Last year I made a top spec 19 inch rack sampler with 24 outputs which can be expanded to 64 if I wanted due to a MADI connection on the sound card. It sampling is up to 196Khz. unlimited sequencer and a touch screen with pen using a tablet and a CME 7 octave master keyboard sprayed an off white and named and registated it the name Fairlite [ given to me from a joke Martin Gore did in the mid 80s as a dig to Fairlight again over cost he had it wrote on the back of a Casio ] my cost for the above was €1600 pounds sterling. It doesn't take $14000 for the software cloning. Come on Peter in this global climit make it, well the clue is in the name of both our products. Everyone has to make a few pounds I know but the first price was nearer the mark. The days and prices of the 80s are long gone. I did not set this forum up to be used as a marketing forum either but in this case I want everyones views I am going to put a pole on later and I want as many of this membership to make there views heard. No new member will be added to the forum until the poll is over. I want members to let Fairlight know what we think so keep posting normal posts and if there are any fairlight staff or friends on this forum trying to swade normal member please don't or you will be thrown out of the group ie the new few members that have just joined.
Colin moderator
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From: "Peter Vogel"
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:23:48 +1000
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight CMI 30A
A good point. The 30A will use3 standard Fairlight components, the same as used in the Fairlight range of pro audio products (see www.fairlightau.com) so support will be available from them and their worldwide distributors as well as Fairlight Instruments.
Also note that Peter Wielk, who has been keeping CMIs alive these last 30 years, has now joined Fairlight Instruments, and brings with him unrivalled knowledge and experience of what can and does go wrong over a very long timeframe..
Cheers,
Peter
From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Blue 17
Sent: Saturday, 15 August 2009 12:26 PM
To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight CMI 30A
As interesting as this thing looks, I have to wonder what kind of
support would be in place should one make the purchase? I mean, if
something breaks on it? Where on earth would you get it serviced? I
already find myself saying a little prayer every time I turn on my IIx
(which I've nicknamed "Klaus"). I can't imagine dropping this kind of
coin on something unless I was rock-solid certain of support from the
company/person who made it.
Blue