Fairlight-CMI

All instruments tend to have their own sound and I don't know if you are 
going to find something else that sounds just like a Fairlight CMI series 
II. 

Two other samplers that include additive synthesis and analog filters are 
the Casio FZ-1 and the Emu Emax. Of course, neither of them sound quite the 
same as the Fairlight or offer the amazing display/light pen Fairlight 
interface. 

You might also try running a digital synth through external analog filers if 
you really want to add that element to the sound. 

/Tristan 

M.J.B. writes: 

> 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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