MATRIXSYNTH: Fairlight CMI Legacy XXL Details


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Fairlight CMI Legacy XXL Details

video posted here

Some additional info via Bitley

"So what is the Fairlight XXL? It is a refill for Reason 5 or Reason 5 & Record 1.5 and upwards. It contains the entire Fairlight CMI library, used with kind permission from Fairlight Instruments in Australia. Being the 8th major release of the Fairlight refills since April 2010 when the first version came, it now contains 3 Gb of data (this is compressed when packing the refill; the refill itself is close to 2 Gb’s), over 13,000 individual files in all; more instruments has been added all the time.

Instruments:

CMI IIx, D-50, JX8P, JX10, Prophet 5 Rev 2, Jupiter 4, Moog Minimoog, Moog Prodigy, SH101, MS20, EII, EIII, Prophet VS, DX7, TX81Z, TX816, 01/W FD, Juno 106, PPG Wave 2.2, Matrix 12, SQ80, VZ-1, V-Synth, S-750, EMT-1, MU-80, Subtractor (!), SX-250, Sequential 440 and more.

Drums & loops:

Although this isn’t really a “loop” library as such, some interesting rex files are actually included, such as some ‘vibes’ from a heavily modified TR-606. You will also find individual drum ‘hits’ from CMI IIx, TR-505, 606, 626, 707, 808, 909, Sequential 440, EIII, LinnDrum, Sequential Tom, DMX, DR-220E, CR-68, CR-78, RX5, MRS-8, DDD 1 E-drums, M1, SX-250, RZ1, CZ230S and more.

What happens with the Fairlight CMI II+ ReFill?

If you have it, you can upgrade to XXL for a small fee; or keep using it until you feel curious about more sounds. The major difference between the refills is that II+ is compatible with Reason 4 as well; XXL is made with and for Reason 5 and upwards. While II+ also works in Reason 5, this new version is fatter, even more seriously organized and in a word, better.

Fairlight CMI II+ is still availble on the site if you want a cheaper refill that still knocks the socks of just about any other refill in the entire world."

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