Fairlight-CMI

Hi, I'm new to the group, but not to the Fairlight - I've had my original Series III since purchasing it new in late 1986. It's a fully loaded sytem with the exception of the voice-router, running v9.34 software.

Recently, I've been thinking of trying to move some of the voices/samples from my library into some other format, say Kontakt for example. Rubber Chicken Software (ChickenSys Translator) has (or will have soon) the ability to convert Series III samples to other formats, according to discussions I've been having with them. 

What I'd like to know is if there is some way to mount the Fairlight hard drive(s) onto a PC with a SCSI interface card? (I'm afraid I don't know what format the Fairlight III drives were done under - that info would be helpful as well.) I have one of the Series III external HD enclosures, as well as the internal HD. 

Or are there any tools that have been created for this purpose, to get the data off of a Fairlight III hard drive and onto a PC? 

Any info/pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi,

If you go under the "Files -> Software" section of the forum, you'll  
find out "cmios9" which was written by Klaus Michael.

He also have a web site full of useful information.  http://kmi9000.tripod.com/kmi_cmi.htm

Hope it helps.

     Laurent.

cmios9 works really well and Klaus is extremely helpful. You will need Win XP or older, and a SCSI card. Useful for making backup disc images of your library.

However, you will be waiting a long time for chicken systems to create a CMI converter, they/ he have been talking about it for years.

Interestingly, cmios9 will let you read the hex values for the parameters in the series II and III, such as loop point, the carious modulations, pedal settings etc.

I have ported the library in this manner, but it is tedious copying the right positions for the multisamples, and finding the loop points etc. However it is worth the effort for the IIx sounds, they sound amazing without the IIx DA. Not better, just different in a good way! And there are no multisamples on the IIx :)

Something like samplerobot might be better, it actually works, right now, and you will capture the tone of the CMI converters also.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "tomulcahy" <tomulcahy@...> wrote:
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> cmios9 works really well and Klaus is extremely helpful. You will need Win XP or older, and a SCSI 
> card. Useful for making backup disc images of your library.

Thanks for the info - I'm looking forward to trying this out soon (away on vacation at the moment...)
 
> However, you will be waiting a long time for chicken systems to create a CMI converter, 
> they/ he have been talking about it for years.

I'll be sure to forward this to Garth over there, I've been talking with him about this recently, maybe it will help kick his butt into action....