From rich and brassy to fat and offbeat, Kroma and PolarX provide you with the sounds of two uncommon classics full of vintage ’80s analogue flavour. Donning a striking and blocky design the Rhodes Chroma is a 16-voice analogue synthesizer from 1982. One of the primary microprocessor-based analogue synths was also the final console outlined by ARP, creators of the 2600 and Journey among others, some time recently being sold to CBS in 1981.
The Chroma can be utilized either as a 1-osc/16-voice or 2-osc/8-voice synthesizer and was modified fundamentally through a huge cluster of film buttons. While programming wasn’t helpful, the plan was reasonably advanced with a wealthy sound, never unforgiving – idealize for bass, strings, offbeat piano sounds and plucks.
Taking after the Chroma was the Polaris, a 6-voice analogue synth released in 1984. Whereas being disentangled in a few ways the Polaris has more memory and a broad MIDI usage with full parameter control and can play different patches at once. Just like the Chroma, Polaris includes a fat analogue sound competent of mind-blowing bass, brass, strings and more – even a few Synthex/Rendez.
These synths gradually despaired but they are still outstandingly strong – full of the wealthy analogue warmth and character you’d anticipate from an ARP. Kroma 1.5 incorporates two disobedient, Kroma and PolarX – and unused dual-layer synth. Both come stuffed with custom planned presets modified on fully-restored equipment units, counting Arpeggios, Bass, Chimes, Brass, FX, Leads, Pads, Strings. Indeed the fundamental waveforms of the consoles were tested to permit a plan of modern patches. Take master control of these classics gems with a built-in arpeggiator, step sequencer, LFOs and high-quality FX.
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