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2007-05-08 by Peter Connelly
Peter Wielk from Horizontal Productions is probably your best bet. He frequents this forum, so maybe he will pick up this thread soon. Sorry to hear it's packed up, but fingers crossed you get it working ASAP. Good luck! P On 5/5/07, big bloke filmandlight@boltblue.com > wrote: H
2007-05-05 by big bloke
Hi guys! My mains board for my mfx, has finally given up. Need to know where I can get my hands on one, fitted and price etc. Any ideas?
2007-04-27 by Harald Feldmann
To the best of my knowledge there is no bad effect from removing the battery, other than having to reenter the correct date and time at every boot. I have not used my IIx after the battery removal. However, I feel much more comfortable without the batteries than with. (I have mul
2007-04-27 by Peter K.
Is it ok to just remove the battery and leave it that way?
2007-04-27 by pstnotpd
Come to think of it, it might also be possible to "abuse" the midi interface for this purpose. Then no hardware would be required. Just have to find the MDOS entry point for it, and it would only work for IIx with a midi interface I guess. --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Gl
2007-04-27 by Glenn
Sounds cool. Wonder too if anyone been using CMI explorer or CMI os (different programs?), which SCSI adapters have worked well with, the SCSI Compact flash interface, the series III alphe keyboard workaround, adapted lightpens on a IIx, etc and willing to talk about their experi
2007-04-27 by Glenn
what is "spare pia?? i don' tknow what it does but it's there for a reason:)(someone said date and time) so i'm replacing instead of just removing. don't worry about the soldering, just go by the stuff i wrote out, practice removing parts like soldered in ic's, from some throw aw
2007-04-27 by pstnotpd
I had to do a lot of soldering during education, so I know I'm not really good at it ;-) PIA or ACIA are for periphiral interfaces. I'd prefer the ACIA (rs232) but for now I read in the service manual that one of the ribbon plugs on te Q133 should be connected to a spare PIA. It'
2007-04-27 by pstnotpd
Hi Glenn, Thanks, I suspected there was some soldering involved :o( I'm more a software guy. At the moment I'm trying to figure out a way to use the apparently spare pia to tranfer MDOS disk files from and to a PC...... Might it be an idea/possible to place a battery socket or so
2007-04-26 by Glenn
Don't know what the book says, but outside the book, normal computer safety considerations, be careful of static.But wear protective eye gear at min, if you can get an anti-static wristband that plugs into the wall (to connect your wrist to the ground on your outlet by way of a 1
2007-04-26 by pstnotpd
Found it. Is there any special care I should take while removing it. Can't find anything in the service manual about replacing the battery. It looks ok though on the board. (no leakage) Cheers, Patrick
2007-04-25 by Harald Feldmann
The battery is also usually purple on top. I have not verified this, but it is said to be in slot 16. I renamed the thread. Regards, Harald. > The words "CPU CONTROL CARD" are easier to see on the card than "Q133" > which is written in super small type on mine, the card has 3 rib
2007-04-24 by Glenn
The words "CPU CONTROL CARD" are easier to see on the card than "Q133" which is written in super small type on mine, the card has 3 ribbon cable receptacles too. The battery is relatively huge, a cylinder the size of 1/6th of a D size regular battery. You'' probably see it right
2007-04-24 by pstnotpd
Hey guys, Where (on which board) would that battery be located on a IIx? Cheers, Patrick
2007-04-19 by Glenn
Hey Harold, went to OSH (hardware store ) bought what looks like a wildly large hazmat helmet with a plexiglass faceguard and gloves. Warned my neighbors to stay inside in case it "blew":)(hey there are all those people whom got killed when their cell phone batteries blew and thi
2007-04-19 by Harald Feldmann
Hi Glenn, I think you got lucky in one way that you smelled the onset of bursting.. I figure you desoldered them already ? I have a damaged card that was eaten away partially by that stuff. The battery disintegrated and came loose from the contacts. I should upload a picture to s
2007-04-19 by Glenn
Very glad Hans got his machine working again. Very cool that the collective minds helped get him there. I didn't know what to suggest, but for what it's worth i want to offer/share something else too. Recently my entire apartment/fairlight nest was filled, as i slept and was awak
2007-04-19 by Harald Feldmann
Wow, glad you're back up and running. After hearing about your problem I finally took the initiative and removed the batteries from some of my real-time clock cards to prevent leakage. Best regards, Harald. > Hello again, > > I'm glad to tell that my IIx is working again. Just li
2007-04-19 by Hans Nijhof
Hello again, I'm glad to tell that my IIx is working again. Just like Joe mentioned this was a power problem. I said that I checked all the fuses. Well I checked them on the back of the mainframe. But after opnening the mainframe I also noticed two on the board at the back of the
2007-04-18 by tama_rat
Hans, --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Hans Nijhof" wrote: > > Hello, > > after connecting the communication cable from the keyboard to the > mainframe, with the power on, my system doesn't start up anymore > (static electricity). It only shows a green square on the monitor
2007-04-18 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello Hans, I don't know if you have some spare parts or access to another Fairlight in working condition... It would help a lot. The way I would do the analysis... I would unplug all the useless borad which are not needed to boot an OS9 floppy. Yes, you can boot OS9 on a IIx. So
2007-04-18 by Hans Nijhof
Hello Kevin, thanks for co-thinking. I've booted up, it stops after 20 seconds, so that looks OK, then I inserted the sounddisk the drive starts turning. I try to load a sound, but no result at all. Also tried to change to another page, but then I don't hear the system disk. So i
2007-04-17 by Harald Feldmann
hi Hans, That must be terror. One thing you should never do is to reattach a connector while equipment is running, some pins may become connected before others do for one thing. My suspicion is this: - the cable has a loose wire and is causing a short in the cable. Use a voltage
2007-04-17 by Andy L
At 21:59 16/04/2007, you wrote: >Hello, > >after connecting the communication cable from the keyboard to the >mainframe, with the power on, my system doesn't start up anymore >(static electricity). It only shows a green square on the monitor and >the keypad of the music keyboard
2007-04-17 by Hans Nijhof
The machine hasn't been moved. What happened was, I booted up, page 1 appeared, then I noticed no responce from the keypad (LED) and qwerty keyboard. I saw that the communication cable (which isn't the orignal, so without the locks) had left lose from the other connector. And I p
2007-04-17 by kevin kelley
Have you tried to load a sound to see if the disks are still working? Place a disk in the drive and then hit 1 and then * on the keyboard keypad and see if anything happens with the disk drives. The monitor may be a different situation all together. Kevin Kelley --- Hans Nijhof w
2007-04-16 by Hans Nijhof
Hello, after connecting the communication cable from the keyboard to the mainframe, with the power on, my system doesn't start up anymore (static electricity). It only shows a green square on the monitor and the keypad of the music keyboard doesn't show any text at all. I've chec
2007-03-21 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello Peter, I'm a great fan of a UK band called FROST. The guy behind the band who compose the tracks is called Jem. He's very cool and play very nice keyboard solos !!! Anyway, he would like to buy a Fairlight and I told him about your post a few days ago for the two CMI 3 you
2007-03-18 by horiprod
Hi Guys. I have a V-Mod 100 solid state video deck manufactured by German company F.E.D. It has Sony 9-pin control and should be able to slave to MFX for film work. I know it can work, since Fairlight themselves used this device for demos. My problem is I can't set up the interna
2007-03-14 by Peter Connelly
Hmmm, interesting. I have a pen nib, but the tip of the plastic casing (that screws onto the pen), where it comes out of has perished, so the nib won't stay in place. Good luck with replacing the nib, sounds like the fix may be easier than anticipated. Cheers, Peter On 3/13/07, L
2007-03-14 by Musique Non Stop
Hi Laurent, Many thanks for your suggestion. I'll see what I can find :-) Best regards, Sven -----Original Message----- From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Laurent Lemaire Sent: 13 March 2007 21:03 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.
2007-03-13 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi Sven, I know that some CMI 3 users have been able to repair their G-pen by replacing the pen tip with the carbon from a sketching pencil... But I've never tried myself as my G-Pen is working fine... Maybe other members have made this kind of experiment ? Best regards. Laurent.
2007-03-13 by Musique Non Stop
Hi Peter, I've checked on my Series III and the tip of the G-Pen is missing. Any ideas? Best regards, Sven _____ From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Connelly Sent: 12 March 2007 16:15 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subj
2007-03-12 by Musique Non Stop
Dear Peter, Many thanks for your reply. It is the G-Pen indeed, the one for the graphic pad. Best regards, Sven _____ From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Connelly Sent: 12 March 2007 16:15 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
2007-03-12 by Peter Connelly
I take it you mean the G-Pen? I'm not sure if this has been asked in the past, but I'd be intrigued to find out if they are available. Mine has a very small problem, but with a bit of time and effort, could be fixed (it's cosmetic). Having a replacement pen could always prove han
2007-03-12 by Sven
Dear All, Unfortunately the light pen on my Series III broke. Is there anybody who could suggest where to get a replacement light pen for it? Best regards, Sven
2007-03-04 by Peter Connelly
Hi Colin, I have been speaking to a Fairlight enthusiast who is awaiting group authorisation. I think he applied some time ago (possibly around the time you were having problems with your ISP), so maybe you never got his request. Anyhow, his details are as follows: Robbie acid_br
2007-03-04 by kmi9000
The binaries are intended for Win2K etc. You might want to check the examples (with all the physicaldrivexyz) in the README file. Please feel free contact me at "m.indlekofer(at)gmx.de" to discuss the technical details (error messages etc). Michael --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroup
2007-03-04 by kmi9000
Hi Brian, In principle, Rev6.03 should be supported as well. However, the problem is how to connect one of those old disks with 256byte low-level block size to a modern PC or Mac... (Perhaps the Linux SCSI driver could be modified to support 256byte block size?) Wavesuper machine
2007-03-03 by Tomás
Thanks Michael, This looks really good! I am very interested in VC to WAV conversion. This app should run on any PC right? I cannot even get it to launch on mine :( Do you have any suggestions?
2007-03-03 by Brian Ronn
Hi Michael This is very nice. Will this voice converter also work work on a Series III OS6.03 system? Best regards Brian kmi9000 skrev: Hi, There is a new release of cmios9 available (2.3-beta5) that can convert WAV-files to voice files for the CMI Series III -> play any of your
2007-03-03 by kmi9000
Hi, There is a new release of cmios9 available (2.3-beta5) that can convert WAV-files to voice files for the CMI Series III -> play any of your samples on a CMI! (Vice versa, you can also convert CMI voice libraries to a set of WAV-files.) I've also uploaded a zipped file of disk
2007-03-01 by to_cast_a_giant_shadow
A few other members told me about someone who is converting the Fairlight library to a usuable sample library format. Any general info or update on status of this is greatly appreciated. Max
2007-03-01 by to_cast_a_giant_shadow
Looking for opinions on the Fairlight CMI simulators (sample libraires or VST's) out there and which may be best. Max
2007-02-23 by Peter Connelly
This question has been raised on many occasions, but never got followed up. Cheers, Peter On 2/23/07, hansnijhof hansensandra@home.nl > wrote: A year ago there was some talking on the forum about a list with serialnumbers/previous owners. Is this list already available? Or is the
2007-02-23 by hansnijhof
A year ago there was some talking on the forum about a list with serialnumbers/previous owners. Is this list already available? Or is there a way to contact Syco Systems (employees) or the company that took over their database/repairs? I'm very interested in knowing more history
2007-02-19 by paradyse_james
with the last cmios9 software, you can import waves to your favorite fairlight. Conversion is very fast.I could read waves @ 96khz from a Sony PCMD1. Big thanks to Michael James
2007-02-17 by dvdborn
This might be interesting for other II owners that there's a solution for the aging lightpen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdamLRI0zI
2007-02-17 by Tomás
Yes, the journalists were silly and tedious; and the narrator was talking about the Roland "TB-808" drum machine, while a large clear image of the machine spun on screen... --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Connelly" wrote: > > They came across as quite clueless really
2007-02-17 by dvdborn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ-lrVMxhMY