Greg Holmes Fairlight Message Board
2006-10-18 by kar_chicago
It's been down for a long time now. Does anyone know if it is coming back? So much useful info.... http://www.ghservices.com/gregh/fboard/
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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Email Problems
2006-10-16 by Peter Connelly
Has anyone heard from Colin since the email he sent below? I'm just wondering if he's still having problems accessing emails. It seems I can't get hold of him on any of the 3 I have for him (bt, hotmail and yahoogroups). Regards, Peter On 10/6/06, Peter Connelly peter.yahoogroups
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] [ANSWER] : Question about the Series 3 - FFT page
2006-10-16 by Peter Connelly
Nice one! Thanks Laurent. Will give this a go soom :-) Peter On 10/16/06, Laurent Lemaire llemaire1@free.fr > wrote: Hi Peter, I found the answer !!! I did succeed to reproduce the same interpolation on my Series 3. Here is the procedure I did follow : - Load a voice - Switch to
[ANSWER] : Question about the Series 3 - FFT page
2006-10-16 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi Peter, I found the answer !!! I did succeed to reproduce the same interpolation on my Series 3. Here is the procedure I did follow : - Load a voice - Switch to WE page - Activate the 3D display (Shift-F1) - reduce the "Segment Lenght" value in order to have a simple waveform i
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight series III or Synclavier ?
2006-10-15 by greg thurman
Apples and Oranges, If I had one keyboard to purchase and it would be the only keyboard it would be neither. They are just another color in the pallet of in the art of sound. If there's any one that is interested in exchanging sound librarys for the series III and psmt let me kno
Fake samurai, fake daemons... but CMI is much real
2006-10-14 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGCo9XHmKck -- I see a bad moon rising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin' I see bad times today. Don't go 'round tonight, It's bound to take your life. There's a bad moon on the rise. -- J. C. Fogerty, "Bad Moon Rising"
Fairlight series III or Synclavier ?
2006-10-13 by Kevin Kelley
When considering a synth/sampler strictly from the specifications on the advertisements and web information it appears that both the series III and the synclavier appear very close. I was wondering if anyone on this list has both a series III and a synclavier PSMT and could voice
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Laurent Lemaire
Hi Tim, It doesn't bother me. I think this forum is the ideal medium to exchange information and help each-other. The Q777 EPROM doesn't have any revision label on it... On the Q133, here are the revision numbers : - F8LMRK6 - Q9F0MRK1 And both cables between the Adaptec board an
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello Tim, Here are the information you requested. I made two pictures of my Adaptec 4000A and of my XT-2190 hard-disk. You will find them on my web site there : -> http://www.vectorsurfacingtools.com/fairlight/HD/ Please notice that my Adaptec board is setup with a SCSI ID = 2 w
Re: WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by modularmoog
Thanks so much Laurent! That helps immensely! I hate to ask another favor, but would it be possible for you to check and see what versions the EPROMS are on the Q777 and the Q133? There should be a single EPROM on the Q777 (probably labeled SCSI) and 2 EPROMs on the Q133 - an FL8
RE: [Fairlight-CMI] WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello Tim, The rev 6.03 use the Q777 card as SCSI controler. I believe the upper version kept the Q777 but used the CMI-41 as SCSI controler. In my CMI the Q777 is connected to an Adaptec board which is a ESDI/SCSI converter. This board is driving two Maxtor XT-1140 ESDI hard-dis
RE: [Fairlight-CMI] WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Tim Curtis
Hi Laurent - Thanks for the info. I'll send them an email. As for the 6.03, does it still use the Q777 card? If so I'm trying to find out some info on the Hard Disk/Controller card combination as well as the jumper settings. Any chance that you know this info or have the opportun
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello Tim, I bought a Fairlight VT5 a few weeks ago from a studio in germany. The seller is also selling a Series 3 upgraded to Mfx2 specs... If you're interested, here are his coordinates: > > Teo Schulte : > > ARC Studios · Paul-Lincke-Ufer 25a · 10999 Berlin · Germany > T: +49
RE: [Fairlight-CMI] WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Tim Curtis
BTW - I've got a LOT of analog goodies and high end effects units that I might be interested in trading as well. Thanks, Tim -----Original Message----- From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Tim Curtis Sent: 10/09/2006 9:30 PM To: F
WTB: Series III
2006-10-10 by Tim Curtis
Anyone got one for sale? I'm not looking for an MFX system - it's got to be the Series III type mainframe. I'm interested in hearing about any revsion machines. Thanks, Tim
Need help from Early Series III Owner
2006-10-10 by Tim Curtis
Can anyone who has an early Series III get in touch with me? I need to have some questions answered about the early Hard Disks - the ones that used the old Q777 cards. I'm in the middle of a project, so if anyone can get in touch asap it would be great. Thanks, Tim
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Question about the Series 3 - FFT page
2006-10-09 by Peter Connelly
Hi Laurent, I asked this quite some time ago, but never got a response, so believe it either doesn't do it or it's not so straight forward as it was on the II. Let's hope there's someone on the list now that know the answer :-) Peter On 10/7/06, Laurent Lemaire llemaire1@free.fr
Maxtor XT2190 Jumpers and Formatting
2006-10-08 by Tim Curtis
Hi Everyone - Does anyone have the data for formatting an old Maxtor XT2190 hard drive for use on one of the early Series IIIs? I'm particularly in need of the correct jumper settings for the drive and the adaptec interface board. Also, any info on the formatting procedure would
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-08 by matthew_weiner_2000
Ah, very helpful -- I actually had that song handy, so checked it out asap. It's interesting how the sound breaks apart twice as it shifts down and both times recollects its timbral qualities a few pitches further down. I imagine that has something to do w/ the inaccuracies? ---
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-07 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)
Hi there, Because of the resampling in the cd-rom of the IIx sample set, the information has already been lost before you start this expriment , as they are not bit for bit digital copies : they are variable unclocked analogue signals from the fairlight, resampled a an arbitary b
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-07 by matthew_weiner_2000
Arron, as before, good, thoughtful stuff. In fact, I may have read your post earlier on KVR -- I liked it then as well! I particularly liked your point regarding how people don't really get creative about microediting, which--I agree--has become something of a lost artform in the
Question about the Series 3 - FFT page
2006-10-07 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello, You may remember this Syco demonstration of the Fairlight IIx where the guy draws two waveforms and then do an interpolation to compute the intermediate frames. I always wondered if it is possible to do the same thing using the FFT page on the Series 3. Does anybody here h
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-07 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)
HI there : I glad to hear youre getting closer. Unfortunaly, you might be at the point where you might have to recognise the limitations of how close you can ultimately get. This is a post I made to the KVRAUDIO list describing why the fairlight is unique, and why you cant emulat
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-06 by matthew_weiner_2000
Ok, reporting back: I took Arron's advice and did some composite sampling w/ Reason and Ableton Live last night. And I have to say, the sound almost immediately got a lot closer to what I've heard on records made with Fairlights. And I've been working on this for months. As for t
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Email Problems
2006-10-06 by Peter Connelly
Hi Colin, Good to hear you're back online :-) Did you get my reply to the email you sent me via your hotmail address? Kind regards, Peter On 9/28/06, Colin Ross colin.a.ross@btopenworld.com > wrote: Hi everyone I've been having major email problems but I think I've got it sorted.
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-05 by matthew_weiner_2000
Arron, Outstanding insights there despite understanding the polyphony limitations of the machine, the composite sample thing was something never occurred to me (much less adding in the reverb and all or doing chords that way). I will try it this evening and report back! --- In
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-05 by Eight to Infinity (Arron)
Hi there, This is a pretty interesting thread : I am a big Reason user and a Fairlight owner, and this is something I was thinking about also. One of the important things about page R is that although you are restricted to eight tracks (on the series II) each of those tracks can
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-05 by e233dpj
Hi, Series III still had (an updated) version of Page R. Incidentally, Page R now stands for Rythm Sequencer whereas on the 2 and 2x it stood for Real-Time Composer. The SIII's Page R has 16 tracks although the principle is the same as always. CAPS (Composer Arranger Performer Se
Re: [Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by Scott Kozicki
On Oct 4, 2006, at 9:11 AM, matthew_weiner_2000 wrote: Lastly, I'm replying to this response of yours, as part of me wonders how much of the artiest IIx stuff I've been hearing—JJ Jezcalik's work with Trevor Horn comes to mind—was done on MCL as opposed to Page R. There's just th
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by matthew_weiner_2000
I think that's an excellent point, Scott there probably used to be a LOT more pre-production work done on records in general, but esp. for people like Horn, who raised it (literally) to an art form. But in a way, I wonder if what you're saying actually reinforces the point I wa
Re: [Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R — What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by Andrew
Laurence, many thanks for that. That helps a lot and fills in a number of gaps in my knowledge.
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by matthew_weiner_2000
No problem s'a great clip for sure. Thanks! --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "dvdborn" wrote: > > Oops, meant to address this to Matthew Weiner. > Sorry about that. > > David > > > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "dvdborn" wrote: > > > > Hi Laurence, > > > > Here's a
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by dvdborn
Oops, meant to address this to Matthew Weiner. Sorry about that. David --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "dvdborn" wrote: > > Hi Laurence, > > Here's a nice clip where you can see Page R in action: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afkAcPirz9U > > Best, > David > http://dvdbor
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by dvdborn
Hi Laurence, Here's a nice clip where you can see Page R in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afkAcPirz9U Best, David http://dvdborn.blogspot.com --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "matthew_weiner_2000" wrote: > > Laurence, thank you that was helpful to hear. I've actua
[Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by matthew_weiner_2000
Laurence, thank you that was helpful to hear. I've actually tried some of the things you suggest with...mixed success. I would def. agree that the monophonic and velocity things are big it adds to the robotic feel of the thing. I don't know if you're familiar with the program
Re: [Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R — What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by Laurence Shields
It's not a stupid question at all. First, the Series II and IIx had three sequencers, Page 9, MCL, and Page R. There was no way to "sync" any of the sequencers together (apart from multi-tracking one to tape, then loading and syncing the other). If you think about it, it wouldn't
Re: [Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R — What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by Andrew
I hope this isn't a stupid question. I don't have a Fairlight so I'm just on this list for gathering information. As I recall (from many years ago :D), the Series II had Page R as a rhythm programmer, but also Page 9 as a sequencer. I would have expected if that was the case that
Re: [Fairlight-CMI]Re: Page R — What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-04 by Laurence Shields
Hi Matthew, I too wondered about this until I got my IIx a few years ago. I think there are several things that make Page R-created songs sound the way they do. 1. Only 8 tracks. Yeah, many (or most) artists laid the tracks down on tape and then did eight more (and so on) to achi
Re: Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-02 by matthew_weiner_2000
Well, right -- I think that's exactly it: I need to see how it works. It's just interesting that it takes a LOT of work to recreate not just the "sound" of the Fairlight on modern gear, but perhaps more importantly, the "feel." Is there any kind of Page R emulator out there? ---
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-02 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:36:08 -0000 "matthew_weiner_2000" wrote: > Hello, I'm new to the board a lover of the Fairlight sound who > doesn't own one. I have a few questions: > > 1) What was it about the Page R that led people in the musical > directions it did? If you saw how it
Page R What Made It So Unique and How Can I Emulate It?
2006-10-02 by matthew_weiner_2000
Hello, I'm new to the board a lover of the Fairlight sound who doesn't own one. I have a few questions: 1) What was it about the Page R that led people in the musical directions it did? With very few exceptions, if you listen to a Fairlight album from the mid-80s, just about ev
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-10-02 by Malte Rogacki
... and it was bought with "Buy it now" for 6995 EUR which translates to roughly 8900 USD... -- Malte Rogacki gacki@gacki.sax.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this is the reason why you
CMI parts for sell ...
2006-10-02 by Laurent Lemaire
Hello everyone, I bought a few Fairlight spare parts from a nice german guy a few days ago. He contacted me as he still have some parts for sell. Here are all the details in case some members of the group would be interested. Best regards. Laurent. ================== FORWARDED ME
CMI III spares for sale in UK....
2006-10-02 by Chris Strellis
Just a head ups for interested parties... http://tinyurl.com/ljqve I was just perusing Sound On Sound magazine Readers Ads and came across this and thought of your guys....ahhhh :) It's not me - but you can email the guy for further info from the link. Regards Chris www.strellis.
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-10-02 by Peter Connelly
I think it's a very good price, assuming everything is in good working order... P On 10/1/06, Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski rambo@id.uw.edu.pl > wrote: On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:22:08 -0000 "vortexian226" linear226@excite.com > wrote: > just out of interest how much do you think a rev 9 >
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-10-01 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:22:08 -0000 "vortexian226" wrote: > just out of interest how much do you think a rev 9 > machine with the mfx controller should go for? IMO £4500 is the highest possible price, I know someone who's been giving his rev. 9 for £4000 (until recently I was even
Re: Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-09-30 by vortexian226
I think the price is pretty fair for a rev 9 machine (buy it now around £4700) although there isnt enough information regarding internal hardware. I havn't seen a series 3 in that kind of condition for a while. just out of interest how much do you think a rev 9 machine with the m
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-09-29 by Lars Johansson
----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- Från: "Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski" Till: Skickat: den 29 september 2006 22:27 Ämne: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany > On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:44:38 +0200 > "Lars Johansson" wrote: > >> I bought my Wave
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-09-29 by Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski
On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:44:38 +0200 "Lars Johansson" wrote: > I bought my Wave 2.3 + Waveterm B from CML. Everything was ok except > "in very good condition" it was not....... You're happen to be _that_ Waveterm from VSE forums? :) (ItsMeOnly here) -- I demand IMPUNITY!
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight Series III with MFX functionality on eBay Germany
2006-09-29 by Lars Johansson
I bought my Wave 2.3 + Waveterm B from CML. Everything was ok except "in very good condition" it was not....... LJ http://www.electromancer.com/artist.php?id=3b4bf9c30d http://medlem.spray.se/waveterm/LJLab2006/ ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- Från: "Malte Rogacki" Till: Skic