Fairlight-CMI

I completely respect all your points of view with regard to giving 
away Fairlight samples. I live in Australia and I am struggling to 
find a IIx for sale here. I'm not even sure we have any anymore. I 
would definately jump on one if the opportunity arose. Therefore for 
now, I have to be content with the samples I collect. I also use them 
soley for my own personal use. I have even emailed the great and 
fellow countryman Peter Vogel with my plight and he has kindly 
offered some suggestions to assist me to get some samples. With 
regard to Mr Feldmann's comment that giving away samples would 
diminish the value of the actual machines, we all know that a 
Fairlight CMI machine with all its grandeur is the ultimate prize, 
and anything less is inferior. It is a classic piece that should only 
appreciate in value as time progresses.

If anyone is willing to help with my plight, it will be greatly 
appreciated.

Hooroo from down under

Antony

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Peter Connelly 
<peter.yahoogroups@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, exactly! I agree also...
> 
> The samples I sent (as mentioned below) were a handful to Rambo for 
his own
> personal use ;-)
> 
> P
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> On 2/17/06, Harald Feldmann <feldmann@...> wrote:
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> > I'd go with Rambo here,
> >
> > Here's my view on it: We paid top dollars for these machines and 
samples.
> > Why would I contribute to someone's initiative who wants to make 
the
> > original samples available to the entire world and thus lower the 
value of
> > my machines ?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Harald.
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> > > On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:40:59 -0000
> > > "ozidudeau" <ozidudeau@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Would it be possible for members who own Fairlight CMI IIx's 
and Series
> > >> III's to upload samples (in *wav format) from the original 
libraries
> > >> onto an online database, so members like myself and many 
others, who
> > >> are not fortunate to own such marvellous machines, can 
download them?
> > >> I specifically want to use these sounds to make soundfonts.
> > >
> > > Well, the thing is different when a friend makes a few samples 
from his
> > > CMI
> > > so you can use them in your music, but what _you_ ask is 
different.
> > > Fairlight samples are copyrighted, that means they ought not to 
be
> > widely
> > > distrubuted among there who don't have CMIs- I can pass you 
mine,
> > > because their quality isn't comparable to original recorging 
(no offence
> > > Peter :) ), but note they're still not on my Fairlight site- 
for a
> > reason.
> > >
> > > There are several CDs to be bought, containing CMI IIx library 
and
> > several
> > > sIII samples.
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