Fairlight-CMI

Hello CMI fans

After 25 years as a senior developer of the CMI software (all versions) 
and later the MFX line of editors I thought I would pop my head in and 
say hello. Its about time. 

Any old friends or work collegues out there?

[Steve Rance]
http://www.fairlightus.com

Glenn

 

If I understand your question correctly, after pressing (BLUE/+/-) just type
in "mfxload" from an OS9 shell, (could be "mfxsend" if some really old
software).

 

Also, I think if you just start the MFX application, this will load up the
MFX controller software too if the LCD says "Waiting for Software".

 

There is no way to dump the contents of one controller into another.

 

Regards

[Steve]

 



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From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Glenn
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:27
To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Just Lookin'

 

Hi Steve,

Greatful for your work!.

Okay to throw a question your way? Though i could totally understand a
personal memory purge after being engrossed in something for so long, cause
i do that with about everything.

 

On the chance:have a couple of mfx controllers that need the battery
replaced (i presume) error coming up is "program in non-volatile ram is
invalid, press blue-plus-minus to enter upload" so there's how to get the
mfx that needs it to receive, but how to send?

 

after changing the batteries, have one mfx that's good. is there a
way/command to rig a controller to controller dump of the program? or advice
on getting to from  mainframe?

 

sorry if this something that seems obvious/my hesitence to experiment is
making it seem harder than it need be. Seems a pretty esoteric bit of
knowledge and hoping you might still remember?

 

In any case, thanks for all you've done.

glenn

fairlightusa <steve@fairlightus.com> wrote:

Hello CMI fans

After 25 years as a senior developer of the CMI software (all versions) 
and later the MFX line of editors I thought I would pop my head in and 
say hello. Its about time. 

Any old friends or work collegues out there?

[Steve Rance]
http://www.fairligh <http://www.fairlightus.com/> tus.com

Glenn

If I understand your question correctly, after pressing (BLUE/+/-) just type in “mfxload” from an OS9 shell, (could be “mfxsend” if some really old software).

Also, I think if you just start the MFX application, this will load up the MFX controller software too if the LCD says “Waiting for Software”.

There is no way to dump the contents of one controller into another.

Regards

[Steve]

From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Glenn
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:27
To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Just Lookin'

Hi Steve,

Greatful for your work!.

Okay to throw a question your way? Though i could totally understand a personal memory purge after being engrossed in something for so long, cause i do that with about everything.

On the chance:have a couple of mfx controllers that need the battery replaced (i presume) error coming up is "program in non-volatile ram is invalid, press blue-plus-minus to enter upload" so there's how to get the mfx that needs it to receive, but how to send?

after changing the batteries, have one mfx that's good. is there a way/command to rig a controller to controller dump of the program? or advice on getting to from mainframe?

sorry if this something that seems obvious/my hesitence to experiment is making it seem harder than it need be. Seems a pretty esoteric bit of knowledge and hoping you might still remember?

In any case, thanks for all you've done.

glenn

fairlightusa com> wrote:

Hello CMI fans

After 25 years as a senior developer of the CMI software (all versions)
and later the MFX line of editors I thought I would pop my head in and
say hello. Its about time.

Any old friends or work collegues out there?

[Steve Rance]
http://www.fairlightus.com

Hey Steve, I lurk here even though I sold my dear old girl (Series
III)off a few years ago. I miss <i>my instrument</i> very much, and if
I could have kept it reasonably serviced, I would have kept her
forever. A big cosmic thanks to you, Kim, Peter, and Andrew (Dr.
Bombay) for having created and maintained her for as long as you did.

Peter Kaye

>
> Hello CMI fans
> 
> After 25 years as a senior developer of the CMI software (all versions) 
> and later the MFX line of editors I thought I would pop my head in and 
> say hello. Its about time. 
> 
> Any old friends or work collegues out there?
> 
> [Steve Rance]
> http://www.fairlightus.com
>

Hey Peter Kaye,  long time !!  I own your CMI Series III and she's in
great shape.  I'm a senior hardware design engineer at AMD, so I hope
I can keep her ticking on for life.  I also have a classic Emulator II
so she's not alone.  Hope all is well your way, are you still in the
UK ? last we spoke ~2 yrs ago you were going there for a music PhD ?

take care
David Wilson




--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "djangokitty2" <pdkaye@...> wrote:
>
>  Hey Steve, I lurk here even though I sold my dear old girl (Series
> III)off a few years ago. I miss <i>my instrument</i> very much, and if
> I could have kept it reasonably serviced, I would have kept her
> forever. A big cosmic thanks to you, Kim, Peter, and Andrew (Dr.
> Bombay) for having created and maintained her for as long as you did.
> 
> Peter Kaye
> 
> >
> > Hello CMI fans
> > 
> > After 25 years as a senior developer of the CMI software (all
versions) 
> > and later the MFX line of editors I thought I would pop my head in
and 

> > say hello. Its about time. 
> > 
> > Any old friends or work collegues out there?
> > 
> > [Steve Rance]
> > http://www.fairlightus.com
> >
>

Yo Dave, I have always felt good about the home she went to. Knowing
that you have the knowledge and experience to keep the girl as she
should be has helped me with the parting. My worst fear was some day
seeing her gutless frame on some scrap heap, cards scavenged for
others. She was relatively early, which means cards and motherboard
full of jumpers and mods, but the gold and platinum records she
created still reside on the wall in my bathroom :-)

I have often thought about what it must be like, for Kim, Peter and
Steve, having created a tool that became so important to some of us.
It was expensive, we demanded, even clamoured for more, better, more.
But the Fairlight CMI creates a passion in the hearts of those ready
for it, to others it is just a piece of kit.

The Ph. D. drags on, as my interests swerved deeply off towards music
cognition & perception. I recently bought a place in Paris, so now
spend most of my time between Paris and LA., and London for those
moments when the Uni feels they need to see me.

I hope you are making some good music! Sampling tumbling tumbleweeds?
Let me know, I'd love to hear her voice.

Peter Kaye

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "David J. Wilson"
<jeepcherokee_10@...> wrote:

>
> Hey Peter Kaye,  long time !!  I own your CMI Series III and she's in
> great shape.  I'm a senior hardware design engineer at AMD, so I hope
> I can keep her ticking on for life.  I also have a classic Emulator II
> so she's not alone.  Hope all is well your way, are you still in the
> UK ? last we spoke ~2 yrs ago you were going there for a music PhD ?
> 
> take care
> David Wilson
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "djangokitty2" <pdkaye@> wrote:
> >
> >  Hey Steve, I lurk here even though I sold my dear old girl (Series
> > III)off a few years ago. I miss <i>my instrument</i> very much, and if
> > I could have kept it reasonably serviced, I would have kept her
> > forever. A big cosmic thanks to you, Kim, Peter, and Andrew (Dr.
> > Bombay) for having created and maintained her for as long as you did.
> > 
> > Peter Kaye
> > 
> > >
> > > Hello CMI fans
> > > 
> > > After 25 years as a senior developer of the CMI software (all
> versions) 
> > > and later the MFX line of editors I thought I would pop my head in
> and 
> > > say hello. Its about time. 
> > > 
> > > Any old friends or work collegues out there?
> > > 
> > > [Steve Rance]
> > > http://www.fairlightus.com
> > >
> >
>