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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight fonts

2009-05-14 by Greg Holmes

I wrote a BASIC program to create those screen mock ups, so the font I used was whatever was available in the BASIC interpreter. (At least that's what I remember...) The CMI screen resolution was 512 wide by 256 high. That vertical resolution looked OK on the CMI monitor, which s

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Fairlight fonts

2009-05-14 by zootook01

I'm looking for a font that is similar to the one used on the Fairlight CMI II. Preferably in ttf format. Greg Holmes made some mock up pages and the font he used is close but not quit there. Too many serifs...

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Re: Yazoo 2008 reform with Fairlight

2009-05-07 by Tomás

I think it's just the keyboard used as a MIDI controller, or for show, no mainframe. Vince sold one water damaged IIx mainframe on ebay last year. I guess he still has the other one...

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New file uploaded to Fairlight-CMI

2009-05-05 by Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Fairlight-CMI group. File : /pdf Manuals and others/FCN Documents/Fairlight-CMI-Series3-CG3-Installation.pdf Uploaded by : jeepcherokee_10 Description : CMI Series3

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New file uploaded to Fairlight-CMI

2009-05-05 by Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Fairlight-CMI group. File : /pdf Manuals and others/FCN Documents/Fairlight-CMI-Series3-FCN-Set1.pdf Uploaded by : jeepcherokee_10 Description : CMI Series3 FCN Docu

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Looking for CMI II system disk or disk image

2009-05-05 by dkevefnzs

Hi, all. My name's Joerg; I've occasionally visited this group but not posted anything yet. - Some time ago, I acquired a CMI II. I've probably repaired the hardware :-) Now I'm looking for a good system disk (V3.C5.R1.11, I guess). So if anyone still have a CMI II system disk th

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Series III Drive Images

2009-05-05 by David J. Wilson

Hi all, It occurred to me that since using KMI's CMIOS9 utils we can make images of Series III SCSI hard drives onto the PC, we could possibly share these same drive images using bit torrent or someone's ftp site. Similar in concept to downloading & sharing a Linux distro dvd ima

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Yazoo 2008 reform with Fairlight

2009-05-04 by Rob Puricelli

Vince And Alison reformed last year for a short series of concerts to support the release of the "In Your Room" box set, which gathered together both Yazoo albums, re-mastered in stereo and 5.1, along with a collection of the B-Sides and remixes and plenty of video footage. The c

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Yazoo 2008 reform with Fairlight

2009-05-03 by bty496052

Found this on Youtube tonight vince and alison on the Jonathan Ross show in 2008, with a Series IIx. didnt know they had reformed would have loved to see them in concert. Did anyone catch them on tour?????????????? Colin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WU0vuLMAws&feature=related

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Live Fairlight clip on Youtube

2009-05-01 by lancelink84

Here is a more obscure Fairlight Youtube sighting. It's from an old Petra concert (Christian Rock band). The Fairligh comes in at around 1:54. Not the most inventive use of a Fairlight, but classic nonetheless. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv0xfrSCqvw&feature=related

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Spares parts on eBay ...

2009-04-27 by Laurent LEMAIRE

Two CMIs for sale on eBay but out of order ... http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200335977081

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Re: Fairlight CMI 2X for sale

2009-04-26 by monohydrazine

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, James Thomson wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a Fairlight CMI 2X complete working system for sale. Hi, James Sounds interesting! Can I ask what revision of channel cards you have in your machine? It's written on the corner of the board, also if it

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CMI still used live on stage

2009-04-25 by dvdborn

I just read an interview in the german Keyboard magazine with Jean-Michel Jarre about his latest concert tour. Among all the vintage stuff that he'll be using on stage is a Fairlight CMI. The model wasn't specified. I'll try to spot it when I go see him in Brussels next month. Da

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Fairlight CMI 2X for sale

2009-04-24 by James Thomson

Hi, I have a Fairlight CMI 2X complete working system for sale. It comes with a brand new replacement monitor tube , 30 disk factory library plus 1 box of brand new disks. It will be going on Ebay very soon if I don't get any interest from the Fairlight group here. The Fairlight

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Re: Accessing the drives from a Pc or Mac ?

2009-04-22 by kmi9000

Hi Eric, You might want to give "cmios9" a try (see Files section). The user interface is quite rudimentary, but it's a very powerful tool when it comes to backups of CMI/MFX2 harddisks. It can also be used for the conversion of voice files to/from WAV. Regards, Michael --- In Fa

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Re: A few new schematics

2009-04-13 by monohydrazine

tama_rat wrote: >> Also, I think you know another friend of mine, Joe Sleator. He's >> cobbling together a IIx now. >> >> Best, >> Joe > Joe Sleator > > Sounds familier, but I cant put a face to the name. Ahh Steve, one word. Helicopter. 1988,89,90. Worked on Cue-List and MFX1 co

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Re: Old Fairlight logo t-shirts

2009-04-13 by dd_62622

Great idea to create some new T-shirts and a great pic. from Mr. Vogel : ) Talking about the oldschool logo...I was wondering what others see when looking at it... I can see F,maybe G,,,, I...then I see lot's of other stuff going on.(I have quite a wild imagination) What's the st

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Floppydrive upgrade

2009-04-13 by Jean-Bernard EMOND

Yes JF Del Nero use some part of my image floppy disk for test... is 6 month ago ;) But a this time the solution is working only in read mode... not in write mode... Work in progress ! JN Peter Kersten a écrit : > > > The attempt described here: > http://www.vintagesynth.com/foru

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Re: Floppydrive upgrade

2009-04-13 by Peter Kersten

Do I need to say that this message makes me a happy man? Thanks very much for letting me know that people are working on this... (I realy needed the morality boost). Cheers, Peter Kersten. Please keep me/us updated ;-) --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Jean-Bernard EMOND wrot

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Old Fairlight logo t-shirts

2009-04-11 by Peter Vogel

There's a picture of me and my daughter in genuine Fairlight teeshirts here : www.fairlightinstruments.com.au _____ From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tama_rat Sent: Saturday, 11 April 2009 6:59 AM To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups

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Old Fairlight logo t-shirts

2009-04-10 by tama_rat

I had been looking for a t-shirt with the old (Series I/II(x) era) Fairlight logo for a while, but couldn't find any. I found shirts with Roland, PPG, etc. logos, but no Fairlight. So, I made my own! I thought some folks on this list might be interested as well. There are 3 color

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Floppydrive upgrade

2009-04-08 by Peter Kersten

The attempt described here: http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45592&sid=d6103fb80ec0fe0448c82b3c9d1d7b39&start=30 ,didn't work out. The latest news states: "Jean-François Del Nero is currently adding Fairlight Series II support to his brilliant HxC emulator. I

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Fairlight CMI IIx Sound Library Revision 1.3

2009-04-08 by jbruckl

Hi, I'm a new member and since short time an owner of a CMI IIx. I've the sound library floppies one to thirty, Fairlight CMI Sydney 1983 and I'm looking for the Fairlight CMI Sound Library Revision 1.3 (32 Disks). I compared the sounds of some of my floppy disks with those of th

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Series III bits

2009-04-06 by Brad MacDonald

I have the Series III Service manual. and most of the boards in a spare parts kit bag. BRAD MacDONALD MUSIC LTD. 23 Ramblewood Drive Toronto, Ontario M1C 3E2 416-777-1805 From: R To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 8:16:27 AM Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI]

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Accessing the drives from a Pc or Mac ?

2009-04-05 by mrmederic

I am trying to access my Fairlight MFX2 drives via a mac or pc, in order to repair the os that seems corrupted. I would also be happy to have an interface to make safer backups and to be able to bring sounds or software to and from of it. http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/produ

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Series III bits

2009-04-05 by R

From: monohydrazine Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:56 AM To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Series III bits --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com , NormLeete@... wrote: > > Dear All, > > Does anyone know where I can get spare parts for a Series III keyb

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Series III bits

2009-04-05 by NormLeete@aol.com

Dear All, Does anyone know where I can get spare parts for a Series III keyboard? I have been asked to fix one but it has a missing bend wheel on the left hand panel. Regards, Norm Leete

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Re: Series III bits

2009-04-05 by monohydrazine

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, NormLeete@... wrote: > > Dear All, > > Does anyone know where I can get spare parts for a Series III keyboard? I > have been asked to fix one but it has a missing bend wheel on the left hand > panel. > > Regards, > Norm Leete > I'm also in ne

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Re: CMI Prices

2009-04-05 by monohydrazine

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "George" wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm a new member and recently in the market to buy a CMI IIx. What is considered a fair price for a fully working unit in decent cosmetic condition (with and without sound libraries)? Any help and guidance appre

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CMI Prices

2009-04-05 by George

Hello, I'm a new member and recently in the market to buy a CMI IIx. What is considered a fair price for a fully working unit in decent cosmetic condition (with and without sound libraries)? Any help and guidance appreciated. Thanks. George

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI 2X problem solved

2009-04-02 by WT

Perfect ! WT ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Thomson" To: Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:14 AM Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI 2X problem solved > Hi Guys, > > Thanks again to WT and Alexander from Virtual Music for the help with > trouble shooting my CMI 2X. I did remo

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CMI 2X problem solved

2009-04-02 by James Thomson

Hi Guys, Thanks again to WT and Alexander from Virtual Music for the help with trouble shooting my CMI 2X. I did remove all the cards accept the Q-133 and the -12V light illuminated again. After reinserting all the cards I think it was either the CMI-02 or CMI-28. Everything is w

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] New Group-Member here... looking to buy CMI

2009-04-01 by Frank Reggiani

Hi George and all - My original message to you might have ended-up in your junk folder, so I thought I would reply through the group for you and anyone else interested... I have a IIx that I am looking to sell, located in the South Bay. I have a brief history below... Let me know

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight CMI 2X -12 V not lighting

2009-04-01 by Alexander Guelfenburg

Hi James, well, mostly the PSU is defective but in some cases this happens when a "new" channel card is inserted not properly. Have you touched the channel cards lately? If so, just remove the channel cards you have inserted and take a look at the -12 Volts. If you check the fuse

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight CMI 2X -12 V not lighting

2009-04-01 by WT

Remove all cards and see if the -12V comes back. If it does, insert the cards, one at a time, starting with CPU cards, graphics, diskcontroller, peripheral cards and finally voicecards. Stop when the -12V goes away. WT ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Thomson" To: Sent:

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Fairlight CMI 2X -12 V not lighting

2009-04-01 by James Thomson

Hi, I have a CMI 2X which when I power it up the -12V light on the front panel fails to light. The + 12 and + 5 V light fine. The fans come on as normal but the video display only shows all green. There isn't any " insert system disk " prompt. I have reseated all the cards and th

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AW: [Fairlight-CMI] New Group-Member here... looking to buy CMI

2009-03-30 by Poulain Michael, R1MM MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Dear George, The best person to talk to is Peter Weilk at Horizontal Productions in Sydney, Australia. Peter has the best Series III or MFX2 around. For a really perfect Series III you will be looking at around 5000euros. Good luck mate Michael -------- Sent from my HP iPAQ -----

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New Group-Member here... looking to buy CMI

2009-03-30 by George

Hello, New Group Member here. I'm looking for a CMI IIx or possibly even a III. I'm located in Southern California. If anyone wants to sell theirs, please contact me. Thanks. George

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External scsi Hard Disk.

2009-03-29 by Papathanassiou Michael

Hi, to everyone. I want to purchase a new external hard disk for backing purposes with the Series III - Rev.9. I have found the 4Gb. Seagate ST34502. Does anyone know if there are any compatibility issues with that particular drive? Thanks in advance. Michael.

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-21 by Laurent LEMAIRE

Hi, I do own two VT5 which have the following numbers written under them : P007 & P019 I don't know if these numbers where serial numbers ... Best regards. Laurent. On 20 mars 09, at 23:51, Peter Vogel wrote: > Not sure of the number but it was very few as I think we brought it >

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-20 by Peter Vogel

Not sure of the number but it was very few as I think we brought it out just when Fairlight went under, in 1988. Maybe 100? _____ From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Crocombe Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2009 9:28 AM To: Fairl

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-20 by David Crocombe

I admire the neat handwriting on the schematics. With computers around now the art of handwriting is diminishing. I also like that there are waveforms etc. So many manuals these days are for "board jockeys" and not the "repair to component level" type technician I was taught to b

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-20 by Peter Vogel

They don't write service manuals like this any more! ;-) _____ From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Crocombe Sent: Friday, 20 March 2009 10:55 AM To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetrack

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-19 by David Crocombe

Please find attached a scan of the Voicetracker service manual as requested. Regards, David Crocombe. -----Original Message----- From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wtmnmf Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2009 11:45 AM To: Fairlight-CMI

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Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-18 by wtmnmf

I would love to have a complete copy of the Service Manual :) Maybe you could upload it to the group? Thanks, Christian Stauduhar --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "David Crocombe" wrote: > > I have a Voice Tracker with User and Service manuals. > > > > What information do yo

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-16 by Laurent LEMAIRE

Hello David, If it is possible, I would be interested to have a copy of the manuals, especially the service manual. Do you have them in PDF format ? Best regards. Laurent. On 16 mars 09, at 14:53, David Crocombe wrote: I have a Voice Tracker with User and Service manuals. What in

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[Fairlight-CMI] Re: Voicetracker service manual/schematics wanted

2009-03-16 by David Crocombe

I have a Voice Tracker with User and Service manuals. What information do you need? Regards, David Crocombe. -----Original Message----- From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wtmnmf Sent: Saturday, 14 March 2009 4:51 AM To: Fairlig

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