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Subject: RE: Re: Re: [chromapolaris] Memory Loss

From: <rizzitech@...>
Date: 2013-11-12

Hello:

Thank you David & Bob:

I have the same situation as Jordi.  I have downloaded MIDI-OX and then the sys-x files.  They were saved  easily with MIDI-OX.  I have a USB to MIDI converter.  I just don't know how instruct the Polaris to receive the sys-x files through MIDI. I have been reading the user's manual & a little of the service manual.  I have learned ALOT about electronic music & HEX systems  because of the manuals, but have yet to see the instructions for loading the sys-x files from the computer to the Polaris.

I will continue to read the manuals, but I really need to load the sounds as soon as possible. Any additional help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance and have a good day.

Thomas

---In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, <bobgrieb@...> wrote:

Hi,

   I have done this several times.   You need some sort of MIDI interface for your computer.   I use a Roland UM-2, purchased on ebay.   It was maybe $25-30.   This connects to the computer using a USB cable.   Then download from the internet a program called MIDI-ox.   It's free.  This can
talk to the USB MIDI adapter.   Then you need to download the sysex file
for the Chroma.    There are two different one of these that I found on the web.  Then use MIDI-ox to send the sysex file to the MIDI adapter, after connecting it to the Polaris.  It's actually very easy if you have a USB to MIDI adapter for your computer.

                 Bob



On Saturday, November 9, 2013 1:45 PM, "jordisampe@..." <jordisampe@...> wrote:


 Hello, I want to send patch to Polatis via sysex, I don' t understand midi configuration on Polaris for can recieve patches by midi.... Can you help me please?

Thanks in advance.


Jordi


---In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, <ac151@...> wrote:

> ... I don't have a cassette player or the cable for interfacing
> the Chroma to a Cassette player... I believe that I need to load
> the sound data onto a sequencer and load the data into the Chroma
> via MIDI.

To summarize - you would really have two main options.

The first is to still use the 'cassette' method. To do so, you don't
actually need the original cassette cable, nor do you actually have to
use the 'cassette'.

For the connection, you can use the 1/4" 'sync' jacks on the Polaris.
For the source, you can use a .wav file (or similar) played back to the
Polaris.

The use of the 'SYNC' jacks for cassette operations is discussed in the
Polaris user's manual - xref page 64 of:

http://www.rhodeschroma.com/content/polaris/ownersmanual.pdf

The .wav files for the factory sets/sequences are available on-line
here:

http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polarispatches

The second option is to use MIDI sysex to load the patches. The sysex
version of the patches are also available here:

http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polarispatches

David Clarke