Fairlight-CMI

Wasn't it when the Pro 5 used Curtis the Fairlight used SSM and vice versa?

I'd still love to know more about the III's filters and why the change!

Cheers,
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: James Thomson [mailto:jamesthomson@mac.com]
Sent: 07 October 2004 17:15
To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Series III Filters



Hi Guys,

 For the record the CMI 2X used Curtis and SSM filters.

Rev 1 channels cards : Curtis
Rev 2                  Curtis
Rev 3                  SSM
Rev 4A                 SSM

I have still yet to decide which actually sounds better. At the moment I
feel that the Rev 3 / 4 channel cards sound slightly warmer and the filter
seems to open up nicer but its hard to say !

Regards,

James Thomson








On 7/10/04 4:56 pm, "Malte Rogacki" <gacki@gacki.sax.de> wrote:

> 
> There is no such thing as a Curtis SEM chip. It's either CEM or SSM.
> 
> And no - no Curtis chips were used. The filter in the Series III is
> completely different than the one in the IIx.




 
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> Wasn't it when the Pro 5 used Curtis the Fairlight used SSM and vice versa?

Yes. The Prophet 5 rev.1 and rev.2 used SSM chips while the rev.3 used CEM
chips. However the filter chip used in the Prophet 5 was a SSM 2040 while
the one in the Fairlight was a SSM 2044. AFAIK the 2040 was very sensitive
to static electricity. The 2044 was more robust; it was also used in the
Korg Polysix and MonoPoly or the PPG Wave.


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also used the SSM2044 in the EMU SP-1200 !

the SSM2045 was used in the Emulator II,
which I have and enjoy using a lot too.

David


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki <gacki@g...> wrote:
> > Wasn't it when the Pro 5 used Curtis the Fairlight used SSM and
vice versa?
> 
> Yes. The Prophet 5 rev.1 and rev.2 used SSM chips while the rev.3
used CEM
> chips. However the filter chip used in the Prophet 5 was a SSM 2040
while
> the one in the Fairlight was a SSM 2044. AFAIK the 2040 was very
sensitive
> to static electricity. The 2044 was more robust; it was also used in the
> Korg Polysix and MonoPoly or the PPG Wave.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Malte Rogacki gacki@g...
>
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> "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this is the reason
why you
>  get no sound out of it." (ARP 2600 Owner's Manual)
>
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but the last time I talked to this guy it was not working. I haven't taked 
to him in a while and I won't give his name without permission.
Cheers
Colin

PS See Nick Rhodes has bought a Fairlight again. Can't wait to here new 
stuff. AHHH "So Red The Rose" what an album.




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From: "David J. Wilson" <jeepcherokee_10@yahoo.com>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:05 AM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Series III Filters


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> also used the SSM2044 in the EMU SP-1200 !
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> the SSM2045 was used in the Emulator II,
> which I have and enjoy using a lot too.
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> David
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> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki <gacki@g...> wrote:
>> > Wasn't it when the Pro 5 used Curtis the Fairlight used SSM and
> vice versa?
>>
>> Yes. The Prophet 5 rev.1 and rev.2 used SSM chips while the rev.3
> used CEM
>> chips. However the filter chip used in the Prophet 5 was a SSM 2040
> while
>> the one in the Fairlight was a SSM 2044. AFAIK the 2040 was very
> sensitive
>> to static electricity. The 2044 was more robust; it was also used in the
>> Korg Polysix and MonoPoly or the PPG Wave.
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>>
>> -- 
>> Malte Rogacki gacki@g...
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>> "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this is the reason
> why you
>>  get no sound out of it." (ARP 2600 Owner's Manual)
>>
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