Comments on: Pet Shop Boys, Me and 2 Fairlights do “The Old Grey Whistle Test”

By: Al

Al — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:12:10 +0000

Looks like someone might have got their hands on a fairlight with the Opportunities sequences on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2pdGMjf2r8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsuYJdhq3Nw

By: blue

blue — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:24:51 +0000

Wow that’s great. Thanks Stephen

By: stephen

stephen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:32:41 +0000

blue… i found a video of the same performance that’s a minute longer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90GFehynN60

By: blue

blue — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:50:04 +0000

SRC – Friendchip was the sync box I used then and I also had an SBX-80

By: blue

blue — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:21:24 +0000

I used a timecode/clock generator, I’m trying to remember the name anyway I would put the Fairlights in external clock (I don’t think they could read smpte clock at that time) and then in play and start the generator and Voila hopefully the 2 would play together. On the PSB’s video we were playing along live also and I was mixing all behind the bank of tv’s. Sorry I can’t be of more help. I’ll post again if I remember the name of the box. Thanks Blue

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:51:55 +0000

Hello Blue,
I´ve been watching on youtube “PSB-Opportunities”. Can you tell me how did you synch. both Fairlights at that time?.

Best luck for you.

By: blue

blue — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:15:01 +0000

Yes computers are! now all they have to do is make the software programmers more reliable also and Microsoft comply with web standards.
Have tried different PC’s and I have 3 Macs and the player works in all. It was compiled as Flash 5 movie but works in all Flash 10 players I’ve tried.
Will check a little more when I have time. The player is also on my Flash site http://www.blueweaver.com try that.

By: Giles

Giles — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:30:50 +0000

Computers do seem a lot more reliable these days. Having said that, I can’t get the Flash music player working on my PC!

By: blue

blue — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:43:55 +0000

I’ve just put some mp3′s onsite under songs there’s 1 track ‘In A Dream’ with my old Matrix 1000 and Memory Moog played live with aftertouch opening the filter on the Matrix there was 1 arpeggio in Logic that changes depending on the chord I held.

Blue

By: blue

blue — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:27:49 +0000

Wow! I’ll have to get rid of my Blackberry and get an iPhone sounds a lot of fun.
I also had a synclavier along with the Fairlight and stayed with the Fairlight because I thought sampling sounds was the way to go.
I had never used a computer before and quickly had to learn OS9 and Assembler as the first Series 1, 11X, and following, had many bugs. I would be in a big session and find that the F***light had crashed but I had to keep smilling and quickly try to fix without the client knowing but I really enjoyed those days and made some great tracks. PSB’s Opportunities was all Fairlight and Paninero also started life on the Fairlight as did many following.
Will try and remember other ‘interesting’ Fairlight moments and post

Blue