Fairlight CMI

E184080

The Fairlight CMI is a pioneering digital synthesizer and sampler from the late 1970s and 1980s that revolutionized music production with its groundbreaking sampling capabilities and computer-based interface.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf digital synthesizer ⓘ
music workstation ⓘ
sampler ⓘ
controlInterface light pen on screen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
developer Kim Ryrie ⓘ
Peter Vogel ⓘ
displayType monochrome CRT ⓘ
era 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
firstReleaseDate 1979 ⓘ
generation Series I ⓘ
Series II ⓘ
Series III ⓘ
Series IIx ⓘ
linked to: Series II
hardwareArchitecture microprocessor-based system ⓘ
hasComponent CRT monitor ⓘ
alphanumeric keyboard ⓘ
disk drives ⓘ
light pen ⓘ
music keyboard ⓘ
rack-mounted processing unit ⓘ
historicalSignificance pioneered graphical waveform editing in music production ⓘ
revolutionized studio production techniques ⓘ
inception late 1970s ⓘ
influenced computer-based music workstations ⓘ
development of software samplers ⓘ
digital sampling in popular music ⓘ
manufacturer Fairlight ⓘ
notableFeature Page R sequencer ⓘ
computer-based user interface ⓘ
digital sampling capability ⓘ
light pen graphical interface ⓘ
multi-timbral operation ⓘ
polyphonic sampling ⓘ
notableFor high purchase price ⓘ
one of the first commercially available digital samplers ⓘ
notableUser Art of Noise ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Jean-Michel Jarre ⓘ
Kate Bush ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
Trevor Horn ⓘ
priceRange very expensive professional instrument ⓘ
samplingResolution 8-bit (early series) ⓘ
higher resolution in Series III ⓘ
sequencerName Page R ⓘ
successor Fairlight Series II ⓘ
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Fairlight Series III ⓘ
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Fairlight Series IIx ⓘ
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usedFor film scoring ⓘ
music production ⓘ
sound design ⓘ

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Art of Noise → usesInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Peter Gabriel → usedTechnology → Fairlight CMI sampler ⓘ
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Close (to the Edit) → basedOnTechnology → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Beat Box → usesInstrument → Fairlight CMI sampler ⓘ
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Fairlight CMI → successor → Fairlight Series II ⓘ
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Fairlight CMI → successor → Fairlight Series IIx ⓘ
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Fairlight CMI → successor → Fairlight Series III ⓘ
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Shock the Monkey → usesInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Red Rain → featuresInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
DaVinci Resolve → supportsFeature → Fairlight audio engine ⓘ
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Peter Vogel → notableWork → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Peter Vogel → coCreatorOf → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Peter Vogel → coFounded → Fairlight company ⓘ
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Peter Vogel → instrumentDesigned → Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer ⓘ
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Peter Vogel → associatedWith → Fairlight Instruments ⓘ
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Kim Ryrie → knownFor → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Kim Ryrie → coCreatorOf → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Kim Ryrie → notableWork → Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
Kim Ryrie → notableWork → Fairlight CMI digital sampler ⓘ
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Kim Ryrie → coFounded → Fairlight ⓘ
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Kim Ryrie → associatedWithOrganization → Fairlight ⓘ
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Kim Ryrie → associatedWithInstrument → Fairlight CMI Series I ⓘ
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Kim Ryrie → associatedWithInstrument → Fairlight CMI Series II ⓘ
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Kim Ryrie → associatedWithInstrument → Fairlight CMI Series III ⓘ
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Page R sequencer → partOf → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Page R sequencer → developer → Fairlight ⓘ
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Page R sequencer → platform → Fairlight CMI Series II ⓘ
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Page R sequencer → platform → Fairlight CMI Series IIx ⓘ
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Page R sequencer → platform → Fairlight CMI Series III ⓘ
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Page R sequencer → runningOn → Fairlight CMI operating system ⓘ
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Series I → manufacturer → Fairlight ⓘ
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Series I → alsoKnownAs → Fairlight CMI Series I ⓘ
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Series I → brand → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Series II → partOf → Fairlight CMI series ⓘ
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Series II → follows → Fairlight CMI Series I ⓘ
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Series II → manufacturer → Fairlight ⓘ
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Series II → successor → Fairlight CMI Series III ⓘ
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Series III → manufacturer → Fairlight ⓘ
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Series III → partOfSeries → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Series III → predecessor → Fairlight CMI Series IIx ⓘ
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Series III → successor → Fairlight MFX series ⓘ
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Page R → partOf → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Page R → usedIn → Fairlight CMI Series II ⓘ
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Page R → usedIn → Fairlight CMI Series IIx ⓘ
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Page R → usedIn → Fairlight CMI Series III ⓘ
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Page R → introducedBy → Fairlight ⓘ
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Page R → introducedInProduct → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Page R → runsOn → Fairlight CMI operating system ⓘ
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Page R → integratesWith → Fairlight CMI sampling pages ⓘ
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Page R → integratesWith → Fairlight CMI sound libraries ⓘ
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