Fairlight-CMI

I second this statement this thread is a waste of
time. Lets move back to helping the community of
fairlight users. Remember I am a know it all and
therefore I have spoken. 

Kevin Kelley 

--- Rob Puricelli <rob@puricelli.freeserve.co.uk>
wrote:

> Nothing more to say ?? I seriously doubt that. 
> 
>  
> 
> Listen, first off, I have never compared an S6000
> with a Fairlight and if I
> did, it wouldn't be in the form of some 20 line
> synopsis based on factual
> inaccuracies as you seem to offer. 
> 
>  
> 
> Many people who indulge in the "my dog is bigger
> than your dog" type of
> arguments are usually the kind of people that know
> least about the subject
> being argued. Those that truly know what is what,
> leave it at that. They
> know what works for them and don't need to justify a
> misplaced brand loyalty
> by bitching on the internet. I am a huge fan of the
> Fairlight and have more
> experience with them than you give me credit for.
> You know nothing about me
> or my work (although you seem to have found some of
> my offerings on Hollow
> Sun). My involvement with the music industry is also
> deeper than you
> probably think and therefore I can also say, like
> yourself, that I know what
> I am talking about. I just don't need to use it as a
> stick to beat people
> with.
> 
>  
> 
> Have I used the Fairlight gear you mentioned ? Well,
> I have varying degrees
> of experience with it, and experience of Pro Tools
> and many other recording
> formats too. Each have their own qualities and each
> are powerful and
> excellent systems in their own right. In the right
> hands, they can be as
> good as each other. Any comparison is purely and
> totally subjective. I have
> heard better quality recordings on 2" tape than some
> recordings I have heard
> on a Fairlight, Synclavier or Pro Tools system.
> 
>  
> 
> You said..
> 
>  
> 
> Music sales have dropped in the 90's , where was the
> music piracy at 
> this moment ? Just observe the facts .
> Depeche mode will still sells albums , they could
> record only farts 
> and fans would still buy their songs. Only because
> of their past
> 
> I was a big fan of depeche mode in the past, but I
> don' t listen to 
> them anymore.
> 
>  
> 
> Firstly, music sales have been dropping for a long
> while, but not because
> everyone migrated to Pro Tools or Nuendo or from
> Fairlight to Akai or
> whatever. Music piracy in the 90's was rife, just in
> a different way. A trip
> to Camden Market would prove that. I used to go down
> there and pick up all
> manner of bootlegs and pirated copies. It was the
> same the world over. Maybe
> you're a bit too young to recall ?
> 
> Secondly, Depeche Mode fans DO NOT buy their
> material purely because of
> their past. They garner new fans all the time and
> trust me, if they ever
> made a duff album, I'd be the first to say. You
> freely admit you don't
> listen to them anymore which completely strips you
> of any credibility in
> your argument on that matter.
> 
>  
> 
> In closing, you make absolutely no worthwhile
> arguments, other than to flame
> and troll. This is a mailing list for fans of the
> Fairlight to share
> knowledge and experience, it is not a venue for
> individuals to fight petty
> net wars from behind the safety of their computer
> screens. Take you
> inaccurate, childish playground taunts and personal
> insults elsewhere if you
> please.
> 
>  
> 
> Rob.
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of paradyse_james
> Sent: 15 December 2006 18:41
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Series III Library
> availability
> 
>  
> 
> are you comparing with your akai S6000, ROberto ?
> Loool
> 
> www.hollowsun.com/cds/rob_review.html
> 
> nothing more to say
> 
> --- In Fairlight-CMI@
> <mailto:Fairlight-CMI%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com, "Rob Puricelli" <rob@...> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > >>> Fairlights have a quality of sound that is
> still actually 
> unsurpassed
> > 
> > They have a unique quality which is excellent, but
> to say they are
> > unsurpassed is extremely blinkered and wholly
> inaccurate.
> > 
> > Rob.
> >
> 
>  
> 
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com