Fairlight-CMI

I' ve stoppped sampling in the IIx since 2 years as I don' t have 
anymore 8" inch disks to save the sounds. I' m also thinking about 
selling it as I' ve transfered all my library in more recent gear 
that use compact flash card. Some friends have lost sounds as those 
8" disks are getting less and less reliable. No doubt that many of us 
will lose important data within the next years. Finally the IIx will 
become a completely unusable sampler.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, James Thomson 
<jamesthomson@m...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I have bought quite a few brand new 8" floppy disks recently which 
will not
> format. There is nothing wrong with my drives its simply that the 
floppy
> disks themselves are flawed. This is very worrying for all CMI 2X 
users as
> even with new disks we are not guaranteed that they will work !
>  There are some very knowledgeable technicians here and I urge them 
to
> please come up with an alternative solution for sound storage soon. 
This
> needs to be made a priority for the future of the CMI 2X. 
Eventually all
> floppies will fail and we desperately need a modern storage method 
for the
> CMI 2X. It is a very creative instrument which deserves to be kept 
going.
>  I am willing to put up some finance if a solution looks promising. 
Many
> thanks,
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> James Thomson
> 
> Magic Audio Co.
> The Studio
> West Hampstead
> London NW2 3RJ
> U.K.
>