Fairlight-CMI

> I have been approuched by nearly 20 members on the forum so far and as
> this issue hots up there will be more. I feel the same as them that $17000
> is criminal in this day and age. $5000 was more the correct price and my
> calulations making $2000 on that price. Now that Peter has handed it over
> to Fairlight they are out to screw as much out of the Fairlight community
> as possible. Members on here kept the fairlight name and product running
> since the last CMI's came of the product line around 1990 and even after
> when Fairlight went under down under in the early 90s.
> Last year I made a top spec 19 inch rack sampler with 24 outputs which can
> be expanded to 64 if I wanted due to a MADI connection on the sound card.
> It sampling is up to 196Khz. unlimited sequencer and a touch screen with
> pen using a tablet and a CME 7 octave master keyboard sprayed an off white
> and named and registated it the name Fairlite [ given to me from a joke
> Martin Gore did in the mid 80s as a dig to Fairlight again over cost he
> had it wrote on the back of a Casio ] my cost for the above was €1600
> pounds sterling.  It doesn't take $14000 for the software cloning. Come on
> Peter in this  global climit  make it, well the clue is in the name of
> both our products. Everyone has to make a few pounds I know but the first
> price was nearer the mark. The days and prices  of the 80s are long gone.
> I did not set this forum up to be used as a marketing forum either but in
> this case I want everyones views I am going to put a pole on later and I
> want as many of this membership to make there views heard. No new member
> will be added to the forum until the poll is over. I want members to let
> Fairlight know what we think so keep posting normal posts and if there are
> any fairlight staff or friends on this forum trying to swade normal member
> please don't or you will be thrown out of the group ie the new few members
> that have just joined.
> Colin moderator
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Peter Vogel" <peter.vogel@vogelfamily.net>
>
> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:23:48
> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight CMI 30A
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> A good point. The 30A will use3 standard Fairlight components, the same
> as
> used in the Fairlight range of pro audio products (see
> www.fairlightau.com)
> so support will be available from them and their worldwide distributors
> as
> well as Fairlight Instruments.
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> Also note that Peter Wielk, who has been keeping CMIs alive these last 30
> years, has now joined Fairlight Instruments, and brings with him
> unrivalled
> knowledge and experience of what can and does go wrong over a very long
> timeframe..
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> Cheers,
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> Peter
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> From: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Blue 17
> Sent: Saturday, 15 August 2009 12:26 PM
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fairlight CMI 30A
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> As interesting as this thing looks, I have to wonder what kind of
> support would be in place should one make the purchase? I mean, if
> something breaks on it? Where on earth would you get it serviced? I
> already find myself saying a little prayer every time I turn on my IIx
> (which I've nicknamed "Klaus"). I can't imagine dropping this kind of
> coin on something unless I was rock-solid certain of support from the
> company/person who made it.
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> Blue
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