Fairlight-CMI

Who ever was at the launch of fairlights new multi-media engine, the CC-
1 Crystal core. What an amazing revelation into what the future holds.
Myself. I'm getting rid of everything I own, to posess this new and 
wonderful system. DSP is really gonna become a thing of the past. At 
last the boys at fairlight will conquer the digi-design, that is slow 
tools, strangle hold on what is industry standard.
The guys did good. AMAZING!

It is "an exceedingly fantastic sound card", which does not use DSPs but
provides: 

230 Channel paths; each with eight bands of EQ, 3 stage dynamics processing,
12 Auxiliary sends and up-to 72 user definable mix busses: all from a single
PCIe card.

There is considerable detail available on the Fairlight.au website, look
under Hot Links on the homepage and click on Download CC-1 White Paper.

Peter


  _____  

From: Peter Connelly [mailto:peter.yahoogroups@googlemail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 1 December 2006 9:25 PM
To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CC-1 CRYSTAL CORE





Is this CC-1 a DAW base system or an exceedingly fantastic sound card with
lots of DSP, i.e. could it potentially replace my Delta 1010, outboard, UAD,
etc and work with SX? Sorry for the ignorance, although it sounds
intriguing, I'm not 100% sure what this is. I checked out Fairlight's
website, but there's very little information... 
 
Cheers,
Peter
 
On 12/1/06, David Bulog <d2ba@xtra.co. <mailto:d2ba@xtra.co.nz> nz> wrote: 

I would say its far to early to say that CC-1 is better than Pro Tools HD
because its too new and has not been proven. 

A good example is NIs KORE was released to much fanfare and the thing was a
Native Instruments Disaster (never worked properly and still doesnt)


On 1/12/2006, at 10:38 PM, Peter Connelly wrote:





 
I'm very intrigued with this revolutionary piece of kit... I must start
saving now!
 
P

 
On 11/30/06, big bloke < <mailto:filmandlight@boltblue.com>
filmandlight@boltblue.com > wrote: 

Who ever was at the launch of fairlights new multi-media engine, the CC-
1 Crystal core. What an amazing revelation into what the future holds.
Myself. I'm getting rid of everything I own, to posess this new and 
wonderful system. DSP is really gonna become a thing of the past. At 
last the boys at fairlight will conquer the digi-design, that is slow 
tools, strangle hold on what is industry standard.
The guys did good. AMAZING!

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, David Bulog <d2ba@...> wrote:
>
> I would say its far to early to say that CC-1 is better than Pro  
> Tools HD because its too new and has not been proven.
> A good example is NIs KORE was released to much fanfare and the 
thing  
> was a Native Instruments Disaster (never worked properly and 
still  
> doesnt)
> On 1/12/2006, at 10:38 PM, Peter Connelly wrote:
> 
> >
> > I'm very intrigued with this revolutionary piece of kit... I 
must  
> > start saving now!
> >
> > P
> >
> >
> > On 11/30/06, big bloke <filmandlight@...> wrote:
> > Who ever was at the launch of fairlights new multi-media 
engine,  
> > the CC-
> > 1 Crystal core. What an amazing revelation into what the future 
holds.
> > Myself. I'm getting rid of everything I own, to posess this new 
and
> > wonderful system. DSP is really gonna become a thing of the 
past. At
> > last the boys at fairlight will conquer the digi-design, that is 
slow
> > tools, strangle hold on what is industry standard.
> > The guys did good. AMAZING!

> >Not to early at all to sing it's praises, from all accounts.
15 years total man hours, put into this new revelation and is it 
just pure coincidence that digi design are advertising for FFTP 
designers? MMMMMMM!!!!! getting just a little nervy I'd say.The CC-1 
also comes in, with the the sat console, at £19,000, with the 
equivalent SLOW TOOLS system, a whopping £24,000.You should go and 
check it out. I did and spent a whole evening bombarding the 
engineer, who just happened to have worked for slow tools for the 
past 6 years.

> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

I supose what I'm saying, is that given Slow tools has had the 
industry standard tag for quite a while now, It's nice as a punter 
to be presented with a great bit of kit that puts presure on that 
mantle. I have also owned a Slow tools system, thus the name I have 
given it, as well as syn clav and way too many other systems through 
my 35 years worth. I too, love fairlight, Still have a cmi as well 
as my mfx3+. In my oppinion and it's only an oppinion, the CC-
1 "WILL" make quite an in road on the industry. Not sure if it will 
filter through to the public sector, but as a pro? S**t yeah! I will 
be placing my order.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, David Bulog <d2ba@...> wrote:
>
> Adding to my post--I personally own a Pro Tools HD system
> I must say I was extremely disappointed and as were other posters  
> that any posts about the Fairlight CC-1 on the Digidesign User 
Group
> http://duc.digidesign.com/      is removed by the administrator so 
no  
> one knows what is going on and we wont have a chance to A to B etc
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> On 3/12/2006, at 7:57 AM, David Bulog wrote:
> 
> >
> > I was the original poster that made the statement that it is far 
to  
> > early to say that the CC-1 is better than Pro Tools HD
> > I love the Fairlight  but no matter how good the hardware is --
what  
> > about the software--Pro Tools 7 is great software and it will 
take  
> > a lot to beat it and get people to switch--same with Apple Logic
> > I think the company that could knock Pro Tools off the throne 
is  
> > Apple --if they combined Logic and Final Cut Pro into a high 
end  
> > product and teamed up with Apogee for the hardware
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > On 3/12/2006, at 4:18 AM, big bloke wrote:
> >
> >> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, David Bulog <d2ba@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I would say its far to early to say that CC-1 is better than 
Pro
> >> > Tools HD because its too new and has not been proven.
> >>
> >>
> >> > >Not to early at all to sing it's praises, from all accounts.
> >> 15 years total man hours, put into this new revelation and is it
> >> just pure coincidence that digi design are advertising for FFTP
> >> designers? MMMMMMM!!!!! getting just a little nervy I'd say.The 
CC-1
> >> also comes in, with the the sat console, at £19,000, with the
> >> equivalent SLOW TOOLS system, a whopping £24,000.You should go 
and
> >> check it out. I did and spent a whole evening bombarding the
> >> engineer, who just happened to have worked for slow tools for 
the

> >> past 6 years.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>

Hi all!
Just to clarify reg the CC1. It only works within the
Fairlight world right?
Or can it also be used as a Logic frontend?

Cheers!
Tobias Enhus

--- David Bulog <d2ba@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> One thing the CC1 has got  that Pro Tools hasn't is
> VST Plugins which  
> is more the industry standard
> 
> On 3/12/2006, at 9:52 PM, big bloke wrote:
> 
> > I supose what I'm saying, is that given Slow tools
> has had the
> > industry standard tag for quite a while now, It's
> nice as a punter
> > to be presented with a great bit of kit that puts
> presure on that
> > mantle. I have also owned a Slow tools system,
> thus the name I have
> > given it, as well as syn clav and way too many
> other systems through
> > my 35 years worth. I too, love fairlight, Still
> have a cmi as well
> > as my mfx3+. In my oppinion and it's only an
> oppinion, the CC-
> > 1 "WILL" make quite an in road on the industry.
> Not sure if it will
> > filter through to the public sector, but as a pro?
> S**t yeah! I will
> > be placing my order.
> >
> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, David Bulog
> <d2ba@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Adding to my post--I personally own a Pro Tools
> HD system
> > > I must say I was extremely disappointed and as
> were other posters
> > > that any posts about the Fairlight CC-1 on the
> Digidesign User
> > Group
> > > http://duc.digidesign.com/ is removed by the
> administrator so
> > no
> > > one knows what is going on and we wont have a
> chance to A to B etc
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/12/2006, at 7:57 AM, David Bulog wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I was the original poster that made the
> statement that it is far
> > to
> > > > early to say that the CC-1 is better than Pro
> Tools HD
> > > > I love the Fairlight but no matter how good
> the hardware is --
> > what
> > > > about the software--Pro Tools 7 is great
> software and it will
> > take
> > > > a lot to beat it and get people to
> switch--same with Apple Logic
> > > > I think the company that could knock Pro Tools
> off the throne
> > is
> > > > Apple --if they combined Logic and Final Cut
> Pro into a high
> > end
> > > > product and teamed up with Apogee for the
> hardware
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 3/12/2006, at 4:18 AM, big bloke wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, David
> Bulog <d2ba@> wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I would say its far to early to say that
> CC-1 is better than
> > Pro
> > > >> > Tools HD because its too new and has not
> been proven.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> > >Not to early at all to sing it's praises,
> from all accounts.
> > > >> 15 years total man hours, put into this new
> revelation and is it
> > > >> just pure coincidence that digi design are
> advertising for FFTP
> > > >> designers? MMMMMMM!!!!! getting just a little
> nervy I'd say.The
> > CC-1
> > > >> also comes in, with the the sat console, at
> £19,000, with the
> > > >> equivalent SLOW TOOLS system, a whopping
> £24,000.You should go
> > and
> > > >> check it out. I did and spent a whole evening
> bombarding the
> > > >> engineer, who just happened to have worked
> for slow tools for
> > the
> > > >> past 6 years.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
>

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Connelly" 
<peter.yahoogroups@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Peter. I'll check this out.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Peter
> 
> 
> On 12/2/06, Peter Vogel <peter.vogel@...> wrote:
> >
> >    It is "an exceedingly fantastic sound card", which does not 
use DSPs
> > but provides:
> >
> > 230 Channel paths; each with eight bands of EQ, 3 stage dynamics
> > processing, 12 Auxiliary sends and up-to 72 user definable mix 
busses: all
> > from a *single PCIe *card.
> >
> > There is considerable detail available on the Fairlight.au 
website, look
> > under Hot Links on the homepage and click on Download CC-1 White 
Paper.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > *From:* Peter Connelly [mailto:peter.yahoogroups@...]
> > *Sent:* Friday, 1 December 2006 9:25 PM
> > *To:* Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Fairlight-CMI] CC-1 CRYSTAL CORE
> >
> >
> >
> > Is this CC-1 a DAW base system or an exceedingly fantastic sound 
card with
> > lots of DSP, i.e. could it potentially replace my Delta 1010, 
outboard,
> > UAD, etc and work with SX? Sorry for the ignorance, although it 
sounds
> > intriguing, I'm not 100% sure what this is. I checked out 
Fairlight's
> > website, but there's very little information...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Peter
> >
> > On 12/1/06, David Bulog <d2ba@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >   I would say its far to early to say that CC-1 is better than 
Pro Tools
> > > HD because its too new and has not been proven. A good example 
is NIs
> > > KORE was released to much fanfare and the thing was a Native 
Instruments
> > > Disaster (never worked properly and still doesnt)
> > >  On 1/12/2006, at 10:38 PM, Peter Connelly wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm very intrigued with this revolutionary piece of kit... I 
must start
> > > saving now!
> > >
> > > P
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/30/06, big bloke < filmandlight@... > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >   Who ever was at the launch of fairlights new multi-media 
engine, the
> > > > CC-
> > > > 1 Crystal core. What an amazing revelation into what the 
future holds.
> > > > Myself. I'm getting rid of everything I own, to posess this 
new and
> > > > wonderful system. DSP is really gonna become a thing of the 
past. At
> > > > last the boys at fairlight will conquer the digi-design, 
that is slow
> > > > tools, strangle hold on what is industry standard.
> > > > The guys did good. AMAZING!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
>
Peter said it all really.
Here's a sheet I ran off.


FAIRLIGHT CC-1 – THE alternative
A step-change for multimedia processing in audio post-production
In October 2006, at the AES show in San Francisco, Fairlight stunned 
the professional audio world with the
release of the Crystal Core CC-1 PCIe card, their groundbreaking 
application of FPGA technology.
The audio post industry's first use of FPGA technology will pave the 
way for future Fairlight systems - more
power, more features, greater creative possibilities and lower 
costs. The features offered by a single CC-1
card renders current DSP and Host-based processing systems obsolete 
and delivers price/performance ratios
demanded by audio post facilities in today's marketplace.
Hosted on a Windows PC, Fairlight's DREAM II range of products 
starts with cost-effective entry-level DAWs
and progresses through to large-scale, large-format surfaces - all 
with on-board mix capability, 64 ReWire
channels, assignable VST plug-ins and PyxisTrack – an integrated, 
editable video track which plays back SD
or HD files.
ONE FPGA-based CC-1 card provides:
• Up to 230 channels, 72 busses, support for 212 physical IO
• Integrated 192 track disk recorder/editor
• 8 bands of EQ and 3 stages of Dynamics ALL the time on ALL Channels
• Multi-format mixing and monitoring – up to 7.1
• Low latency < 0.5ms
• Concurrent fixed and floating-point bit resolutions
• High resolution audio – 192KHz ready (384KHz to be announced in 
the future)
• VocAlign, NoNoise sound design tools for CC-1
• Additional 64 Channel audio bridge to VST plug-ins - Rewire 
Connectivity, Waves etc.
• PyxisTrack – integrated HD and SD video playback
• Equivalent processing of EIGHT HD Accel™ cards
Fairlight CC-1 card with Crystal MADI Interface card mounted