Fairlight-CMI

I have heard many samplers and tend to judge them by how well they replicate a TR808, was a revelation when I heard them on the III. Wonder how well it represents a Minimoog bass?

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On 9 Jun 2012, at 19:43, "ataritt" <ataritt@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Think twice about selling your series 3.
> You will never get one again, and it's sound is not just lightyears ahead, it's from another dimension.
> I'm a Akai / Emu user since 1989 and was a real fan of the S1100's sound and sonic pressure, but the series 3 just fascinates me, it's a complete different sound domain than generic samplers, not to mention most softsamplers..
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> However many tricks new gear does, the sound of the Fairlight is just the closest thing to analog i've come to mix with.
> It Blends so easily with Jupiter 8, Moog and Prophet 5 sounds, it's scary.
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> All the best,
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> Regards Karel Post - Hitrecordproduction - 
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> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Todd Herreman <toddtoonz@...> wrote:
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> > Greetings Joerg,Regarding Thriller, I do not know the history there - my involvement was in the early 90's with the Series III; given the time of Thriller, it would have been a Series II (which I also had, but I was not in Los Angeles yet). As for the reason for selling the Series III, I am just not using it - although I have looked in to restoring it (in which case I might use it again). Peter Weilk has been very helpful, and he seems to believe that it would not take much to get it running again (starting with just getting a new drive, which he could easily supply). If the current auction does not yield a happy buyer, I will probably proceed with Peter's suggestions.Let me know if you have any other questions.Regards,Todd
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> > To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
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> > Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:47 +0000
> > Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Series III for sale - Question :-)
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> > thanks for the notice. - I do have a question, out of curiosity - and if you mention Michael Jackson, I was wondering whether you could shed a bit of light: The Qantas / Reelin' in the years episodes on the CMI say that the CMI would have been used for Thriller. Elsewhere I got the impression that this might be a near miss (and therefore, the program a little bit over-enthusiastic). Do you happen to know?
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> > I read your drive does not spin. I don't know whether this is the reason for your decision to sell the system - would you want to be able to diagnose the drive instead and keep the system if it could be fixed with some limited effort?
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> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "toddtoonz" <toddtoonz@> wrote:
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> > > I have listed my Series III on ebay:
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> > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fairlight-Series-III-/251068411663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a74d7ef0f#ht_500wt_1138
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> > > I am the original owner (Jan.1987); this instrument was used on sessions with Prince, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, Adam Ant, Jody Watley, films/tv, etc. 
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> > > Let me know if you have any questions about this system. 
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> > > Regards,
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