2006-07-27 by Kevin Kelley
I have recently found several disks for my IIx that I did not even know that I had! With those sound disks I found several blank unformatted disks as well. This got me thinking, I love to hear new samples on my IIx, and it can be very inspiring. Are there any legal or logistical
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2006-07-27 by Rob Puricelli
According to Jarberry, their Fairlight does have MIDI. Rob. From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Thomson Sent: 27 July 2006 12:59 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] IIx on Ebay (not mine) Hi Guys
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2006-07-27 by Peter Connelly
Ah, i see... Yep, I agree. There are very few technical questions on this forum and when there are, I find the response is quite minimal, if any. I know there are many fairlight geniuses out there too ;-) Kind regards, Peter On 7/27/06, James Thomson jamesthomson@mac.com > wrote:
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2006-07-27 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, The Jarberry Cmi has no midi box on the back and a non working light pen. I like how the only time we seems to have a lot of activity on this list is when a CMI is for sale on Ebay. The prices have gone up and will keep going up. Cheers, James On 27/7/06 09:56, "Rob Puri
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2006-07-27 by Peter Connelly
Ruddy Hell :-o P On 7/27/06, Rob Puricelli rob@puricelli.freeserve.co.uk > wrote: I wonder if the buyer knew about the fully serviced CMI IIx that Jarberry Music have for sale at £1995 !! Just think what he could have spent that other £2k on !! http://www.jarberry-music.co.uk Rob
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2006-07-27 by Rob Puricelli
I wonder if the buyer knew about the fully serviced CMI IIx that Jarberry Music have for sale at £1995 !! Just think what he could have spent that other £2k on !! http://www.jarberry-music.co.uk Rob. From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Be
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2006-07-27 by Peter Connelly
It sold "Buy It Now". Knew it would!!! P On 7/25/06, Glenn Javaheri glenn234@pacbell.net > wrote: A generous person on list was kind enough to make me an "ignition key" for my IIx which had none. They're like samsonite luggage keys, one size fits all, but it sucks if you don't ha
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2006-07-25 by Glenn Javaheri
A generous person on list was kind enough to make me an "ignition key" for my IIx which had none. They're like samsonite luggage keys, one size fits all, but it sucks if you don't have one. Actually kind of a thrill to wear it on one's keychain all times... Anyhow, if anyone get'
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2006-07-24 by Harald Feldmann
> the pictures are a bit deceiving. How do you start a > IIx without a key You unscrew the system case, take a wire, solder it over the ignition key contact and presto. Very handy when you loose the key. > unless you must unplug it in order > to power it off? Also one fuse appear
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2006-07-24 by kevin kelley
the pictures are a bit deceiving. How do you start a IIx without a key unless you must unplug it in order to power it off? Also one fuse appears missing but there are four items that look like audio jack or possibly fuse holders. I hope someone does use the buy it now that would
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2006-07-24 by kevin kelley
the pictures are a bit deceiving. How do you start a IIx without a key unless you must unplug it in order to power it off? Also one fuse appears missing but there are four items that look like audio jack or possibly fuse holders. I hope someone does use the buy it now that would
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2006-07-24 by Peter Connelly
I thought the price seemed fair... Cheers, Peter On 7/24/06, Scott Kozicki flynn23@yahoo.com > wrote: EXPENSIVE!!! Particularly for the shape that it's in. I wish he'd sell the monitor tube separately though. =( Cheers, Scott On Jul 24, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Kevin Kelley wrote: http:
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2006-07-24 by Scott Kozicki
EXPENSIVE!!! Particularly for the shape that it's in. I wish he'd sell the monitor tube separately though. =( Cheers, Scott On Jul 24, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Kevin Kelley wrote: http://cgi.ebay. com/Fairlight- CMI-2X-computer- musical-instrume nt_W0QQitemZ2600 12254240QQihZ016 QQcateg
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2006-07-24 by Kevin Kelley
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairlight-CMI-2X-computer-musical-instrument_W0QQitemZ260012254240QQihZ016QQcategoryZ38071QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I have not seen one for sale on ebay in a long time. Kevin
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2006-07-21 by greg thurman
The error I get when I type Dirtape is Insert tape in drive (if not already rewinding) The red light is always on and I have to control c, sort of like I do when using unix to break to the command prompt. Gt --- Peter Connelly wrote: > Have you tried typing Dirtape and seeing if
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2006-07-20 by Peter Connelly
Hi all, I believe this can't be done on the Series III. If someone could verify this, that would be most appreciated. Kind regards, Peter
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2006-07-20 by big bloke
Hi people. Can anyone give me the process of getting to the mfx graphics page to change the colours of the clips etc. DER! I've forgotten. (must be all those brain cells I don't have anymore) Bought a smaller screen(nec 1700nx tft)so need to change some settings and can't for the
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2006-07-19 by Peter Connelly
Have you tried typing Dirtape and seeing if the contents are still there? Kind regards, Peter On 7/19/06, greg thurman trevon12001@yahoo.com > wrote: The only issue Im having now is the stearmer is not loading any sounds. The red light comes on when the tape is inserted. Then I q
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2006-07-19 by greg thurman
The only issue Im having now is the stearmer is not loading any sounds. The red light comes on when the tape is inserted. Then I quit to the shell and type fromtape * The monitor desplays rewinding but the tape never does and the sounds from the tape never get loaded. I don't bel
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2006-07-13 by HangDr4@umacr.net
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2006-07-13 by James Thomson
Hi, Does anyone have any experience of using a Wacom serial tablet with the MFX-2 ? Cheers, James
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2006-07-13 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, Can anyone clarify which mice work with the MFX-2 ? I know it has to be a serial mouse but there are a couple of different protocols. Any experiences of getting different mice to work with the MFX-2 would be appreciated. Cheers, James Thomson
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2006-07-10 by James Thomson
Hi Guys, I have a list of the CMI 2X version 1.3 30 disk sound library, however there are many sounds that I do not have. I have all of the version 1.0 library but there were quite a few changes to the 1.3 library. Some version 1.0 sounds have been dropped with newer sounds being
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2006-07-09 by vortexian226
Hi Greg. I dont know if you have sorted this problem yet but it looks like the cable between your music keyboard and the mainframe is at fault. Either that or the 9 pin d sub connectors are worn out. If your keyboard displays 'fairlight' after boot up its not talking to the mainf
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2006-07-06 by David Vandenborn
You can now download the multitrack of Shock the Monkey on http://www.realworldremixed.com / It's quite amazing when you hear what sounds are all used on this track. I always thought that the Marimba part was only played by the Fairlght. But it isn't. There's also a track labelle
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2006-07-05 by Brian Ronn
Hi Peter, Good. I guess it's a standard setup. Best regards Brian Peter Connelly skrev: Mine actually DOES load a voice with a polyphony of 1, unless that's already been set otherwsie, of course. Cheers, Peter On 7/3/06, Peter Connelly peter.yahoogroups@googlemail.com > wrote: Hi
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2006-07-05 by Peter Connelly
Mine actually DOES load a voice with a polyphony of 1, unless that's already been set otherwsie, of course. Cheers, Peter On 7/3/06, Peter Connelly peter.yahoogroups@googlemail.com > wrote: Hi Brian, Maybe mine does too. Hmmmm. I always tend to type in a poly number as the voice
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2006-07-05 by Peter Connelly
Hi greg, Apparently my Series III was owned / used by ZZ Top, but the seller never supplied the tapes that he advertised with it (buying my Fairlight was a long and painful experience, some of you may remember). I wonder if the S3 I have was once yours? I bought it from a guy in
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2006-07-04 by greg thurman
I owned the fairlight that ardent studio owned and used to produce ZZ Tops music with. I sold that fairlight but keep the steaming tape library. I currently have another Series III with a nice library as well. I'm looking to expand my library. Whether it be threw trade or cash pu
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2006-07-04 by kevin kelley
Hello Ed, I have Mr. Gabriel's disk used for the tour. The sound that you are referencing is called scrape, it appeared in the factory sound set available from fairlight. An earlier discussion about the shock the monkey sound is actually two fairlight sounds mixed together 1)mari
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2006-07-04 by Ed Driscoll
Kevin, Thanks! Do you know of any PC-based software synthesizers that accurately reproduce this sound? Ed --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, kevin kelley wrote: > > Hello Ed, I have Mr. Gabriel's disk used for the > tour. The sound that you are referencing is called > scrape,
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2006-07-04 by Ed Driscoll
Hi all, Can anybody tell me the name of, and some details about the patch that Peter Gabriel used in "Lay Your Hands On Me"? It sounds a little like a BB rattling around in a can. Jan Hammer also used it at the end of his single version of the "Miami Vice" theme. There's a patch
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2006-07-03 by greg thurman
Thanks for all the help guys, all is well in my fairlight world at the moment. gt --- Laurent Lemaire wrote: > > Hi all, > > I do think that if you create a voice with the "VC" > command, > the Fairlight creates a default sound which is a sin > wave. > So you should be able to te
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2006-07-03 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi all, I do think that if you create a voice with the "VC" command, the Fairlight creates a default sound which is a sin wave. So you should be able to test your voice cards before trying to load a sound from the HD. Hope it helps. Laurent.
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2006-07-03 by Peter Connelly
Hi Brian, Maybe mine does too. Hmmmm. I always tend to type in a poly number as the voice is loading, so never really tried this... I'll give this a try tonight though, just out of curiosity. P On 7/3/06, Brian Ronn brian_ronn@yahoo.dk > wrote: Hi Peter, Just a little correction.
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2006-07-03 by Brian Ronn
Hi Peter, Just a little correction. If you don't type in the np command the SIII will usually play the voice monophonic. At least mine does :-) Unfortunately I can't explain why GT's voices won't play. GT, when you load a voice, does the Fairlight sign flash in the upper left cor
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2006-07-03 by fabio delben
Not a synthaxe, propably a Stepp midi guitar. Glenn Javaheri ha scritto: Kate Bush lip-sych Experiment IV on a British (?) show video, with 2 series II's, a simmons kit and a synthaxe(?) Most prominent fairlight vid ever? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfD-0Y8WcWI&search=kate%20b
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2006-07-03 by fabio delben
Not a synthaxe, propably a Stepp midi guitar. Glenn Javaheri ha scritto: Kate Bush lip-sych Experiment IV on a British (?) show video, with 2 series II's, a simmons kit and a synthaxe(?) Most prominent fairlight vid ever? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfD-0Y8WcWI&search=kate%20b
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2006-07-03 by Peter Connelly
Have you set the polyphony of the voices? When you first boot up and load a voice, you then need to set the polyphony for that voice, othewise it won't play... After loading a voice, type np16 (or any number from 1 to 16). Cheers, Peter On 7/3/06, greg thurman trevon12001@yahoo.c
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2006-07-03 by greg thurman
At this point I can preview a sound but can't seem to load any sounds. When I press load for a particular sound the monitoring says it's loading. The music keyboards display still say's fairlight III. But there's no sound comming out of the keyboard. Does anyone have any idea why
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2006-07-01 by greg thurman
Greetings my fellow fairlight users I just purchased a new fairlight drive with about 10 or so different directorys of sounds. Naturally when the cmi boots up with a particular directory of sounds. I'm not be able to load the different dirctorys so I can go threw and play them al
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2006-07-01 by James Thomson
Bonjour Pascal, J'espere que vous vas bien ! This is one of the biggest wishes of the CMI community. A few technicians here have had some good ideas for a modern storage solution for the CMI 2X, but unfortunately we haven't anything yet that will enable you to forget about the 8"
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2006-07-01 by pescoyez
Dear members As I also face some big problems with my drives on a IIx, I wonder what can be done. WHo knows about drive replacment sources or alternative media connection. Should be great to connect a moder disk drive instead of the 8" we have. Is the 3"1/2 drive solution availab
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2006-06-30 by Andrew
Many thanks for that. Does anyone know who the violinist is? It was Nigel Kennedy on the original recording.
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2006-06-30 by Glenn Javaheri
Kate Bush lip-sych Experiment IV on a British (?) show video, with 2 series II's, a simmons kit and a synthaxe(?) Most prominent fairlight vid ever? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfD-0Y8WcWI&search=kate%20bush
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2006-06-26 by Peter Connelly
Yeah, I know, but I was asking if this metallic / roboric FX can also be performed on the Series III in the same way it can be on the II / IIx. The FFT on the Series III seems to be bit of a mystery to most users, in comparison to the easy to use IIx Harmoic Profiles pages of the
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2006-06-26 by Alexander Guelfenburg
>Can this be done on the S3? > >P > > I am talking about the s2. LX -- ______________________________________________________________ Virtual Music´s Synthesizer Service Phone/Fax:(+43-1)865 22 33 mailto:vminfo@aon.at http://members.aon.at/virtual-music __________________________
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2006-06-25 by Peter Connelly
Hi Colin, Are you getting my emails? P On 6/22/06, colin.a.ross@btopenworld.com colin.a.ross@btopenworld.com > wrote: Hi guys I have a spare original working Hard Drive I'll sell for £175 if your interested. Get in touch if your interested. Cheers Colin Peter Connelly peter.yahoo
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2006-06-25 by Peter Connelly
Can this be done on the S3? P On 6/25/06, Alexander Guelfenburg vmebay@aon.at > wrote: >Can anyone enlighten me how he did the Robotvoice on the Fairlight? >You can hear at around 3'03" Hi David, I have done this effect several times, IIRC the effect is done (via resynthese) by f
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2006-06-25 by Alexander Guelfenburg
>Can anyone enlighten me how he did the Robotvoice on the Fairlight? >You can hear at around 3'03" Hi David, I have done this effect several times, IIRC the effect is done (via resynthese) by following commands: Page 5; Analyse all segments: A,* Compute all segments: C,* That´s i
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