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And for buying 8" floppies;
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Le 27 nov. 05, à 16:21, paradyse_james a écrit :

> 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.
>  >
>
>
>
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