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uptown jimmy is currently offline  uptown jimmy   UNITED STATES
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Howdy.

Last time I raised my head Fairlight was famous for the CMI sampler back in
the '80s. Now I hear they've been selling AV workstations for years now. I'm
surprised I had never run across this sort of stuff, as I have been active
in various online forums for years.

Anybody got a short run-down on the basics? How many workstations have they
sold? Who's using them? How robust are they financially? Do they have a
chance in hell of denting the DAW market?

Jimmy
Re: Fairlight info [message #76193 is a reply to message #76166] Sun, 19 November 2006 21:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Martin Harrington is currently offline  Martin Harrington   AUSTRALIA
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Many, (and I mean Many), studios here in Australia use the Fairlight,
especially post studios, and have been since the early 90's.
One of the biggest Film mixing facilities in Oz has been using Fairlight for
years, (Audioloc)
www.audioloc.com.au
--
Martin Harrington
www.lendanear-sound.com

"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Howdy.
>
> Last time I raised my head Fairlight was famous for the CMI sampler back
> in
> the '80s. Now I hear they've been selling AV workstations for years now.
> I'm
> surprised I had never run across this sort of stuff, as I have been active
> in various online forums for years.
>
> Anybody got a short run-down on the basics? How many workstations have
> they
> sold? Who's using them? How robust are they financially? Do they have a
> chance in hell of denting the DAW market?
>
> Jimmy
>
>
Re: Fairlight info [message #76195 is a reply to message #76193] Sun, 19 November 2006 21:25 Go to previous message
DJ is currently offline  DJ   UNITED STATES
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Registered: July 2005
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I read an article over the summer by an american engineer who was invited
over to Australia to review the Fairlight. As he reviewed it, he started
getting critical of this and that and making recommendations. To his
astonishment, they tweaked the board for him right then and there until he
couldn't complain anymore.
Now that's something special. I'd love to own one of these systems, but I
think I'd be happier with a Neve Capricorn. Like me, it's 20 bit and
discontinued.

;o)




"Martin Harrington" <lendan@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:456135ed$1@linux...
> Many, (and I mean Many), studios here in Australia use the Fairlight,
> especially post studios, and have been since the early 90's.
> One of the biggest Film mixing facilities in Oz has been using Fairlight
for
> years, (Audioloc)
> www.audioloc.com.au
> --
> Martin Harrington
> www.lendanear-sound.com
>
> "Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:4560a245@linux...
> > Howdy.
> >
> > Last time I raised my head Fairlight was famous for the CMI sampler back
> > in
> > the '80s. Now I hear they've been selling AV workstations for years now.
> > I'm
> > surprised I had never run across this sort of stuff, as I have been
active
> > in various online forums for years.
> >
> > Anybody got a short run-down on the basics? How many workstations have
> > they
> > sold? Who's using them? How robust are they financially? Do they have a
> > chance in hell of denting the DAW market?
> >
> > Jimmy
> >
> >
>
>
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