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Re: CMI explorer

2005-04-01 by titojay02

Hi Brian, CMI Explorer is not yet widely released, so I would like to request that it remain off the files section of this group. Unfortunately I haven't had much time to devote to it as of late, but plan to get back to it in the very near future. In the meantime I suggest checki

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change of fans

2005-04-01 by wang chung

Guys,I am looking at getting quieter fans for my main frame. Thought I'd start here. Any suggestions? Make, suplier etc. Thanks.

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CMI explorer

2005-03-31 by brian_ronn

Hi to everybody Would someone be so kind to upload CMI explorer to the files/software section....please? ;-) Best regards Brian Denmark

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Re: CMI 3 WFM-32 card

2005-03-30 by chaworth012000

James, Hope you are keeping well. Like you I would be more than willing to stump up the cash for one of these and have been waiting for news for some time. I would dearly like more than the 14MB I have, and would also like to reduce the electricity and heat that flows though my C

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CMI 3 WFM-32 card

2005-03-30 by James Thomson

Hi Guys, The time has come again to bring this up with the group ! Has anyone any positive news to give me regarding the possibility of being able to purchase a WFM-32 32 megabyte RAM card for the CMI series 3 ? Many thanks ! Regards, James Thomson Magic Audio Co. The Studio West

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] lets call his bluff. hee,hee,heeee

2005-03-30 by kevin kelley

I recieved an email back today from the ebay auction. Even though I am 2 hours away he will not accomadate local pickup???? 20 lbs mfx this must be the lightest mfx known to man. Kevin --- wang chung wrote: > > So guys. sent a message to the $27 mfx ebay guy. I > quote. > "Hi, co

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lets call his bluff. hee,hee,heeee

2005-03-30 by wang chung

So guys. sent a message to the $27 mfx ebay guy. I quote. "Hi, could you tell me what the shipping cost would be to the UK and could you send me a pic of the item via email with todays newspaper. As you are well aware there is so much fraudulent activity on ebay dispicable people

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] New file uploaded to Fairlight-CMI

2005-03-29 by kevin kelley

Is this a fake auction? I have seen these pictures before, or some similar http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15199&item=7311556317&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

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AH cross post interesting

2005-03-27 by kevin kelley

interesting post on AH. Fairlight content http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg18524921.400 Kevin Kelley Audio Playground www.synthesizermuseum.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection a

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Re: Tapes/HD's

2005-03-23 by brian_ronn

Hi Laurent, On bootup I read generel release 6.03 on the screen and the previous owner have stated too that it is a rev 6.03 machine. On the back of the mainframe there is a centronic 50-pin scsi connector and my external HD case have the same connector. My existing external Fuji

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Tapes/HD's

2005-03-22 by Laurent Lemaire

Hi Brian, Are you sure you have a rev6.03 series 3 ? The HD you have are true SCSI HD and it was my understanding that rev6.03 only accept ST-506 or ESDI disks with an Adaptec converter to interface them with the CMI-777 pseudo-SCSI format. Maybe Peter Vogel could give us some in

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Tapes/HD's

2005-03-22 by Brian Ronn

Hi Laurent My adapter is: Iomega Jaz jet ultra pci ver.2.7 My drive is: Fujitsu M2263SA, Part no: B03B-4945-B613A#NB. On my computer I can format the HD and transfer windows files back and forth without any problems. Laurent, what will you do if/when your drives quits? Are you on

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Tapes/HD's

2005-03-22 by Laurent Lemaire

Hi Brian, I'm sorry I don't have the utils to format HDs with my rev6.03 ... However, I'm surprised you're able to use these HD with a computer... I tryed to connect mine (Maxtor XT1140) to my computers and had some SCSI bus errors... What models do you have ? Which model of Adap

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Tapes/HD's

2005-03-22 by Brian Ronn

Hi again Laurent I don't like to bug you again and again. I just want to make backup copies of my existing HD's before they'll eventually fail. You mentioned a program that I need to format a rev6.03 CMI 3 HD which is not delivered for the standard CMI. Can you tell me where I mi

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New file uploaded to Fairlight-CMI

2005-03-22 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 : /Software/cmios9-2.0.zip Uploaded by : kmi9000 Description : New cmios9 release for Windows(R) NT/2000/XP (console application): full acc

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New Series 3 owner questions

2005-03-21 by musiman2000

Hi guys, I finally got my rev9.34 Series 3 - 20 years after first wanting one... It's an amazing machine and sounds (and also looks) better than anything else I used before. Thank you Peter Vogel for creating it! However, I have some beginners questions: 1.) My understanding is,

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2.5" Notebook drive in CMI 3 ?

2005-03-18 by James Thomson

Hi, Has anyone on the list attempted to get a 2.5" notebook hard drive to work with a CMI 3 ( rev 9.34 / 11.40 ) ? I know there are adaptors etc but would be interested to hear about any successful attempts ! Regards, James Thomson Magic Audio Co. The Studio West Hampstead London

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Re: Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay

2005-03-18 by d_40q

Hi all, this is not a 9600. Judging from the two dodgy photographs, it is an old PSMT system (the first series after poly sampling was released in '85). PSMT stands for "Polyphonic Sampling Medium Tower. "9600" stands for the option to fit 96 panning voices multiplexed to 32 outp

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay

2005-03-18 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

> It definitely doesn't look like a 9600; but people occasionally call the > "big" PSMT systems "9600 system" if they received the upgrades. > And yes, it's a bit shady in my eyes. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Even if that was PSMT: for 2k??? Come on!!! And he doesn't

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay

2005-03-18 by Malte Rogacki

>> A Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay for those who are interested: >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >> ViewItem&category=23792&item=7308594105&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW > > Call be dumb, but that doesn't look like that guy has a 9600 at all It definitely doesn't look like a 9

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay

2005-03-18 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

> A Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay for those who are interested: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&category=23792&item=7308594105&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Call be dumb, but that doesn't look like that guy has a 9600 at all

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Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay

2005-03-18 by brian_ronn

Hi Everybody A Synclavier 9600 is up on Ebay for those who are interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=23792&item=7308594105&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Best regards Brian Denmark

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Thanks Malte Rogacki

2005-03-16 by wang chung

Thanks man, I managed to download the manuals from the aus site and yes you were correct you do have to register. Many thanks. Daz

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] mfx3 manual

2005-03-16 by Malte Rogacki

> Hi, Just signed up having been sent over by Peter Wielk. I need to > get my hands on a mfx3 manual. Any out there to download? Thanks. > Daza. It (an MFX3 plus manual) was once on the Fairlight Australia site but nowadays one has to register to get into the downloads section. N

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mfx3 manual

2005-03-16 by wang chung

Hi, Just signed up having been sent over by Peter Wielk. I need to get my hands on a mfx3 manual. Any out there to download? Thanks. Daza.

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Tapes

2005-03-15 by Laurent Lemaire

Hi Brian, To format a HD on a rev6.03 CMI 3, you need a program to format and partition it which is not delivered in standard. Even though you would have a formatted rev6.03 HD, you would need to boot on a floppy to restore the tapes into the /k* partitions... Hope it helps. Laur

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Re: Tapes

2005-03-15 by brian_ronn

Hi If I backup /k0, /k1 and /k2 onto 3 tapes from my CMI III OS6.03, will I then be able to restore these partitions from the tapes on a completely new and blank internal harddrive if my old internal drive should fail? Or do I need system floppies to boot from before restoring fr

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Re: Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hollywood

2005-03-11 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

Im just guessing that the keyboard was a jx8p, because the jx10 was released later than the slave to the rhythm single, as far as I can tell. Of course, I suppose the sound could have been made on almost any analgue poly of the era ;) I think the the same sound was used on the Pl

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Tatiana Ali (by Kris Pfeiffer)

2005-03-11 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:23:03 -0000 "Peter Connelly \(Core Design Ltd.\)" wrote: > > I've heard about that, but never actually saw it, I don't think. A > Fairlight was also feautured on Tomorrow's World in the early 80s, here > in the UK. I aslo never got to see that :-( Yup, was

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Tatiana Ali (by Kris Pfeiffer)

2005-03-11 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

I also recall vaguely Trevor Horn or Andy Richards fulfilling some kids dream, with help from Jimmy Saville (Jim'll Fix It) by using their voice on a pop song (Fuzzbox, "International Rescue"). I'm sure the whole process was based around the Series III, showing CAPS (I think). An

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Synclavier and Fairlight DVD plus other synth and artist goodies!

2005-03-11 by Chris Strellis

Fairlighters of the World! I have finally made a DVD available containing ancient gems of synth history from 1984 and 1985. Specifically two half hour programs were transmitted by the BBC at this time that I managed to record at the time on betamax and VHS! The BBC transmitted a

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Re: Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hollywood

2005-03-11 by Chris Strellis

Greetings Ladies (?) and Gentlemen, --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Eight to Infinity (Arron)" wrote: > > I think the synclavier was used on later ZTT albums, such as Laughter > tears and Rage, by ACT, and on Liverpool by frankie. Thanks for a very nice segway Arron ;) I h

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Tatiana Ali (by Kris Pfeiffer)

2005-03-11 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

I've heard about that, but never actually saw it, I don't think. A Fairlight was also feautured on Tomorrow's World in the early 80s, here in the UK. I aslo never got to see that :-( P -----Original Message----- From: Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski [mailto:rambo@id.uw.edu.pl] Sent: 10 Ma

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hollywood

2005-03-10 by Malte Rogacki

> I was always under the impression that "Welcome to the Pleasuredome", by > Frankie Goes to Hollywood was mainly Fairlight based, but reading an article > with Trevor Horn in Sound on Sound (March 2005), it suggests the >Synclavier is > the main workhorse. There is definitely Fa

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Tatiana Ali (by Kris Pfeiffer)

2005-03-10 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

Found it on Greg's site :) "[...]Sesame Street. There was Herbie Hancock with some little kids, and what was he showing them - a Series IIx?! I remember that he sampled the little girl speaking her name into the microphone - he applied filters, looping, etc., to the sample.[...]"

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] ebay again...

2005-03-10 by Malte Rogacki

> It gets my blood boiling every time!!! Don't worry - it's gone already. I think this auction lasted less than an hour. -- Malte Rogacki gacki@gacki.sax.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Ofte

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ebay again...

2005-03-10 by Malte Rogacki

Does that one look familiar? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7307077200 Yes, I think so: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3772362778 was the original one. -- Malte Rogacki gacki@gacki.sax.de -----------------------------------------------

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] ebay again...

2005-03-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Sweet :-D -----Original Message----- From: Malte Rogacki [mailto:gacki@gacki.sax.de] Sent: 10 March 2005 17:03 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI] ebay again... > It gets my blood boiling every time!!! Don't worry - it's gone already. I think this aucti

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] ebay again...

2005-03-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

It gets my blood boiling every time!!! -----Original Message----- From: Malte Rogacki [mailto:gacki@gacki.sax.de] Sent: 10 March 2005 16:16 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] ebay again... Does that one look familiar? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hollywood

2005-03-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Ah, I haven't read the full article yet, just had a quick flick through. P -----Original Message----- From: Eight to Infinity (Arron) [mailto:arron@8inf.com] Sent: 10 March 2005 13:59 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hol

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Re: Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hollywood

2005-03-10 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

I think the synclavier was used on later ZTT albums, such as Laughter tears and Rage, by ACT, and on Liverpool by frankie. There are definately fairlight sounding moments on WTTPD, for example , the slowed down samples on "world is my oyster" have that distinctive slowed down fai

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Trevor Horn / Frankie Goes to Hollywood

2005-03-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

I was always under the impression that "Welcome to the Pleasuredome", by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was mainly Fairlight based, but reading an article with Trevor Horn in Sound on Sound (March 2005), it suggests the Synclavier is the main workhorse. P

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany

2005-03-08 by feldmann@xs4all.nl

That just was too good to be true... Gone already. > That's a real one: > > http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16219&item=7306397585&rd=1 > > 32 MB RAM, 10 GB library, 9.34. > > "Buy it now" price is 3950 EUR.

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany

2005-03-08 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:07:48 -0000 "Peter Connelly \(Core Design Ltd.\)" wrote: > > Go on Rambo, you know you want to ;-) No, can't do- unfortunately- my current budget is 700 euro, (shrunk from 1200 after buying U-220 and D-50, and paying customs tax for processors from HP to my

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany

2005-03-08 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 23:06:17 +0100 Malte Rogacki wrote: > > That's a real one: STOOOOP TEEEEMPTING MEEEE! ;-)))))))))))) -- Hell is empty and all the devils are here. -- Wm. Shakespeare, "The Tempest"

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany

2005-03-08 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Too late, someone's bought it... Unless you're Blobby2000? P -----Original Message----- From: Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.) [mailto:PeterC@Core-Design.com] Sent: 08 March 2005 11:08 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany Go on R

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany

2005-03-08 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Go on Rambo, you know you want to ;-) P -----Original Message----- From: Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski [mailto:rambo@id.uw.edu.pl] Sent: 08 March 2005 10:50 To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III on eBay Germany On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 23:06:17 +0100 Malte Rog

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