Fairlight-CMI

To Peter:

> Ah, that one :-)
>
> Does it work ok? I recall the listing saying it hadn't been tested but the
> monitors (although slightly damaged) switch on, etc///

The system tried to boot, but it had empty disks loaded. By the time I had
inserted the boot disks, a fuse had blown due to power spikes probably in
the man's garage. The IIx is arguably more mint than my series III. The
serialnumber is 333 from 1985 or 1986. Amazingly clean keyboard. The
monitors are early models, one, I think, even from 1981.

You also asked about that MFX mini, it is a stripped down version with 8
channels only. It seemingly cannot be upgraded to 24 channels. Keep that
in mind. How much did that MFX3+ from australia go for ? Must have been a
killer deal as last I saw it it was at USD 1500.


To David:

> From: David J. Wilson [mailto:jeepcherokee_10@yahoo.com]
>
> oh,  you bought that one.  looked like it came with a lot of
> parts & 2 monitors as I recall.

It came with more than 100 disks, and indeed some spare parts. I still
have to check the pen and see which monitor is working. The one with the
bubbles did not show a legible screen as I tried to boot, we didn't check
the other monitor. The flight cases are great.

> I'm curious as to how it
> works out for you,

I'll let you all know. At least is is indeed a very good condition machine
and one of the last built.

> also wonder what happened to Talk Talk's old
> IIx, that a guy on this list was restoring.  he sent me e-mail
> a while back, but never heard how the restoration was going.

Probably halted ?

> interesting comparison on the III and the K2600.
> I have a III and a K2500S with KDFX effects board in it.
> but I haven't even switched on the K2500S since I got my III
> back in Feb-March time frame  :-)

:-) I find the K2600 has expression capabilities that I cannot easily
reproduce on the III, like the ribbons. If you have the demo video with
Jordan Rudess you can see the harp demo which is really intuitive.. Great
to use with MIDI on the III. Also the pressure and pitchbend sensitive
ribbon is great for string sounds like a violin. The fully weighted keys
of the 2600 are also different from the III, much heavier and more like a
real piano. The IIx keyboard is quite synth like but still more gentle
than the 360 Systems keyboard that came along with it, which in turn is
harsh compared to a yamaha keyboard for instance.

Lots of choices to choose from...

Regards,
Harald.