Fairlight-CMI

Alan Wilder: "We only used a Fairlight once at Puk* - it was there 
anyway. We didn't need to purchase one since we had Emulators and the 
Synclavier at our disposal."

* Music for the Masses


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "lairdfairlight" 
<lairdfairlight@y...> wrote:
> You're right about the EIII. I have the keyboard version as well. 
> One of my all time favs besides the IIx. Maybe some Sequential 
folks 
> started working for E-mu then!!! The Studio 440 is the MG of the 
> sampler world. (No offense to MG owners..I'm fixing a friends) The 
> EII is my least favorite of the older E-mu's. I prefer the Emax I.
> I'm still betting it's Fairlight on that Depeche track!:-)
> 
> 
> 
> -- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "David Bulog" <d2ba@x> wrote:
> > I have an EIII keyboard and that is a great sound. Let me tell 
you 
> a fact--The EIII was rushed to market too early and not a single 
> EIII that left EMU ever worked 100%.
> > Every single one of these beasts had a fault---the most common 
> been bad memory chips, faulty keyboard, switchs not working 
> intermittly on front panel!!!!
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Blue 17 
> >   To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com 
> >   Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:05 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Fairlight Serial numbers
> > 
> > 
> >   I'm thinking it probably was an EII. It's just a
> >   guess, though.
> > 
> >   I have an EII+ (as well as a CMI IIx) and I've always
> >   thought that it kicks the crap out of the CMI
> >   sample-quality wise. I mean, I love my Fairlight and
> >   all but I think the EII is by far the best sounding
> >   8-bit sampler. MUCH longer sample time too. Too bad
> >   the file handling's so wretched. 
> > 
> >   Just my opinion, of course. :-)
> > 
> > 
> >   --- lairdfairlight <lairdfairlight@y...> wrote:
> > 
> >   > It would be interesting to know the original owners
> >   > and the history if 
> >   > there is a list...with the exception of Big Al's III
> >   > and IIx! It's 
> >   > like seeing pictures of abused pets.
> >   > Did Depeche Mode use a CMI on "Behind the wheel"?
> >   > Sounds too posh to 
> >   > be an Emax....and since it's not a dull sound it
> >   > can't be an EII!
> > 
> > 
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