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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] fairlight records

2006-05-02 by colin.a.ross@btopenworld.com

Arcadia "So Red The Rose" is full of fairlight. Art Of Noise early albums. Yello "The Race" pretty much all that album.........Theres loads. Arcadia is my favourite. 1985 magic. hope this helps Colin --- santiago jaramillo wrote: > i need help, i just wnat to see if you guys can

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fairlight records

2006-05-02 by santiago jaramillo

i need help, i just wnat to see if you guys can give me some records where fairlight were used any you know , i am just collecting them to hear what you can do with the fairlight. i am just 23 and i havent got too many old records but you guys am sure you have well ill just list

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Everybody's a critic

2006-04-30 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

http://vintagesynth.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10925&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30#131404 "Inventors Kim Ryrie & Peter Vogel" BASTIDS! Where in the hell is Anthony Furse's name. He made the Quasar and the OS on which he helped the boys expand with the Fairlight, and even here

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Another Fairlight Video on you tube

2006-04-29 by Kevin Kelley

Sorry if this has allready been posted. It's from you tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afkAcPirz9U&search=fairlight%20sampler Kevin Kelley

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] A little moment in history.

2006-04-28 by Peter Connelly

Tremendous... Thanks for sharing this with us, Peter :-) All the best! Peter On 4/24/06, Peter Vogel peter.vogel@icetv.com.au > wrote: Dear Failright "Nuts", Last week I had the honour of affixing my signature to a Fairlight keyboard which was on its way to the US to be auctioned

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] A little moment in history.

2006-04-26 by Harald Feldmann

Thanks Peter ! It was great fun watching it :) Best regards, Harald. > I took along my handycam and have put a little home video of the event > here (about 7MB) for your viewing pleasure: > > http://www.icetv.com.au/support/collateral/fairlight1.wmv

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Help

2006-04-25 by James Thomson

On 25/4/06 02:39, "billyrockplay" wrote: > Hi greg - i live near NYc and have had my machine serviced by ed hughes- great > guy, worked > for fairlight and knows his stuff. i have sent you an email with contact info. > let me know how > it works out or if you have any trouble con

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Re: Help

2006-04-24 by billyrockplay

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "trevon12001" wrote: > > I have a series III and it appears to not be booting. The last it > booted was a few days ago. I believe the boot device is on the HD but > not certain. Could any recommend or have for sale any HD's, boot > devices on

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Help

2006-04-24 by greg thurman

I have a series III and it appears to not be booting. The last it booted was a few days ago. I believe the boot device is on the HD but not certain. Could any recommend or have for sale any HD's, boot devices on floppy etc., or any thing or hardware/software that could resolve th

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Help

2006-04-24 by trevon12001

I have a series III and it appears to not be booting. The last it booted was a few days ago. I believe the boot device is on the HD but not certain. Could any recommend or have for sale any HD's, boot devices on floppy etc., or any thing or hardware/software that could resolve th

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] A little moment in history.

2006-04-24 by Marcin Roguski

Hi, Sorry if it seems inappropiate, but can I put it on fairlight.id. uw.edu.pl along with other... ehem... video? >http://www.icetv.com.au/support/collateral/fairlight1.wmv > >The accompanying soundtrack is from a 1980s Fairlight demo cassette. A side note, posted a query to VH1

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A little moment in history.

2006-04-24 by Peter Vogel

Dear Failright "Nuts", Last week I had the honour of affixing my signature to a Fairlight keyboard which was on its way to the US to be auctioned as a fundraiser for "Witness", a charity started by Peter Gabriel, which exposes human rights abuses in countries that don't have free

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Looking for documentation about the Fostex Foundation 2000

2006-04-24 by Laurent Lemaire

Hello, Does anybody here have a Fostex Foundation 2000 and would be ready to share its documentation ? I'm looking for any documentation about the Foundation 2K and its Dancing Faders console. Many thanks in advance for your help. Best regards. Laurent.

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: mirage vs. fairlight cmi II

2006-04-21 by kevin kelley

8-bit DAC with true analog filter. "Dont know why it just sounds better" Kevin Kelley --- yazzofever wrote: > Kelly, > > I respect your opinion. If I was to buy the Pro-Rec > soundset CD and > then sample it with my Mirage-I feel that I would > have poor quality > compared to jus

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Re: mirage vs. fairlight cmi II

2006-04-20 by yazzofever

Kelly, I respect your opinion. If I was to buy the Pro-Rec soundset CD and then sample it with my Mirage-I feel that I would have poor quality compared to just leaving the Fairlight samples as 16 bit versions. The samples on the fairlight were sampled obviously from something, an

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Re: Trevor Horn On BBC Radio 2

2006-04-20 by David J. Wilson

I listened to the show, it was quite nostalgic and interesting. He does discuss a bit of his technique and equipment at the time. However, he doesn't even cover the Synclavier at all, nor the PPG, nor the Linn, all of which were huge tools in his studio in that era. Actually, Ste

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] mirage vs. fairlight cmi II

2006-04-20 by kevin kelley

I personally own 2 IIx's and a mirage among many other samplers. Although the mirage does not sound just like the fairlight it sounds a hell of a lot more realistic than sampling the IIx into a 16 bit sampler. How that is, I do not know. The original fairlight samples have bad lo

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mirage vs. fairlight cmi II

2006-04-19 by yazzofever

Ok, You can stop laughing. But I have read on the internet that some feel that out of all the vintage samplers from the 80's, the ensoniq mirage nails the fairlight II 8 bit sounds the best. I KNOW it is not a fairlight with all the other bells and whistles, additive sythesis, se

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Trevor Horn On BBC Radio 2

2006-04-17 by john945277

Hi guys great radio show for you Lots about the Fairlight etc. THE RECORD PRODUCERS: TREVOR HORN Monday 17 April 19:00-20:00 The first in a series of one-off special programmes exploring the work of legendary record producers. Richard Allinson and record producer Steve Levine pro

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Intresting old educational TV prog.

2006-04-14 by Glenn Javaheri

That was great! thanks! glenn --- john945277 wrote: > Hope you guys find this intresting. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEnge9e90_A&search=analog%20synthesizer%20modular > %20synth%20moog%20electronic%20music%20avant%20garde%20jazz > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Fai

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Intresting old educational TV prog.

2006-04-14 by john945277

Hope you guys find this intresting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEnge9e90_A&search=analog%20synthesizer%20modular %20synth%20moog%20electronic%20music%20avant%20garde%20jazz

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manuals on ebay

2006-04-12 by fabio delben

http://cgi.ebay.it/Fairlight-CMI-GRAPHICS-MONITOR-SERVICE-MANUAL-1985-copy_W0QQitemZ7403529372QQcategoryZ27607QQcmdZViewItem and many others from this seller. Yahoo! Messenger with Voice : chiama da PC a telefono a tariffe esclusive

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] IIX Dancing Monitor of Doom

2006-04-12 by fabio delben

Hello I have had some problems in the past with the IIX monitor and I have recapped it without any problems. I suggest you to replace all the electrolytics with the 105°C version. The large electrolytics in the mainframe's PSU don't need a replacement, they are long life type com

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IIX Dancing Monitor of Doom

2006-04-11 by Kevin Kelley

I have a IIX that the monitor is beginning the dance of doom! I am amature guessing that this would be caused by capacitors begining to fail due to age? The monitor and light pen work fine funtionally, But there appears to be a movement in the green monochome text portions of the

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] eBay watchdog: another CMI to change owner

2006-04-04 by Glenn Javaheri

looks like an mfx2 maybe(without the controller?) from the db-25's and mfx connector? Colin Thornsberry wrote: This has been listed on Ebay at least three or four times. Not sure why it hasn't been sold yet. --- Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairlight-Series

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] eBay watchdog: another CMI to change owner

2006-04-04 by Colin Thornsberry

This has been listed on Ebay at least three or four times. Not sure why it hasn't been sold yet. --- Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairlight-Series-III-with-Roadcases_W0QQitemZ7403221008QQcategoryZ38071QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > -- > "Quite frankly, I don't li

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eBay watchdog: another CMI to change owner

2006-04-03 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairlight-Series-III-with-Roadcases_W0QQitemZ7403221008QQcategoryZ38071QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- "Quite frankly, I don't like you humans. After what you all have done, I find being 'inhuman' a compliment." -- Spider Robinson, "Callahan's Secret"

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Fixing Fairlight series I, II IIX monitor "bloom". Photos in gallery.

2006-04-03 by horiprod

Many early I, II and IIX monitors I've seen have been affected by age and possibly contamination that results in the screen image becoming cloudy, and difficult to see clearly. I picked up a monitor that was so bad as to be unusable, so embarked on a "kill or cure" operation. I d

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Fairlight Desktop Wallpaper

2006-03-26 by lovesign50

Anyone got any high quality desktop wallpaper images of Fairlights ? The higher the resolution the better :) Regards, Rob.

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Classic CMI Sounds

2006-03-26 by lovesign50

Hi there, New to the group this morning, but a lifelong fan of the Fairlight. I fully intend to own one some day soon, but availability and finances always get in the way !! LOL Anyway, I'm doing a bit of research and was hoping you guys may help me. I'm looking to identify the c

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Find that someone here

2006-03-23 by brenda-warnes914@pillstopop.info

ive got literally no 'game' as they say, haha, so have alot of trouble in the clubs tryin to pickup. im sure there is a few of u'se here just like that. so anyway, when i found this thing http://www.alwaysopenforyou.info/mrre i was shocked, actually amazed that it was as good as

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Any Kate Bush's CMI use specialist out there ?

2006-03-14 by angeyoda

Hi , I'm looking for the Sound Kate B used on the tune "Running up that Hill" a sort of Pizzicato of Sararr with a low attack that plays the theme of that song ... It seems to be from the original librairy but I don't find it in the one I have ... Does anybody can help ? Cheers ,

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HI

2006-03-12 by mrslinndrum81

HELLO FAIRLIGHT USER'S hOPE U R WELL aLMOST OWNED ONE A FEW MONTHS BACK BUT THE SELLER LET ME DOWN HEAPS! BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT HAPPY USING.......

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Re: OT - Fairlight MFX3 Systems

2006-03-11 by big bloke

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Connelly" wrote: > > Hi, > > How much is a 'typical' 24 Channel MFX-3 worth in good and 100% (guarenteed) > working condition? > > Cheers, > Peter > Are you selling Peter? Havn't got a clue. Intrigued though. Got one myself. To a pre &

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OT - Fairlight MFX3 Systems

2006-03-10 by Peter Connelly

Hi, How much is a 'typical' 24 Channel MFX-3 worth in good and 100% (guarenteed) working condition? Cheers, Peter

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fair Price for MIDI hardware??

2006-03-10 by Harald Feldmann

Offer to buy the whole non-functioning system. It is a better deal than buying the separate items and canibalizing the original IIx. You'll get voice cards, CPU boards etc. I understand you have a non-midi II ? Why not try to restore the non functioning IIx with your parts ? Bewa

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Fair Price for MIDI hardware??

2006-03-10 by kar_chicago

Someone has proposed to sell me the midi hardware off of a non- functioning IIx. On one hand, it's of no use to the non-functioning system, but it's removal will lessen the value of the system if it can ever be restored to working condition. Does anyone have any idea what a reaso

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CMI 2X Hard disk format utility disk

2006-03-07 by James Thomson

Hi Guys, Can all the CMI 2X users here please do me a favour? Can you please look through your complete floppy disk library and see if you come across a hard disk formatter utility disk ? Fairlight would have had a dedicated disk to format the hard disk if present in the system.

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Re: Peter @ Horizontal Prod.-->Parts Question

2006-03-05 by horiprod

> Do you have parts available for a midi upgrade to a IIx? > Hi there. I'm afraid I have only one, and that will probably go on my IIX test machine. If I find another I'll let you know. Regards, Peter

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] VoiceTracker on eBay ...

2006-03-01 by Peter Connelly

Yeah, saw that this morning... What is the going rate of these? I ;thought they were worth a LOT less, £300 maybe... P On 3/1/06, Laurent Lemaire llemaire1@free.fr > wrote: Watch the price ! -> http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7394765235 Yahoo! Groups Links To vi

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