

Glad to hear it worked out OK.

> ... but now i still dont understand the use of
> the 'store link' button,

Consider the case where you've stumbled across a patch that you really 
like, but it's already been set up with a split.

There's no easy way to tell which patch was originally used to form the 
split so there's no easy way to 'tweak' the link patch. Similarly, if 
you just wanted to use the 'split' sound, you might have to go through 
all the patches to find which one it was.

Instead you can use commands like 'store link' to store just the link 
portion of the patch somewhere (e.g., store unknown, nice sounding link 
to Patch B7. Now you can modify B7 however you'd like to get it to 
sound the way you like).





      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. 
Make Yahoo! your homepage.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs