Patch Mode; Sync-Possibility 1: Selecting A Program On The Chroma Itself; Sync-Possibility 2: Choosing A Program In Patch Mode - Stereoping Synth Programmer Owner's Handbook Manual

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4. PATCH Mode
As we already learned, the memory of the Programmer is empty after powerup. We need to sync Chroma and
Programmer first before seeing the original values of the actual Chroma program. There are two ways to do that:

Sync-possibility 1: selecting a program on the Chroma itself

Select any program directly on the Chroma. The Programmer will receive a Program-Change command from the
Chroma and automatically fetches all the parameter values of the new program. That's it. If you prefer this
method you will not need the PATCH mode at all.
One issue about bank numbers: The CC+ interface remembers the selected bank even after being switched off, it
will be selected again after the next powerup. Your Programmer unfortunately has no idea about the currently
selected Chroma bank. As long as you do not switch the bank on the Chroma, the Programmer does not know
about the current bank.

Sync-possibility 2: choosing a Program in PATCH Mode

Press the Patch button to enter Patch mode. You can remotely select Chroma Programs from the Programmer.
This might be helpful if you use a Chroma Expander sitting some meters away from your Programmer.
The CC+ Interface offers 4 banks of 50 Programs. This feature
is supported by the Programmer as well of course. The
picture shows the typical Screen in PATCH Mode. In the upper
left corner of the display you see the bank and program
number of the program currently held in the Programmer's
memory . If you see underscores instead of numbers: after
powerup, the Programmer's bank and program numbers are
not defined yet and displayed as underscores.
Use encoder 2 to select bank 1-4, encoder 3 changes the
Program number between 1 and 50. Press the button labeled
YES and the Programmer causes the Chroma to recall the
desired Program and automatically syncs itself to the
Chroma.
The button labeled CUR (for 'Current Program') asks the Chroma to send all current parameter values in it's
memory to the Programmer. This might be helpful in a situation when you worked some time on the Chroma
itself and you suddenly remember, you got a Programmer for this. Switch the Programmer on, jump into PATCH
mode and press CUR – the Programmer has the same
Program data in memory as the Chroma then.
After successful recalling and syncing you'll see something
like the picture to the right. You can press PRV (=previous) or
NXT (=next) to switch through the Programs of the current
bank or use the encoders as described above for larger
jumps or bank changes.
Pressing the button labeled XIT leaves Patch mode and
heads back to normal PLAY mode.
Synth Programmer for Rhodes Chroma – Owner's handbook V1.0 – 05/2018
© Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018