Fairlight-CMI

Soliciting opinions from those with experience on both machines.

I am a former CMI IIx owner, loved it (obviously), but had to sell for
financial reasons a few years ago - was buying a house at the time.

That being said, I have the opportunity to buy an Emu Emulator I with
literally all options - JL Cooper GenMod, JL Cooper MIDI interface,
Analog Voltage interface, large library and all software - for what I
feel is a fair price. 

My question is, how does the E1 compare sonically with the CMI?
Obviously the features are far slimmer than the CMI, and the interface
quite different, but realistically I do not anticipate ever owning
another CMI. 

I loved the character of the CMI, the breathiness of the samples; I
know I'm preaching to the choir here...

My apologies for the semi-off topic nature, but I would greatly
appreciate any input.

Cheers!

Hello, I had both the IIx and the E1 I still have the
E1 and I will not sell it! it sounds great, different
than a IIx, but great! I do not regret selling my
IIx's they went to a good home, but the E1 will fill
your need for "that 80's smapler sound" and do it
quite well. The E1 with the genmod is great if I were
you I would buy it. 

Kevin Kelley 


--- daniel_iix <herrdw@prodigy.net> wrote:

> Soliciting opinions from those with experience on
> both machines.
> 
> I am a former CMI IIx owner, loved it (obviously),
> but had to sell for
> financial reasons a few years ago - was buying a
> house at the time.
> 
> That being said, I have the opportunity to buy an
> Emu Emulator I with
> literally all options - JL Cooper GenMod, JL Cooper
> MIDI interface,
> Analog Voltage interface, large library and all
> software - for what I
> feel is a fair price. 
> 
> My question is, how does the E1 compare sonically
> with the CMI?
> Obviously the features are far slimmer than the CMI,
> and the interface
> quite different, but realistically I do not
> anticipate ever owning
> another CMI. 
> 
> I loved the character of the CMI, the breathiness of
> the samples; I
> know I'm preaching to the choir here...
> 
> My apologies for the semi-off topic nature, but I
> would greatly
> appreciate any input.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> 
> 
> 


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Kevin (and Harald too!),

Thanks for the input - I'm going for it! It's a one owner machine, all
docs, and everything, so it really is a good find. As much as I loved
my IIx, it too went to a good home, and frankly, the cost of repairs
and utter lack of spares scared me into selling it! 

The fact that you don't regret selling yours and are a happy E1 owner
speaks volumes.

Thanks again for the input - I'm working on a time to pick it up now
(it's a few hours drive, but worth saving potential shipping damage),
hopefully that will be in the next few weeks.

Cheers!


Daniel






--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, kevin kelley <xirin6@...> wrote:

>
>  Hello, I had both the IIx and the E1 I still have the
> E1 and I will not sell it! it sounds great, different
> than a IIx, but great! I do not regret selling my
> IIx's they went to a good home, but the E1 will fill
> your need for "that 80's smapler sound" and do it
> quite well. The E1 with the genmod is great if I were
> you I would buy it. 
> 
> Kevin Kelley 
> 
> 
> --- daniel_iix <herrdw@...> wrote:
> 
> > Soliciting opinions from those with experience on
> > both machines.
> > 
> > I am a former CMI IIx owner, loved it (obviously),
> > but had to sell for
> > financial reasons a few years ago - was buying a
> > house at the time.
> > 
> > That being said, I have the opportunity to buy an
> > Emu Emulator I with
> > literally all options - JL Cooper GenMod, JL Cooper
> > MIDI interface,
> > Analog Voltage interface, large library and all
> > software - for what I
> > feel is a fair price. 
> > 
> > My question is, how does the E1 compare sonically
> > with the CMI?
> > Obviously the features are far slimmer than the CMI,
> > and the interface
> > quite different, but realistically I do not
> > anticipate ever owning
> > another CMI. 
> > 
> > I loved the character of the CMI, the breathiness of
> > the samples; I
> > know I'm preaching to the choir here...
> > 
> > My apologies for the semi-off topic nature, but I
> > would greatly
> > appreciate any input.
> > 
> > Cheers!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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