"An original Fairlight CMI in non-functioning/needs repair condition. This CMI was part of producer's Mike Chapman home recording studio, as you may have guessed by the road case stencil. As awesome as this synthesizer is, unfortunately it has not been used or powered on in years - it will require work to get it going again. We have not tried to power it on since doing so can cause damage to the internals - power must be fed to this system slowly and cautiously. This CMI shows cosmetic wear and aging, mostly on the monitor, and chips on the finish can be seen throughout the set. This set includes the cables to connect the whole system together and a road cases for each part of the system."
"A recording for the #globalswarm project.
QasarBeach IIz was used to create the 10 second sample and Alias was used to load this and modify it showing how the sample can be used in other software.
The sample can be downloaded here: https://adamstrange.itch.io/big-c
and QasarBeach IIz here: https://adamstrange.itch.io/qasarbeach"
"We play tribute to electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze, who passed away on April 26, 2022.
Schulze was known for his early work with Tangerine Dream, the krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel, and especially his electronic music solo work as part of the so-called Berlin School in the 1970s. He used a wide array of analog synthesizers during this period, but in the ensuing decades he embraced new technologies, including MIDI, computers for music, virtual instruments, and more. He also explored various styles and techniques in his later music.
His final album, Deus Arrakis, will be released in June of 2022."
"Here is your unique chance to buy a fully restored Fairlight CMI Series III that used on Terminator II: Judgement Day by Brad Fiedel.
"Hello. My name is Andrei Kudryavtsev. If you've been tracking Fairlight sales, you probably saw my other restoration work. All systems that I sell are completely restored and refurbished to the original condition, as much as possible. They are also upgraded to modern standards providing better reliability and usability. This system is not the exception. It's the legendary Fairlight owned by Brad Fiedel and used on T2 score. It took me over a year to finish this build. It arrived to me with a mess of previous repair over last 35 years. Failed parts were replaced by other boards not following versioning and compatibility. It required extensive work to get it up to date to Rev 9 standards which means the final CMI functionality. It's running OS9.34 with all required hardware changes, with 16 voices 32MB sample memory, with SCSI2SD replacing original hard drive, USB2CMI replacing original Preh keyboard, and a VGA monitor. It has fully repainted the CMI mainframe, music keyboard.
Power supply section is brand new. Old switching PSU has been replaced with three modern PSUs, driving clear power rails and dedicated power rail for fans. Cooling section is brand new, replaced all fans with server grade fans and new fan speed controller with a separate zone management and thermal sensors.
All work is carefully documented and available in my Instagram with all dates it was performed.
instagram.com/deftaudio/
This system needs a new home, a person who will be using it to make the music and not being distracted by common failures. All of those have been addressed to make your life easier and bring new life into this wonderful machine. I should say a disclaimer anyway, that as is a vintage gear....it may fail any moment...and obviously no return offered. However, I'm offering you my help in learning this great machine, and so you get 10 hours of my time at no charge. You can use it for whatever you want - set up and install online, learning session, tutorials, technical support etc...
"Cris Blyth is a brave man. He has a dream of taking a Fairlight MFX and upgrading it to a Fairlight CMI Series III. In this episode, Cris goes through the process of testing the digital voice cards, getting characters to work on the MFX, basic repairs, and getting cards unstuck!"
"Orchestra Hit - Arguably the most famous sampled single sound out there.
No 80s track is complete without some sort of variation of this sound on it.
Originally found on the Fairlight under the name ORCH5. #short
*Firebird* :P"
"This shows the TIA sound architecture in QBIII Alias plus LFO and functions. The TIA concept is based on the ATARI TIA chip used in the 2600. So expect some great retro sounds!"
"I was almost 17 years old. I owned an Italian Elka EK-44 synth but longed for the legendary Roland D-50. Jacko released an out-of-this-world super pop album produced by Quincy Jones and mixed by Bruce Swedien. What a magic couple. Christopher Correll and Greg Phillinganes on excellent Synclavier playing and programming, among others. Incredible handcraft. Supernatural artists.
All audio output effects are default ASM Hydrasynth FX with a bit of compression and mastering done in Adobe Audition. Presets in use are “A114 InYoFaceBass”, “A122 CompThatFunk” and “B086 RighteousOrg”. Drum pattern is delivered by the Korg iElectribe “A19 Minimal 2” preset (BPM 115) with added notes handled by the AKAI MPK Mini controller. The Synclavier-kind-of-orchestral-Hit is delivered by the Vogel CMI (Fairlight) 'ORCH #16' preset."
"Cris is Back! After months of trial and error, the next chapter in building a Fairlight CMI is here!
Cris Blyth is a brave man. He has a dream of taking a Fairlight MFX and upgrading it to a Fairlight CMI Series III. In this episode, Cris goes through the process of making a VGA plate, getting software to work on the MFX keyboard and troubleshooting RAM problems. Does he figure it all out?"
Discovering Electronic Music (1969-1983) video upload by Fran Blanche
Note this is new cleaned up, single video, version of Discovering Electronic Music first posted here back in 2009.
"This film by Bernard Wilets was originally produced around 1969-70, but this reel that I present is the updated version from 1983 which includes new added Fairlight sequences with Rory Kaplan. The original sections are VERY 1969 and the color of this print is still remarkable. Great footage of Moog modular synths right in their heyday and lots of screenshots of waveforms and such. Is it coincidental that so much Bach is being played on the Moog? Calling Wendy Carlos! The film features several people who went on to make their names in electronic music, including Rory Kaplan, Douglas Leedy, and Jean-Claude Risset. This reel was transferred from my own 16mm archive print using my Eiki Telecine. The Eiki has a 5 Blade Shutter that projects a 24fps print at 30 frames per second for a flickerless NTSC transfer. A special diffusion plate eliminates the 'hot spot' of the projector, and the sound is pulled right from the optical track. Enjoy!
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#Moog #Music #film
"Everything you wanted to know about diatomaceous earth, but didn't even know you wanted to ask!
Diatomaceous earth is a pulverized sedimentary rock formed from the fossilized silica shells of diatoms, single-celled organisms found in watery environments throughout the earth. It has many practical applications, including in filtration and as an insecticide - one can find diatomaceous earth for this purpose at home and garden stores.
Cameo by Big Merp.
Original music by Amanda Chaudhary using:
Arturia Buchla Easel V, Piano V, CMI V
EastWest sound libraries
"In this video I present a list of my top 10 iconic synth sounds. Sounds that ruled the world in terms of chart hits. Sounds are coming from synths as Yamaha DX7, Roland Jupiter-8 and Juno-106, some sampler sounds from the Fairlight and Emulator 2 and Korg M1, D-50 and many more.
In the case of the 'synth brass', lots of other analog synths were used for different songs and hits, like the Oberheim OB-Xa, Elka Synthex, Prophet 5 and more. The same for the 'sync' sound.
External reverb, delay and chorus were used on some of the sounds. All sounds has been mixed and processed in various way to sound good. All the sounds are coming from the gear you see in the video. No softs or VST synths were used. Two added bonus famous sounds in the video, one in the very beginning and one at the end. First is a variation of the infamous "Orch5" sample from the Fairlight, while the other is from the D-50.
Here are the links to (most) of the songs referenced in the video:
Cars "Let's go": H. Faltermeyer "Fletch theme" Tears for fears "Shout" Jan Hammer "Crocket's theme" Art of Noise "Moments in love" Van Halen "Jump" Simple Minds "Don't you forget about me" Europe "Final countdown" Black Box "Ride on time" Madonna "Vogue" Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" Enigma "Sadness" Tangerine Dream "Yellowstone park" Mr.Mister "Broken wings" A-ha "Take on me" Howard Jones "What is love?" Shannon "Let the music play" Heaven 17 "Let me go" H. Faltermeyer "Top Gun intro" Kansas "Perfect lover" Enya "Orinoco flow"
"Cris Blyth is a brave man. He has a dream of taking a Fairlight MFX and upgrading it to a Fairlight CMI Series III. In this episode, Cris fights to the finish with the digital cage, discovers that he shouldn't have removed those blue tabs, and has some success - and some defeat - hooking up the keyboard."
"Cris Blyth is a brave man. He has a dream of taking a Fairlight MFX and upgrading it to a Fairlight CMI Series III. In this episode, Cris works on ribbon cables and powers up the CMI."
"For a very special time I'm announcing Fairlight Series III restoration that was owned by Brad Fiedel and used for scoring Terminator 2 Judgment Day. Importantly there are two systems used which were synced together to produce the original soundtrack. Watch till the end you'll find the easter egg."
