That sounds like a setup/utility option-- do you have a manual
handy? You want to look up the MIDI section and enable control
changes.

-Ben

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, teknowh0re_1999 <no_reply@...>
wrote:

>
> While the membranes aren't necessary if MIDI control can be

utilized, I

> have a situation where most MIDI messages are not recognized by my
> Polaris, other than note on/off.
>
> I commonly see the panels for the Moog Source for sale on eBay, but
> never for the Polaris.
>
> Given the number of units actually sold (or rather, the relative
> obscurity of this particular synth as opposed to anything that
> brandishes the Moog logo), let alone those experiencing the

membrane

> death problem, it would probably be more along the lines of a labor

of

> love for some very dedicated hobbyist, rather than a lucrative
> enterprise for a small company.
>
> Please allow for the possibility that I am, as usual, just talking

out

> my ass :P
>
> --- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "spistrich" <wasteking@>

wrote:

> >
> > Would there be enough demand for an electronics manufacturer to

make

> a
> > run of replacement switch panels for the polaris? Membrane

switches

> > are basically cheap, thats probably why they were used rather

than

> > better components. These could be sold with a set of replacement
> > ribbon cables, would this be lucrative for some small elec
> > manufacturer to invest in? How many bad polarises are there, and

do

> > they ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS? They are mostly just thin pieces

of

> > plastic and a little metal. The technolgy is not complicated

compared

> > to the true innards of the polaris. but the configuration would

have

> > to match. Any comments? am I nuts?
> >
>