Fairlight-CMI

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Robert Brady <rbrady@...> wrote:
>
> It's NOT the Pro Rec Disk.. Although most people have bought from there. 
> It's the "Digital Domain" disk, and I made it. 
> 
> Most of the Disks sold by ProRec are Illegal copies.
> 
> Sorry, I'm touchy on this one.

I fear I'm the guy responsible for Pro-Rec putting out their original Fairlight sample CD.

Back in about 1993, I created a sample disc called "The Analogue Collection" and started selling is on the rec.music.synth newsgroup. Jonathan from Pro-Rec contacted me and convinced me to let him distribute it. In the end, it was a complete disaster - he ended up receiving about 300 of my discs on consignment and never paid a cent for them.

I was a young and naieve kid at the time.  I sold a few copies on rec.music.synth after entering into the agreement with Pro-Rec, and he used that as an excuse to put a stop payment on my first royalty check and never paid out a cent. 

Anyway, he asked me what other sample CDs I might produce and the first thing out of my mouth was "Fairlight IIx." It didn't take Pro-Rec long to roll out such a beast.