Fairlight-CMI

I've got 808 samples on my series 3, and i think it's library stuff.
I don't think a fairlight excells in replicating 808 sounds, but the quality shines through sampled acoustic sounds, like percussion, where transients are crucial for a hifi sound.

A lot of the factory sounds are of smashing quality, nowhere flashy, but in a mix very present and musically interesting.

Most of these sounds sound like a million dollars to me.

A Akai S1100 machine samples 808 sounds nearly perfectly, but bass sounds, bass guitar specifically shine through the Fairlight like no other machine.

So generally, wide spectrum audio is tailor cut for fairlight, dynamic representation of fairlight is somehow better analog sounding then all other machines i've used in the last 30 years.

I'm going to build my own library soon, and report on that effort later.

An impressive machine that will be in my studio for the next 30 years.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Josin <josin.miranda@...> wrote:
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> 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@...> wrote:
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> > 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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> > > 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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