Fairlight-CMI

yamaha tx16w-interesting jean, never heard one
but with digital filters it must have a pretty
awesome sound engine(signal path) to make it come
close to the cmi.

what i'm after are synths that sound like the
fairlight's additive engine.

micah

--- Jean-Bernard EMOND <jbemond@free.fr> wrote:

> 
> Le 23 oct. 07 à 22:47, M.J.B. a écrit :
> 
> > > Why also compare all synth ?
> > >
> > > Fairlight is Fairlight...
> > > Ned is Ned...
> > > Casio is Casio !
> > >
> > > it is all ;)
> >
> > because fairlight = $3000
> >
> > casio cz = $100
> >
> > Do you have a fairlight? Wonderful. Most do
> > not, so I'm looking for an alternative.
> Yes, I have one Fairlight CMI IIx, one Ned
> Synclavier I and one  
> Synclavier II, and also other synth's and in
> old time also one Kawai  
> K1 II ;)
> 
> I think all synths and in general all sound
> instrument are  
> interesting...
> 
> The synth's sound is not the only part of the
> sound, processing  
> (analog or digital) are very important !
> 
> For me for imitate the Fairlight CMI the best
> reponse is Yamaha TX16W  
> (12 bits) ;)
> 
> JB
> 
> >
> > Kawai is not "musical" to my ears and is dead
> > when it comes to sound presense. Yamaha DX7
> is
> > too harsh and not as sweet as the CMI. I
> still
> > think casio cz is best to imitate the
> fairlight.
> >
> > any other suggestions?
> >
> > micah
> >
> > --- Jean-Bernard EMOND <jbemond@free.fr>
> wrote:
> >
> > > 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 ;)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > y[]a[]z[]z[]o[]f[]e[]v[]e[]r[]
> >
> >
>
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