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2003-11-16 by feldmann@xs4all.nl
On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:17:53 -0000, "horiprod" wrote: >Hi Harald, Hi peter, >To answer your questions: > >> 1. Can a Series III without MFXkbd run OS 11.39 and produce music >or >> does it need to have the MFXkbd attached ? > >Yes, a series III can run rev 11.39 software without
2003-11-16 by horiprod
Hi Harald, To answer your questions: > 1. Can a Series III without MFXkbd run OS 11.39 and produce music or > does it need to have the MFXkbd attached ? Yes, a series III can run rev 11.39 software without an mfx keyboard. The CMI must have a waversuper with 4 Mbyte private RAM,
2003-11-16 by Harald Feldmann
A number of related questions: 1. Can a Series III without MFXkbd run OS 11.39 and produce music or does it need to have the MFXkbd attached ? 2. Is there a hardware modification needed to have a series III run 11.39 instead of, say version 6 if the objective is to have more musi
2003-11-15 by Harald Feldmann
If you had to rate the value of Prosonous and Earworks libraries, on a scale from 0-10 what would the result be ? How rare are these ? Are they on Peter Wielks disks ? Thanks, Harald.
2003-11-15 by Harald Feldmann
--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)" wrote: > ... I hope. It's been a VERY long haul trying to get this beast shipped > (long story), Peter, can you elaborate on what specific problems you had with FedEx and the shipping in general ? Regards,
2003-11-13 by Kevin Kelley
I have 2 series IIx's I am thinking about selling one of them. the fairlight plays and works good the only issue is it has lines in the display this does not effect its loading or playing but does need to be mentioned. I am in florida zip code 33777. I would like to get 3500 or b
2003-11-13 by Greg Holmes
Hi all, Although I'm usually an optimist, I'm not so sure that a hard disk would work well on a IIx (or below). Yes, the hardware might be made to work, but the basis of the IIx (and series I and II) is the floppy disk. The system boots/loads from the drive 0 (usually the left dr
2003-11-13 by pstnotpd
Hi guys, From what I've found out some time ago I can confirm all this. I was looking for the QDOS assembler myself which is mentioned in the service manual but isn't on any of my disks. The point being to start experimenting with custom software, for instance for file transfer,
2003-11-13 by Greg Holmes
I think that I can confirm that the Fairlight OS (QDOS) is based on Motorola's MDOS. The keywords are EXORciser and also EXORdisk. The EXORciser was a proto-pc system that provided a "surrogate prototype with which to edit, assemble, and modify programs in real time on the actual
2003-11-12 by Gerald Vance
Hi everyone, I'd be grateful if you would not email me directly - thanks (see below). Re: QDOS From what I've read on the web (and seen, from some of the Fairlight screen displays and commands pictured), it *may* be possible that QDOS is based on 6800 (or 6809) MDOS. Some of the
2003-11-11 by Gerald Vance
Hi Guys, Please could all members please note, a recent email about help with the QDOS operating system problem that Peter had was intended for Peters use only. Richard Selby wishes that all members delete this E-mail from their systems and not to contact him as he states his add
2003-11-11 by Rene-Yves Stroh
--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Gerald Vance wrote: > Hi Peter, > I know a guy who may be able to help you with this, he's into software > development and has machines that use QDOS etc. Contact him at > richard.selby@b..., he has been a great help to me in the > past. > by
2003-11-10 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, Do any of you know where I can get some replacement dust filters for my CMI mainframe? I am sure I can buy a roll of the same material here somewhere in London and then just cut it to size. Mine are so old that they have literally disintegrated. Thanks. Regards, James Th
2003-11-09 by feldmann@xs4all.nl
On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 10:07:44 -0000, "Klaus Poulsen" wrote: >Hi Harald Hello Klaus, >It's a frontpage picture from Keyboard magazine (I can't remember the >year and month). Aha, I must have visited a webpage that had a scanned version, thank you for clarifying ! >Sincerely > >Klau
2003-11-09 by Laurence
Hey, Computer Shopper. Now there's a good idea. I guess I'm so used to looking on the internet, I sorta forgot that there was actually print media out there. Duh! Thanks for the tip. Laurence --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki wrote: > [Floppy Drive problems] > >
2003-11-09 by Malte Rogacki
[Floppy Drive problems] > Any other ideas? Yes. Try to find a university or a big computing center or something like that. Sometimes they have this kind of stuff still around somewhere or are about to put it into the junk. I got two floppy drives from the local university for abo
2003-11-09 by Klaus Poulsen
Hi Harald It's a frontpage picture from Keyboard magazine (I can't remember the year and month). Sincerely Klaus
2003-11-09 by Laurence
Actually, I.T.S. is the place that I've been having trouble with. They seem like nice people but I've had to send my drive to them three times now. The first time, they told me what was wrong with it and that they had it fixed. When I got it, it didn't work. So the next time I ac
2003-11-08 by Harald Feldmann
For the fans, I added Kate Bush and her Series II to the album called "The Musician and the Micro". I found this on a website, but I forgot which one. What's that white boc in the front ? A voicetracker ? Take care, Harald.
2003-11-08 by horiprod
Hi Guys, I finally managed to get a IIX to talk to a hard disc. I used a Q777 card, and a NDR 1140 hard disc, both from a series III. It works perfectly in OS9 (the operating system from the series III), but I now need to put the IIX software on the hard disc. The operating syste
2003-11-08 by feldmann@xs4all.nl
On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:46:40 -0000, "Laurence" wrote: >Does anyone know where I can get this thing fixed? Or where I could >possibly buy another one? One place I saw online was asking $600 for >one sold "as-is". Insanity. http://www.i-t-s.com/repair/floppy-repair.html sells them
2003-11-08 by Daniel Walters
Laurence, Haven\u2019t tried them, but it might be worth checking in to : http://www.i-t-s.com/repair/floppy-repair.html Good luck! Daniel On 11/7/03 10:46 PM, "Laurence" wrote: Hi everyone, I'm having a terrible time getting one of the drives from my IIx repaired. The "experienc
2003-11-08 by Laurence
Hi everyone, I'm having a terrible time getting one of the drives from my IIx repaired. The "experienced" repair people I've sent the drive to can't seem to do the job properly and I've had to send it back to them twice now, much to the irritation of all concerned. Does anyone kn
2003-11-05 by curio31
Go to your local shipper after getting 3 competitive bids. Ask for a single box on a skid. Double corrugated box with 3inches of dense foam on all sides, have them bag and seal components placing the music keyboard on top of the mainframe. They will then use metal or plastic bind
2003-11-05 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
Hi, Since there is at least some interest (looking at logs on my machine), may I duplicate the stuff, which was posted in yahoo files and photos area onto my server? Regards, Rambo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGua
2003-11-04 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)
Sweet Music, which is on the new Kylie album and Single mentions our favorite instrument : Kylie gives the orders. "Slap the hi-hat in/Put the Fairlight on the track ... I'm looking for that new sensation.''
2003-11-04 by Greg Holmes
Chris, Not such a bad idea to make an emulator! I have received many e-mails about this topic over the years, and there have been several lengthy discussions with individuals who seemed interested in trying it. In fact, I have emulated several different aspects of the CMI for mys
2003-11-04 by Chris Strellis
Hi all, Apologies if you've seen this before. I remember reading this article in the actual magazine 21 years ago! The Maplins electronics shop used to be only 8 miles away from where I lived at that time too. I used to buy my electronic components there as a 12 year old - what a
2003-11-04 by Chris Strellis
Hi all, Here's something contentious. Does anyone know of a Fairlight emulation on a PC or Mac or even a Fairlight VST instrument in development or anything? If I can run a Mac OS on my PC or an Atari OS on my PC at good speed then the Fairlight OS shouldn't be too demanding. The
2003-11-04 by Peter
Yeah, I'm starting to understand this now. I've realised I can press and load a Stereo sample if this is the first sample loaded into the system, then other stereo samples can be loaded in place otherwise I create a new Voice/Instrument to load a Mono sample or even another Stere
2003-11-03 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, I read with great interest J.B. Emond's post about his proposed ExtOdy rack USB extension for the CMI 11X. This seems like such a clever idea and I would love to see this actually working. What I would like to know is, how far this product is away from being fully ready
2003-11-03 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, Do any of you have the full Fairlight MFX-2 manuals? I would love to get a copy of this. Has anyone converted it into a pdf format ? Thanks. Regards, James Thomson Magic Audio Co. The Studio West Hampstead London NW2 3RJ U.K.
2003-11-03 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, I am now getting around to setting up my CMI MFX-2 system. At the moment I am having problems getting the mouse to work on the RS-422 port. Does the mouse plug into the MFX controller or does it plug directly into the RS 422 port on the back of the CMI mainframe? I am al
2003-11-03 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi Kevin, This is just to let you know that there'sa MFX3 for sale on Ebay (8000$) and also one advertised on Greg Holmes web site... Hope it helps. Laurent.
2003-11-03 by Peter Kaye
Not weird at all. You are not thinking in terms of the CMI's architecture. A sample is known as a "sub-voice". It can be either mono or stereo. Sub-voices must be contained in a "voice" to be played (other then auditioning direct from disk). A "voice" provides keymaps etc. A "voi
2003-11-03 by horiprod
Hi Kevin, The MFX2 was an extension of the series III, and thus shared most of the hardware and software. The MFX2 (last revision 11.39) thus had all the sampling , waveform manipulation and sequencing packages as the series III (last revision 9.34). The difference of the MFX2 wa
2003-11-03 by Marcin Rambo Roguski
> site: http://do.id.uw.edu.pl/~fairlight That's too long: so there will be just http://fairlight.id.uw.edu.pl > Rambo > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/
2003-11-03 by Kevin Kelley
Sorry for the silly question but I am a series IIx owner. I am looking to consolidate some of my vintage equiptment and had some questions about the series III and MFX. I have seen where the series III can act as a sampler and also record audio is this done all within the series
2003-11-03 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
OK, server's do.id.uw.edu.pl account fairlight password available on request no quotas, there's even mailbox there. site: http://do.id.uw.edu.pl/~fairlight Rambo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/pr
2003-11-03 by Peter
Ah, great. That works. I usually press to load a sample but it seems it won't load a Stereo Sample until you've typed in the command below, THEN it will allow you to simply press to load any further Stereo samples. Weird!!! Peter --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Laurent Lem
2003-11-02 by James Thomson
Hi Peter, Many thanks for the tips regarding the CMI keyboard contacts. Are there any rubber parts that wear out inside the CMI music keyboard ? I know my SCI Prophet 5 has rubber parts within the mechanism which wear down over time. In fact I recently bought a revival kit for th
2003-11-01 by horiprod
Hi Guys, When cleaning the contacts of the Fairlight (or any other) keyboard, don't use anything abrasive. The Fairlight contact bars are gold plated, and any abrasive will eventually destroy this thin gold coating. Alcohol is good (I'm drinking some now), but even better is a pe
2003-11-01 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi James, You're right, once the key have been adjusted, they all sit at the same height. To clean, you can use some sotf-tissue with alcool. If the metal is kind of rusted, then you can use a verysoft sand-paper sheet to clean both the metalic bars and springs. You can use a ele
2003-11-01 by James Thomson
Hi Laurent, Many thanks for the advice. Does your keyboard look even now across all of the keys? In other words ,do all of the keys sit at the same height ? Also what would you recommend as a cleaning solution for this job ? I may attempt to fix the keyboard tomorrow. Thanks. Jam
2003-11-01 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi James, I had the same issue with my Series III music keyboard and I fixed it on my own... (the good DIY method) It seams that Fairlight released many different music keyboard versions... So what I did may not work with your keyboard. And , of course, I can't be made responsibl
2003-11-01 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, My CMI series 3 music keyboard has very uneven keys from years of playing. Has anyone looked at the possibility of being able to restore the keyboard to its original playabilty? I would presume that the rubber contacts on each key contact inside have become worn more on
2003-10-31 by trilliann42
Hi Fairlight users/fans. Can someone please tell me if the 'sequencer bit' after the piano at the beginning of 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' is a Fairlight. It sounds like one but I would like to know for sure. Thanks, Andy.
2003-10-31 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
Well, in case (hi all, btw) you'd need a space: I accidentally have a T3-hooked server with 240Gigs free and not doing anything useful (except SETI@home), right now, Anyone interested? Rambo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spea
2003-10-31 by Chris Strellis
--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski wrote: > Well, in case (hi all, btw) you'd need a space: I > accidentally have a T3-hooked server with 240Gigs free > and not doing anything useful (except SETI@home), > right now, > > Anyone interested? > > Rambo Does
2003-10-31 by Chris Strellis
Hi all, I've just aquired Ray Hammond's 20 year old book called "The Musician and the Micro". It looks a good read (although obviously dated). It discusses Apple II synth based systems, Prophet 5, Emulator, Linn Drum with a good section on the Fairlight. It has interviews with Bo