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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Who are the people in the Heaven photos ? / Synclavier

2003-12-11 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Hi Harald, I can't fine the Synclavier on eBay!!! Yeah, I miseed who these people were too. I was just looking at them this morning!!! 2x Series III and a IIx. Lucky gits :-> P -----Original Message----- From: feldmann@xs4all.nl [mailto:feldmann@xs4all.nl] Sent: 11 December 2003

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Vince Clarke photo uploaded....

2003-12-11 by Chris Strellis

Hi Fairlighters, In the photos section is a picture of Vince and his II(x). Are all Fairlight keyboards that wobbly? I stumbled across this in a book in my local village library - I didn't expect to see a Fairlight that day. It's usually Kipper the Dog or Elmer the Elephant for m

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Controllers

2003-12-10 by James Thomson

Hi Guys, yes , I would like to know how to get some sort of result from the resonance settings. I have assigned a controller to this but I can't hear any difference at all. Maybe someone can enlighten me. Regards, James Thomson Magic Audio Co. The Studio West Hampstead London NW2

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Controllers

2003-12-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Ok, I've worked the Filter stuff out by using CT#00 on both FILTER(ST) and FILTER2. How do I do the same with RESONANCE. Sorry guys, I know it's probably staring me in the face, but it's been a long day!!! Cheers, Peter -----Original Message----- From: Peter Connelly (Core Design

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Controllers

2003-12-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Hi, On the FX page, I've set the Filter to CT#00 and the Resonance to CT#01. I'm trying to cover the full data range, ie Filter -128 (Hard Left) to +128 (Hard Right) from the controller pot, but can't. Any help would be greatly appreciated... Kind regards, Peter

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Corrupt .vc Files? / Sample Rate / New Fairlight III

2003-12-10 by feldmann@xs4all.nl

Hello Peter, > Firstly, if when I LOAD a sound and an error message appears saying "END > OF FILE", does this mean these files are corrupt? Sounds like it... Do you still have any space left on your device ? > Secondly, As the Fairlight III has a sample rate of 96khz (or is it 10

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Corrupt .vc Files? / Sample Rate / New Fairlight III

2003-12-10 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Hi all, It's been a little quiet on here lately, so thought I'd throw in a few questions that will "keep the kettle boiling", so to speak. Firstly, if when I LOAD a sound and an error message appears saying "END OF FILE", does this mean these files are corrupt? I tried QUERYing t

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Peter Wielk

2003-12-08 by Colin Ross

Hi Peter Thanks for the details I'll try that. Best regards Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)" To: Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:32 AM Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Peter Wielk > Hi Colin, > > Have you tried ringing his mobile? I alwa

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Peter Wielk

2003-12-08 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Hi Colin, Have you tried ringing his mobile? I always get an answer this way. I believe one of his email addresses is no longer used due to the amount of spam he was receiving. I think he put a mail out detailing which email address to use! Good luck! Peter -----Original Message-

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USA meeting

2003-12-07 by Colin Ross

Anyone who wants to go or has an interest in going to Gregs for the USA meeting the same day as the 2004 meeting in London please go to the database page and fill in your details. Also could you please contact Greg by email. The meeting in London will be the last Saturday in Marc

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Peter Wielk

2003-12-06 by Colin Ross

Is anyone else having a problem getting a responce from Peter Wielk. I have been trying and trying (even a URGENT heading on an email)to get a card off him to get my 3 1/2 inch floppy drive working. Yes before you ask yes it's the same floppy drive and yes it's been that long. Yo

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CMI 11X Papst fan modification

2003-12-05 by James Thomson

Hi Guys, If any of you are interested in making your CMI 11X considerably quieter.I highly recommend the fan modification which was done by Peter Wielk of Horizontal productions here in London. I delivered my delivered my CMI 11X to Peter who replaced the noisy 20 year old fans w

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by Colin Ross

Hi Peter The Pet Shop Boys had two Series III when touring. One was their own and the other was rented to them. Gerald on this forum has one of their Series III. It came with a few songs still on it. NICE..... Both Series III were sold so they don't have any now not unless they b

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by feldmann@xs4all.nl

> The Pet Shop Boys have asked an agent to buy the IIx shown in the > main description page of the forum. > Chris Ringham's and then I bought it. The Pet Shop Boys wanted it > for new material they are working on and are trying to get back to > that hit selling sound on previous

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Re: Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

Well, Im not worlds most obsesive fan but : Yes I think they did own their own fairlight : there are references in the expanded notes of the album re-releases which state than chris did most of the sequenceing for at least one track at home with a fairlight set up his lounge. The

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Ah, cool. Yeah, I have to say it was solely the Pet Shop Boys that influenced me in getting my Series III. I do want a Series IIx at some point also... I'd be overwhelmed if they wanted mine :-) I'll be looking forward to hearing their projects/albums 'with that Fairlight' sound

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by Colin Ross

Hi Peter All of the early Pet Shop Boys stuff was on IIx's. They had 2 of them (one they owned and the other they hired.)The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops archives show allot of IIx usage. They did use the Series III allot on the 2nd album onwards. They might have als

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RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Wow. That's bizarre, I was wondering recently if the PSB's would ever go back to using a Fairlight. I find it strange they want a IIX as I recall them mainly using a III. Peter -----Original Message----- From: Colin Ross [mailto:colin.a.ross@btopenworld.com] Sent: 04 December 200

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Pet Shop Boys

2003-12-04 by Colin Ross

The Pet Shop Boys have asked an agent to buy the IIx shown in the main description page of the forum. It's good to see it go to a great home. The IIx is in great shape and working very well. It was Tom Bailey's (Thompson Twins) and Martin (808 State) then it was Chris Ringham's a

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I'm back

2003-12-04 by Colin Ross

Hi all I'm back!!!! I'll answer all your emails sent asap. I've working very hard on the 2004 meeting and will be going to London shortly to look at 3 venues. This will give an idea of the cost of the day. It will not be to much. I will need help from a few members for the big da

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serial numbers

2003-11-30 by Harald Feldmann

Hello all, Would it be a good idea to release a list of serial numbers so potential buyers can verify the origins of CMI, KBD and other items ? Is there a list of stolen / missing equipment with serial numbers ? Regards, Harald.

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CMI Series III for sale

2003-11-29 by titojay02

Hi all, I find myself the owner of two Series III's and thought I should sell one of them. Here are the details: Fairlight CMI Series III rev 9.34. Complete system comes with mainframe, music keyboard, computer keyboard, monitor, cables, and external tape streamer drive. Mainfram

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Shipping

2003-11-28 by Gerald Vance

Hi Guys Got it sorted, a company called TNT will ship from the states for about £500 all in, but this is buy sea, however this price is a bit more realistic, all I have to do now is worry about the import duty! many thanks for all your ideas Gerald It does pay to shop around!!

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[Fairlight-CMI] Re: Shipping

2003-11-27 by Malte Rogacki

> Hi, > > Are these prices for air or marine shipment ? Thodes prices were for air shipping (or combined air-ground shipping which means that the shipment goes by plane to a central airport in Germany and is then carried by truck to where I live). -- Malte Rogacki

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Re: Shipping

2003-11-27 by Laurent Lemaire

Hi, Are these prices for air or marine shipment ? Regards. Laurent. --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki wrote: > That's ridiculous; I've had a Fairlight shipped from the US to Germany for > around $350. This might have been a couple of years ago but even today I >

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Shipping

2003-11-25 by feldmann@xs4all.nl

>> Hi, >> It is a Synclavier pmtsd post/ pro system weighs about 155 pounds and >> doesn't have any flight cases, although the seller is going to crate >> it. The quotes I have been getting are very high, eg £1500.00!! I presume this is the quote from the seller ? Shop around wit

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Shipping

2003-11-24 by Malte Rogacki

> Hi, > It is a Synclavier pmtsd post/ pro system weighs about 155 pounds and > doesn't have any flight cases, although the seller is going to crate > it. The quotes I have been getting are very high, eg £1500.00!! That's ridiculous; I've had a Fairlight shipped from the US to Ge

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Where is Colin ?

2003-11-24 by Gerald Vance

Hi Everybody, No Colin hasn't been abducted by aliens or put in jail, he is busy organising the Fairlight meeting for March, so don't worry he'll be back soon with news of the event. bye for now Gerald

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Shipping

2003-11-24 by Gerald Vance

Hi, It is a Synclavier pmtsd post/ pro system weighs about 155 pounds and doesn't have any flight cases, although the seller is going to crate it. The quotes I have been getting are very high, eg £1500.00!! many thanks Gerald

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Shipping

2003-11-24 by Malte Rogacki

> Hi Everybody > Does anybody know how I can ship a Synclavier from the states to the uk? It depends a bit on the model type and the exact size. Some models came with very stable flightcases, some didn't. I usually ship large packages with Schenker International; they never let m

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Shipping

2003-11-23 by feldmann@xs4all.nl

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 23:14:06 +0000, Gerald Vance wrote: >Hi Everybody >Does anybody know how I can ship a Synclavier from the states to the uk? >bye for now >Gerald Gerald, can you be more specific in your question ? - Use a flightcase. - prepare documents for fedex beforehand (i

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Shipping

2003-11-23 by Gerald Vance

Hi Everybody Does anybody know how I can ship a Synclavier from the states to the uk? bye for now Gerald

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Where is Colin ?

2003-11-23 by Laurent Lemaire

Hi all, Has someone got any news from Colin ??? Regards. Laurent.

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is there a fairlight software vst emulation?

2003-11-23 by robsalazar001

is there a fairlight software vst emulation somewhere out there? I want to design one but Im not enough of a geek to do the coding and designing can anyone out there help me ?

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Why me!!!

2003-11-20 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Why is it always me that gets the raw end of the deal when it comes to buying 2nd hand goods!!! First my Fairlight caused me grief because of it's perpetual delays and concerns, now I've been conned buying a 2nd hand Access Virus KB from someone in the UK. Some guy seems to be se

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Re: Shutting Down CMI

2003-11-20 by billyrockplay

Hi Peter - I believe you have described the best way to shut down cmi - quit to shell before powering down. hope you are having fun with your machine. Bill --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Connelly \(Core Design Ltd.\)" wrote: > Hi, > > I thought I'd better just verif

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Fwd: Fairlight posting from Righard Selby to Greg Holmes

2003-11-19 by Gerald Vance

Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Greg Holmes >> Date: Thu Nov 13, 2003 5:25:06 am Europe/Dublin >> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Message from Richard Selby - QDOS >> Reply-To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com >> >> I think that I can confirm th

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Shutting Down CMI

2003-11-19 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Hi, I thought I'd better just verify I'm doing this correctly - Is the safest way to shut down a Series III by quitting to Shell then switching off system or doesn't it matter??? Regards, Peter

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Router software....

2003-11-18 by horiprod

Hi Klaus, I'm sorry if I haven't answered your mail, but I haven't been aware of any incoming.... To answer your question, the software for the dynamic voice allocation, ie the router software, is only present in revision 8 and above. The router is a switching matrix that appears

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SV: [Fairlight-CMI] Sequencer

2003-11-18 by Klaus Poulsen

Hi Peter I normally use Logic Platinum (PC-version – I’m one of the customers feeling angry at Emagic /Apple – but that´s another story). I have used RS – just to try it out, it’s very funny and swings fantastic – try it – it has a special “touch and feel”. Before Logic I was usi

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Re: [SV: [Fairlight-CMI] Best way to record series 3..... ?]

2003-11-18 by Splitpoint

Another fantastic digital mixer for a reasonable price is the Behringer DDX-3216. I just picked one up and it sounds fantastic. I've seen them selling for $899 in the states. Al Curatolo "Klaus Poulsen" wrote: > If you want the mixer solution, maybe it would be an idea to look at

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SV: [Fairlight-CMI] Best way to record series 3..... ?

2003-11-18 by Klaus Poulsen

Hi Arron My answer would be : ” It depends…!”. I often use the mix output. I know the manual says there’s a lot of noise, but I don’t think it’s so bad. And if you want to use an analogue mixer and mixing to subgroups (I did that some years ago – and the result was not much bette

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Re: [SV: [Fairlight-CMI] Best way to record series 3..... ?]

2003-11-18 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

Cheers for that : the behringer looks good at £799 in the UK. If i go down that route I will certainly consider it. Thanks --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Splitpoint wrote: > Another fantastic digital mixer for a reasonable price is the Behringer > DDX-3216. I just picked o

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Re: Sequencer

2003-11-18 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

Hi there : I am using Cubase SX at the moment as I'm still on a learning curve with the fairlight (to say the least) I can imagine caps offers a much better range of options and system specific tricks, but unforunately I have to work in a collaberative environment, and unless eve

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Sequencer

2003-11-18 by Peter Connelly (Core Design Ltd.)

Hi, What sequencing software does everyone use with their Fairlights, ie Cubase, Logic, RS, Page R, CAPS, etc? Caps appears to be long winded and complicated, what do you reckon? I only had a quick look at it the other day, so didn't really dig deep into it... Cheers, Peter

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Thanks for advice :

2003-11-18 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

Hi there : In fact by conincidence I do already use a VM3100pro :) I have 8 chanenel t-dif digital comming to and from the DAW into the r-buss interface, which leaves me 12 analogue channels for everything else, so im still 4 channels short, even with no other instruments patched

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Best way to record series 3..... ?

2003-11-18 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)

Hi there ! I was just wondering how you all recorded your series 3's : I have a small project studio, where I have most of stuff connected digitally. I dont have a router in series 3, but I do have a stero mix card (Thanks to horizontal !) My question is : if I want to record the

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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CMI III upgrades...

2003-11-18 by feldmann@xs4all.nl

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:49:08 -0000, "horiprod" wrote: >Hi Harald, LOL ! :) Peter, do I detect a sense of cynicism here ? :) I did not mean to offend you, in case I did... I was being curious, I am aware you offer the upgrade and I am happy you do. The idea was that if the upgrade

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CMI III upgrades...

2003-11-17 by horiprod

Hi Harald, > If I understand correctly, the difference would be in the wavesuper, > the ROMs the router and CGC. > > Would there be any soldering involved ? > Yes, there is a "little" soldering involved. First you take the digital motherboard out, and solder some mod wires there.

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