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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight Additive Synthesis sounds like...

2007-10-23 by Jean-Bernard EMOND

M.J.B. a écrit :
> 
> 
> For you very privlidged Fairlight CMI II owners,
> I entreat you to answer a question of mine.
> Awhile back the question came back what early
> sampler sounds the closest to the fairlight and
> the conclusion was the ensoniq mirage. i bought
> one and it was kind of similar to my ears.
> though it didn't seem to quite have the same
> powerful VCA, and envelopes.
> 
> I think I love the Fairlight most not for the
> samples but rather for it's additive synthesis
> engine, those beautiful Harmonic additive(FM
> sounding) sounds run through SSM 2044 VCF's is so
> gorgous.
> 
> Anyway, does the additive synthesis section of
> the fairlight sound close to anything else you
> have tried? From my ears the casio cz series
> does the best to emulate fairlight sounds
> especially using a little EQ and running the
> sound through the analog chorus section on my
> casio cz5000. it warms up the sound *kind of*
> like a VCF.
> 
> Yamaha FM is not "musical enough", and of course
> I wouldn't have access to a synclavier.
> 
> Anything else out there.
> 
> Micah
> 
> y[]a[]z[]z[]o[]f[]e[]v[]e[]r[]

Why also compare all synth ?

Fairlight is Fairlight...
Ned is Ned...
Casio is Casio !

it is all ;)

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