Comments for Fairlight Instruments

Comment on Support for the Fairlight iOS App by Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:04:54 +0000

There are only two numbers in a loop: the start segment and end segment. If you want to find the original values, you can ask someone else, or you can use iTunes to temporarily remove your cmiPhone.sqlite database (keep a copy!) then run the App, which will now show factory settings. Take note of them, then restore your database.

Comment on Support for the Fairlight iOS App by Ben Zonneveld

Ben Zonneveld — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:16:40 +0000

So any alterations I make in the loop settings mean the original settings are lost forever and can not be restored?!

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:02:43 +0000

Gwyn, that’s a very popular request, and certainly a feature we’d like to add in a future release.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Gwyn Evans

Gwyn Evans — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:07:36 +0000

I have just purchased an iPad 2 and the Fairlight Pro app. Is it Fairlight’s intention to enable the waveform editing functionality and sound morphing that was a feature of the hardware in the original version? I was hoping to blend samples, edit waveforms etc and at the moment this functionality does not appear to exist. Thanks! Gwyn Evans

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Jeff D

Jeff D — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:52:20 +0000

I understand the hesitation to invest in an Android version. Apple’s ecosystem is more conducive to audio apps, and Core MIDI is just the start — the hardware accessories alone are a huge advantage. But someone WILL come along and write great synth apps for Android at some point. It’d be great if the Fairlight was part of that.

Comment on Support for the Fairlight iOS App by Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:13 +0000

Ben, sorry, unlike your own sampled or imported voices, there is no way to copy a Fairlight voice. Most of the adjustments to a voice are made in the instrument, and you can have as many of those as you like, but like the original CMI, the loop settings are defined in the voice file itself.

Comment on Support for the Fairlight iOS App by Ben Zonneveld

Ben Zonneveld — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:17:51 +0000

Is there an option to “copy” a library sound to a user “floppy” in order to have a version which uses e.g. different loop point or other changed voice parameters?
My impression at this moment is when I edit a library sound the settings are changed for every instance using that sound.

Comment on Support for the Fairlight iOS App by Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:51 +0000

Por favor, consulte las preguntas frecuentes:
Mi aplicación se cierra tan pronto como se pone en marcha
Esto puede suceder si usted tiene aplicaciones en segundo plano usando toda la memoria. Juegos en 3D son especialmente mucha memoria. Pruebe a cerrar otras aplicaciones:

Doble toque en casa, toque y mantenga una aplicación en la fila inferior, pulse el botón – para aquellos que quieren dejar de fumar ().

Si eso no funciona, por favor envíe sus registros de accidentes:

http://aplus.rs/apple/how-to-find-crash-logs-for-iphone-applications-on-mac-vista-and-xp/

Comment on Support for the Fairlight iOS App by Juan carlos ronco

Juan carlos ronco — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:35:50 +0000

La aplicacion para ipad fairlight pro no funciona solo hace la presentacion audiovisual y ce cierra la aplicacion
Tengo un OS 4.3
Agradecere respuesta a mi problema
Than’s

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by D.Josef

D.Josef — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:54:32 +0000

I love this app, it feels great to use the same sequencer that my heroes used.

Still seeing how full of limitations the system is, it would be cool to have some form of community support or tutorial base, showing the proven ways of building up a song on a Fairlight.

I’d love to hear some comments on which voices are useful for leads, what about the ones that seem to be limited to about a major third in range, and sound awfully silly outside that (happens to several human samples), etc. Tips and tricks from people who used the original CMI and know its quirks and the way around them.

Still, good job, and thanks.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by deck

deck — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:43:05 +0000

in that case i look forward to supporting you.

sonoma copy would be indeed amazing to have. please consider it.

thank you for your swift replies. it is very reassuring.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Tomas Peterka

Tomas Peterka — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:04:12 +0000

Hi,

very nice app. Filters and lfo would be excellent addition, also there are very obvious crackles on sound release, keyboards 2 – wurli sample seems to be cut ( have no idea whether the original was the same). With few improvements Fairlight can make a welcome alternative to present lifeless vst samplers that lack any character ( btw. Some kind of Akai/soundfont/or any other commercially available sample format import would be fine).

Tomas

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:50:17 +0000

You’ve identified the biggest obstacle: Core MIDI and Core Audio are proprietary Apple frameworks, and are definitely not available for use on Android. On top of that, a great deal of the code uses the iOS user interface libraries, which is (from my experience) much more sophisticated and easier to use than the Android user interface. So I’ll just repeat what I said in the first place: porting the Fairlight App to Android would be a complete rewrite. Not impossible, but we have to make sure there is enough customer demand to justify the development cost.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000

Sorry, there is not yet any audio export support. The only way to get audio out of the App at the moment is via the headphone socket or line out. A bit like the 80s, really.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:43:41 +0000

I’ve added your vote for this feature.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:43:16 +0000

Yes, our plan is to continue development of the Fairlight App as our limited development resources permit, focussing mostly on the features most requested by our customers.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by conundrum

conundrum — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:01:00 +0000

Yeah, audiocopy/paste (sonoma) would be desirable.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by deck

deck — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:29:42 +0000

thank you very much for your quick reply.

i appreciate the authenticity of the fairlight, i do believe that the some modern features should be implemented especially considering the pricing. not saying the app is not worth it- just that it would be more appealing to wider audience.

such features would make it far more usable production tool to be used within the ipad environment.

do you see any more room for improvement of the app, that is are any updates to be expected in the future.

thanks again for this app and best of luck,

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:36:58 +0000

Sorry, there is not yet any audio copy/paste support. The only way to get audio out of the App at the moment is via the headphone socket or line out. A bit like the 80s, really.

Comment on Fairlight App for iPad and iPhone by deck

deck — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:15:57 +0000

Hi,

I am very interested in your app. however, can´t find any info if there is any Audio Copy/Paste protocol supported.

Can i please have any info on this?

Thank you.