Fairlight-CMI

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Connelly \(Core Design
Ltd.\)" <PeterC@C...> wrote:
> > I also heard a rumour that you can actually link fairlights 
> > together to have more voices as if they were one, is this true ?
>
> I believe the Pet Shop Boys used to run more than one Fairlight at a 
> time... I may be wrong

ISTR, it's possible to use a 'note overspill' feature whereby if two
Series III's are linked by MIDI one can send note data to voices on
the second Series III (this is similar to the Matrix 1000 for example)
- but I may be wrong.  Of course, two sequences could be 'sync'd'
together to increase the polyphony of a sequence :-)


> Is it safe to connect two or more series III CMi's using SCSI cables 

Most SCSI based systems work by the host being SCSI ID0 - if this can
be changed on one of the Series III hosts then in theory, any volume
mounted on the other Series III would be mountable on the second
system - but this is theory only and would rely on the Series III
suporting locking of volumes etc. - I've no idea how to change the
host SCSI ID on a Series III


> And again I would like to see a verified list of serial numbers and
> (previous) owners so we can verify ownership claims.

This is a good idea - I'm a member of a list for a small run sports
car and the database has enabled people to check the history of their
car when it changes hands - a similar idea for Fairlights would be
neat IMO. Good suggestion Harald :-)

Philip