Keytek CTS2000 Cross Table Sampled Synthesizer SN 0279

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"THE GIBSON Synthesizer. The only.

Its name: The Keytek CTS 2000
Analog True vintage : CURTIS CHIPS // CEM 5530 / 8 CEM 3389
Released in 1987.

RARE COLLECTOR Early Model number 279

This will be supplied with :

1 COMPLETE IN ENGLISH !! Instruction Manual ! 64 pages
1 EXTERNAL ORIGINAL MEMORY CARD of this KEYTEK CTS 2000 model to store even more of your sounds.
1 CASE
1 OLD ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT

Fender has also released one on its side: The Chroma Polaris.

Story : Gibson had bought the Italian brand SIEL (Societa Industrie Elettroniche)
and worked in collaboration with its engineers who had already released
a lot of synthesizers including ( Cruise, Orchestra, Orchestra 2, Dk-70,
Ex-80, Dk-80 , Expander , Opera 6 , Dk-600 , Dk-700 , Kiwi ) and worked
themselves with suzuki and knew how to draw inspiration from analogs
from Korg .Moreover it would have been produced in Japan.

Gibson's synth, the Keytek CTS 2000 is a 330 plus wavetable based
synthesizer. But it is above all one of the last analog synths of this era. For
this it was equipped with Curtis chips, the same used in the little brother
of the Waldorf Wave, the Microwave .... as well as the Prophet 2000 which
is a Sequencial Audio / Dave Smith sampler ...

It has 6 voices with 2 oscillators per voice.
7 levels of envelope settings...
A Total MIDI Implementation....
An internal memory to save 48 sounds.
Finally its specialty of Cross Table Sample allows to mix for a sound of the
wavetables between them to obtain a combination of 330 X 329 so 9000 !

That is more than 9000 waveforms more than the sinusoid, the triangle,
the square, the sawtooth ! And this for a single voice ....
Each oscillator can be tuned differently for Fat sound .
An Lfo is also present to modulate these.
Dcf
Dca
Cut-off
Resonance
ADSR on 7 levels
All this in many combinations

One cannot simply overcome its possibilities.

It produces a unique sound. With it your instrumentations won't sound too much today.
He will add a personal color. It can produce percussive sounds, particular pads...

Another thing that differentiates the KEYTEK CTS 2000 is that very few copies
were produced in the world.
There are 2 other Keytek models but they are only weakly trimmed compared
to this one.

The model on sale was released in the very First GIBSON-SIEL workshops.

Number 279."

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Fender Chroma Polaris Service Manual & Schematics

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You can find a digital copy on the excellent Rhodes Chroma site here.

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Fender Chroma Polaris 100403

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"Fender Chroma Polaris in very nice shape. Has a brand new membrane panel and been completely gone through. No jumpy sliders here! Everything works as it should and sounds exactly like you want a Polaris to sound. Shows some signs of use, mostly minor paint scrapes on the edges (see pics). Was in a case where the foam deteriorated but has for the most part been cleaned though you may encounter a sticky spot here or there on the outside of the keyboard. The inside of the keyboard did not really have any foam in it but what was there was completely cleaned out."

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FENDER CHROMA POLARIS SN 301618

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"Like nearly all the high end vintage analog synths we sell, this item has been METICULOUSLY disassembled, cleaned inside and out, FULLY serviced by professionals who’ve been servicing and selling vintage synths for more than the last 2 decades, and systematically tested multiple times over a long period to ensure it’s working exactly as it should. No BS. No ebay surprises. We’re perfectionists and don’t cut corners. Although this instrument came to us in relatively good shape, we want our items to be better than the rest and invested *many* hours of tech time plus parts costs to fully overhaul this unit so it would be clean, working like new again and as reliable as possible for its next owner. This was a serious investment of time, love, and money, and was definitely worth the effort and is of course reflected in the higher than usual price. If you’re looking for a great sounding example of this model that works just like it should without needing to invest hundreds or thousands of dollars in tech fees and waiting from weeks to years, this one should make you very happy.

And yes, of course the membrane panel has been replaced with a new one, and everything else that needs to be done was done. We buy typical Polarises that are broken or will break in transit and make them reliable again."

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Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris SN 301269

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"Only 3600 ever made (1984), here we have a super-rare Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris <> model 2123 s/n 101269. dims:- 100 x 37 x 11cms weight:- a chunky 19Kgs!..sure is robust! It has just been professionally serviced ~ fresh internal battery fitted, all reset to factory settings, switched to 220V operation, and some interesting patches loaded in.

Here are the specs:-
~ 6-voice polyphony
~ 61 dynamic keys
~ 132 memory slots (11 banks A > K x 12 progs each)
~ split/dual mode
~ 2 VCO (saw & pw)
~ 4-pole analogue filter
~ midi fitted ~ twin levers
~ sequencer
~ live control of filter/resonance/modulation ~ ring modulation ~ unique mod "sweep"
~ noise

Condition:- sourced from an avid UK collector, this Polaris has mostly been looked at/treasured. Its obvious that all the faders and membrane switches have many years of usage left - a nightmare common issue on such synths, as they do wear out..... keys are excellent; lowest "G" has some lateral "play" (aka wobbly side-to-side)...not a big deal. Casing is "good", no damaged veneer, just a few dinks of little note. All LEDS, levers, switches work perfectly. At the moment, the glide function is not working; we are printing off the manual; maybe that can be sorted....

Sounds like? Some reviews say "tinny"...we disagree. This synth is powerful. It excels at polysynth sounds, bass sounds, lead lines, silly percussive stuff/noise etc....but you will not find piano-type sounds.....leave that to the Korg M1 (well, they started all the sampled waveform stuff, didnt they?).This is subtractive synthesis. Find a progamme you like, live-tweak it, as most of the controls are waiting for you to do this, then pop YOUR creation into one of the 132 slots...simple as that!"

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Chroma Polaris | Into Darkness, an ambient demo

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"Popping noises in the background, like the drums in the deep... Something is wrong. My Chroma Polaris is sick. It will be going away for repairs soon.

Chroma Polaris
Eventide Blackhole VST"

Rhodes Chroma Polaris

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Chroma Polaris

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"Multitrack recording of Rhodes Chroma Polaris in Ableton Live. All sounds from Chroma Polaris except drums."

Fender Arp Chroma Polaris

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Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris w/ Vol.1 Data Cassette

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Fender Chroma Polaris Model 2123 SN 301058

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"Fender Chroma Polaris Model 2123, classic poly-synth that is still very much-so under the radar!

Polyphony - 6 voices
Oscillators - 2 VCO's: sawtooth / pw
LFO - Sine or square
Filter - 4-pole lowpass VCF: cutoff, resonance, env, keyboard, sweep + Attack, Decay, Sustain, Sustain Decay, Release
VCA - ADR
Keyboard - 61 keys w/ velocity
Memory - 132 patches
Control - MIDI (3 to 6 simultaneous patches)

Recently overhauled by our in-house technician;

-New membrane switch panels
-Replaced supply caps on panel boards
-All new filter caps and power supply caps
-Cleaned keys and key assembly
-Resoldered panel LEDs"

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Fender Chroma Polaris Analog Polysynth w/ Hard Case

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The shores of broken tears | Chroma Polaris, Hologram Microcosm, and Emotional Cello

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"I started off wondering whether I wanted to keep the Polaris. I use it so infrequently, and I have a Prophet 10, which must be better. Right? And then I thought maybe I should try it out with the Microcosm again and maybe try out looping on that thing. So I did that. And then it was done but I felt like it could use something else. So I then added to it with Emotional Cello VST... And yes, it felt blasphemous to use the Prophet 10 to control a VST, but it had a simple USB connection and 5 octaves so I used it. The Prophet 10 was not used for audio in this track at all. It wasn't needed.

Also - for the record, the Polaris has some girth under its belt. There is a sound there that is certainly lacking in the Prophet 10, which is polite beyond a doubt comparatively."

Vintage Fender Chroma Polaris Synthesizer with MOXXIE Hardshell Case SN 201992

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"In perfect working condition. Used primarily in the 1980's then hibernated in its case for about twenty years. 6 note polyphony."

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Chroma Polaris and Hologram Microcosm Ambient demo

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"Working my way through understanding the Microcosm. I'm starting to get a feel for it - it's a very interesting pedal. I like it."

Fender Chroma Polaris SN 301997

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The Synth King Vintage Synthesizer Demos

Playlist:
KORG DW-8000 - Synth King "vintage analog" sounds
Roland JX-8p - Vecoven Super Flash ROM & PWM upgrade
Yamaha CS70m - first contact
Yamaha CS70m - loading patches from magnetic cards !!
Oberheim Matrix-12 -- first contact !
Oberheim Matrix12 - one song - one synth
Rhodes Chroma - one song - one synth
Rhodes Chroma (ex KRAFTWERK Kling Klang Studios) - first contact !
Oberheim OB-Xa - 15 minutes pure analog sounds - part 3/3
Oberheim OB-Xa - 15 minutes pure analog sounds - part 2/3
Oberheim OB-Xa - 15 minutes pure analog sounds - part 1/3
Oberheim OB-Xa - one song - one synth
Oberheim OB-Xa improvisation
Oberheim OB-Xa - first contact
Roland SH-2000 - one song - one synth
Roland MKS80 - one song - one synth
Korg Polysix - one song - one synth - free patches !!!
Roland JX3P - one song - one synth
Roland Juno 106 - one song - one synth
Roland Jupiter 4 & Promars MRS-2 - one song - one synth (ok 2)
Roland Jupiter 6 - one song - one synth
Roland Super JX10 - one song - one synth
64 new sounds for Roland JX10/MKS70 Vecoven PWM 4.xx update
64 new sounds for Roland JX10/MKS70 Vecoven PWM 4.xx update
Fender Chroma Polaris - one song - one synth
Fender Chroma Polaris Sound Demo (132 patches)

Fender Chroma Polaris Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/Custom Case Mint Condition

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"Son of the legendary Arp-Fender Chroma synthesizer: the Polaris is a kind of second version a little simpler but still powerful version.

The machine was originally designed by the ARP engineers, but then ARP society was bought by Rhodes 2 years before the commercial release.

Keyboard 61 keys with basic velocity system

Main panel features 23 sliders and 62 buttons for edit process; central slider is assignable to one of the 14 available parameters while on the right side there are 2 levers for modulation and pitch bender."

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Chroma Polaris Ambient | Moments left behind

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Chroma Polaris
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Fender Chroma Polaris

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