Rhodes Chroma Polaris

> ... Now I'm just trying to find a way to be able to
> save a patch externally via sysex string or cc#s for a much more fluid
> ease of use and such ... Just wondering if anyone knows if this is
> possible? ...

I do believe it is possible - although it may not be too pretty.

As far as sysex and dumps goes - the designers apparently decided to use sysex
as a generalized programming language instead of embedding discrete items like
"send dump" and "receive dump."

This means that it is possible to use the midi interface (sysex) to
send/receive programs - but it won't be as simple as issuing a single midi
command (for a front-panel Polaris command).

If you wanted to do a program save, you'd probably use commands like:

"Open Object for Program A1"
"Write 44 Bytes" i.e., a full program

Of course, before writing the 44 bytes into the program - you might have to
first read them from the working patch, and then write them into the program of
your choice.

The Polaris MIDI implementation manual (available on-line from the Rhodes
Chroma site at http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polaris&f=2123) should have all
the necessary details to be able to achieve this.