Fairlight-CMI

I purchase the machine at Ardent Studios Memphis, Tennessee. This is where they did most of the successful recordings from. Picked the unit up in person and sold it latter but kept the library's. Threw out the years I believe ZZTop used both IIX and III. I believe some of the IIX sounds where also transfered to the III that I purchased. I believe I received a few 8in IIX floppys as well. What was used is important but more important is the sound library's that where used. The library's are always more valuable then who owned the machine. Especially if the sounds they used aren't included in the purchase of the machine. I had one system at the time that I sold the ZZTop unit. Could have kept it but it was not that big of a deal as I had the library's.
 


--- On Thu, 3/15/12, Peter Connelly <peter.connelly@gmail.com> wrote:


From: Peter Connelly <peter.connelly@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Mythical Fairlight Original Owners list
To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 3:40 AM



  




As far as I'm aware, the Fairlight I owned by ZZTop or the used in the studio they recorded their stuff. Unfortunately, there were no rogue beard / hairs in the mainframe when I received it... I checked.
 
Kyle Reed, on this list, now owns it and, unless he's changed his mind, it will be up for sale soon...
 
P


On 15 March 2012 00:56, dd_62622 <dd_626@hotmail.com> wrote:


  



I'am an afterburner fan as well. 
cmi is written all over roughboy.

a smooth and constand cmi "oooh" versus distorted oldschool r&b rock guitars.
an atmosphere never reproduced as far as I know.
the blues guitar solo at the end backed by a constant sighing sarah cohen is nothing less than devine.

Is this the series III in action ? or the IIx?

cheers,
David

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Josin <josin.miranda@...> wrote:
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> Always have been a fan of the poorly received ZZTOP Afterburner recording - curious to what sounds IIx were used on it?
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> On 14 Mar 2012, at 00:47, greg thurman <trevon12001@...> wrote:
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> > If someone can find that information for you I'll hire them as my detective. But that's what is so great about this forum. Anyone can inquire about anything that's fairlight related. I did own a failright that was used by ZZTop. The best thing is that I have the library as well. More than half the battle is in the library's.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 3/13/12, Kirk Keyes <Kirk@...> wrote:
> > 
> > From: Kirk Keyes <Kirk@...>
> > Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Mythical Fairlight Original Owners list
> > To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 5:19 PM
> > 
> > 
> > Greetings, all!
> > 
> > I've seen mention of an oringal Fairlight owners list. I've been trying to find a copy of it so I can figure out the history of my IIx. 
> > 
> > If anyone has a copy of that list, I'd like to get a copy of it. 
> > 
> > Kirk
> > kirk@...
> > 
> > PS - my CPU serial number is SNA108050
> > my Monitor is SNB108051
> > and my alphanumeric keyboard is SNC0783198
> > and master keyboard is SND0783198
> > 
> >
>





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