Not to be confused with the Chroma Polaris which sounds nowhere near as good, the Chroma is by far one of the most underrated synthesizers ever made. It's a shame ARP went out of business right before they released the Chroma. CBS bought ARP and subsequently marketed the Rhodes Chroma but it didn't sell well due to its high price and cumbersome user interface. At that time knobs were King and the Chroma had only touch membrane switches and a data slider. What seemed alien then is the norm today and finding synthesizers manufactured now with lots of knobs isn't easy.

Believe it or not I've pared way down from the musical gear I've had over the years. With the exception of Modular synths I've owned nearly every synthesizer ever made. I've been blessed to be able to own and use these fine instruments and many have gone on to new homes where they see daily use.

Some of my personal favorites are the Prophet VS, Prophet 5, Memorymoog, Chroma, Yamaha CS-60 (wish I had a CS-80 though), Oberheim Matrix 12 and XPander, PPG Wave 2.2, Roland Jupiter 8, Jupiter 6, Voyetra 8, Korg MS-20, and of course the Fairlights.