Fairlight-CMI

Hi Chris
Please copy the Beta video and put it on CD for me. I will send you my
address after it's done. The piece at Martin Rushent's Studio interest me
the most. I have his Linn LM1 that was used on the Human League's Dare album
in my studio. You can see it on the photo section of the forum. It's under
the Linn 9000 and Linn Drum.
I've found a old video of 1985 with Arcadia playing " Election Day " with
the Fairlight and an TV interview. Tell me how to get them into a digital
format. I know I have more. I know I have a video of the BBC's Rock School
somewhere also which has a fairlight in it. I barely remember Micro live but
I remember it a bit. If anyone has anything like this on video (big or
small) please let me know. My new web page will for sure have vintage
footage of things like that. Does anyone have the Pet Shop Boys on Top Of
The Pops or The Tube with the Series III. I would love this also.
Have to go to work
Speak soon
Best regards
Colin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Strellis" <synthasy2000@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:45 AM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight video background


> Hi group,
>
> Glad that you are liking the files.  I would also (publicly) like to
> thank Laurent for hosting the files and Colin for starting the group!
>
> The background to the video is as follows:
>
> The BBC was quite progressive in the mid 80's when it transmitted a
> number of Computer Music programs.  This one was called Micro Live
> and used to feature BBC computers and Sinclair Spectrums and the
> like.  They did a Special which was basically the history of
> synthesisers around 1984 or 1985.  I recorded this program on Betamax
> at the time (when I was 14 or 15).  I recently discovered the tape
> and having bought a Betamax player from eBay set about rediscovering
> my youth (you do this when your 34 married with two kids!).
>
> I foolishly recorded over part of it with Philip Glass's
> Koyaanisqatsi (spelling?).  What was left had Bob Moog demonstrating
> a Minimoog.  I have converted this to a clip for the
> The_Lords_of_the_Mini yahoo group.  If you are interested in that you
> can download that - Divx format again.  It also had Francis Monkman
> (Sky, Curved Air) demonstrating a Prophet 5 - I have that as a clip
> too.  One of the main parts was at Martin Rushent's studio (Human
> League, Associates, Then Jericho) showing the recording process with
> Then Jericho on the Synclavier system and Linn Drum.
>
> Kendal Wrightson then went on to demonstrate a complete song recorded
> live in 1 min using a Linn 9000 and a DX1.  A Kurzweil 250 also
> feature.  The room that the Fairlight was in must have a GBP100,000
> worth of gear in it at the time (1985).
>
> There was a lot of boring stuff about how the Musician's Union was
> upset at samplers believing (correctly?) that their livelihood was
> threatened.
>
> On another note, about two to three years ago I remember and recorded
> a program I think was called "The Shape Of Things That Hum".  It was
> a 10 min short program generally about synths and the bands that use
> them but one of the features was the Fairlight.  They had Nick Rhodes
> telling us about his Series III and how unreliable it was.  I don't
> have that recording any more but that I think it is a testament to
> the fact that Nick Rhodes wasn't very good and the Fairlight wasn't
> shown that much.  I certainly remember it as a bit disappointing!
>
> Do any other UK members remember this?
>
> Chris
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