Rhodes Chroma Polaris

On 26-Feb-06, at 8:56 PM, bfinkie wrote:

> Hello All:
>
> Like many others I have a Polaris with a semi-functioning control  
> panel.  All the sliders work
> but over half of the membrance switches are out.  I would like to  
> find a MIDI Editor (Mac) that
> I can use to control the Polaris.  I am completly new to the world  
> of MIDI and I am not really
> sure how to go about doing so.
>
> I read through the posts on this site and saw that sounddiver was  
> the most popular way to
> control the Polaris using a computer.  Is this still what people  
> are using?  I downloaded the
> public version of sounddiver but it didnt work because I have no  
> XSKey.  How do I get one?  Is
> purchasing Logic the only way to get an XSKey?  Is there really no  
> way to control a Polaris
> using the Mac other than by purchasing a $1000 piece of software?
>
> I really am new to this world so please forgive me if this is a  
> really basic question.  I have
> been trying to figure this out for a while and I am at a loss.
>
> Thanks!

Editor/librarian software seems to have been disappearing. First
Galaxy (which had a Polaris module) was discontinued shortly before
Opcode went out of business circa 1999; and now it looks like
SoundDiver is dead. At least, I don't believe Apple will resurrect ;
it. So I wouldn't bother with it--as a matter of fact I believe the
public beta had an expiry date which has long passed. (I will try
firing it up on my other computer in the studio when I have a few
moments--I have an XSKey).

There is Unisyn, but it has no Polaris module.

http://www.motu.com/products/software/unisyn/

Someone could write one:

http://www.motu.com/techsupport/technotes/document.1998-11-03.8468162420

In the meantime, for patch storage and retrieval on Mac OS X, there's
SysEx Librarian.

http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/


Chris


On 26-Feb-06, at 8:56 PM, bfinkie wrote:

> Hello All:
>
>; Like many others I have a Polaris with a semi-functioning control ;
> panel. All the sliders work
> but over half of the membrance switches are out. I would like to
> find a MIDI Editor (Mac) that
> I can use to control the Polaris. I am completly new to the world
> of MIDI and I am not really
> sure how to go about doing so.
>
> I read through the posts on this site and saw that sounddiver was
> the most popular way to
> control the Polaris using a computer. Is this still what people
> are using? I downloaded the
> public version of sounddiver but it didnt work because I have no
> XSKey. How do I get one? Is
> purchasing Logic the only way to get an XSKey? Is there really no
> way to control a Polaris
> using the Mac other than by purchasing a $1000 piece of software?
>
> I really am new to this world so please forgive me if this is a
> really basic question. I have
> been trying to figure this out for a while and I am at a loss.
>
> Thanks!