Fairlight-CMI

I have to disagree. How can we say there is only one way, without
actually testing that hypothesis?

Convolution of impulse responses is extremely effective for emulating
circuits. Where it falls down is with speaker cabinets, because you
can't move the mic. But the interactions in a circuit are much more
limited than what happens with a speaker. So I reckon it would be an
effective way to get the CMI sound in a plugin environment.

I would like to try this- sample a sweep into the CMI, then record
this sample playing back from each key. Then insert each of these
samples into Kontakt's impulse processor, mapping them across the
keyboard, i.e. one per zone. Then you can apply this to anything you
sample.

I think this would be an extremely informative experiment, plus it's
straight forward to do!

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Curtis" <sexsymbol@...> wrote:
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> There is ONE way to recreate the Fairlight.
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> -Clone the circuits using identical components
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> -Use the same software
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> Anything else simply won't do it.
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> Sorry.
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> -Tim
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> From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
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> On Behalf Of antonyp69
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:12 PM
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Recreating the Fairlight
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> Like the original poster of this thread, I too would be interested 
> in a recreated Fairlight CMI.
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> The idea that has been floated is a VST type virtual Fairlight CMI.
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> However due to major advances in microtechnology and processing 
> power and mega storage capacities, I believe the best solution would 
> be to rereate the Fairlight CMI as a computer soundcard. A software 
> package with all the Fairlight CMI functions such for example, Page 
> 6 Waveform Drawing, Page 7 Control Parameters etc.. should also 
> be included. To enable waveform drawing, an input device such as a 
> usb optical mouse or usb optical pen could be used. Of course the 
> soundcard would have a microphone input for sampling. 
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> A modern day personal computer with dual/quad core processors, 
> gigabytes of memory and storage would be ample to host a "Fairlight 
> soundcard".
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> I am not a computer board designer or electrical engineer, however I 
> have assembled many computer systems and owned dozens of soundcards 
> over the last 17 years.
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> In previous posts to this thread, the posters have stated that the 
> goal is to obtain the "Fairlight" sound. Peter Vogel stated there 
> were various nuances such as "birdies" and other quirks that gave the
> Fairlight its sound.
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> As mentioned there have been major advances in computer technology 
> over the last 30 years since the Fairlight CMI has been around. I am 
> pretty sure there are modern day components that could mimic the 
> circuitry of the CMI. Probably even software could emulate the 
> circuitry as well, however a hardware soundcard version of the 
> Fairlight CMI would do it justice.
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> How would I design a Fairlight CMI soundcard?
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> I would look at the Creative Labs Soundblaster cards that support 
> Soundfonts as a starting point. The Soundfont is similar in that it 
> spans the sound sample along the music keyboard. However although 
> the Soundfont sounds great, it is not a Fairlight. The Creative Labs 
> Soundblaster cards do not have the processing filters of the CMI. 
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> A CMI soundcard would ideally have sampling and processing qualities 
> like a the original Fairlight CMI.
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> I would even put the original factory libraries of the Series IIx 
> and Series III on a rom chip on the soundcard.
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> What I would love to see....
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> Because he knows the Fairlight back to front, he is very clever, and 
> on a patriotic note, Australian, it would be great if Peter Vogel 
> designed and produced this card. Maybe a 'Vogelight CSCI (Computer 
> Soud Card Instrument)' ?????
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> This maybe a pipe-dream, but it maybe a thing that will keep the 
> Fairlight legacy going a lot longer and introduce a new generation 
> to the wonders of the CMI.
> 
> Antony
> Melbourne, Australia
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