Series I

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Series I is the first generation of the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer, notable for pioneering computer-based music production in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Series I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fairlight CMI model ⓘ
digital sampling synthesizer ⓘ
electronic musical instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fairlight CMI Series I ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
brand Fairlight CMI ⓘ
controlInterface light-pen graphical interface ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
decadeOfIntroduction 1970s ⓘ
developer Kim Ryrie ⓘ
Peter Vogel ⓘ
era early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
generation first generation Fairlight CMI ⓘ
hasComponent VDU monitor ⓘ
alphanumeric keyboard ⓘ
dual 8-inch floppy disk drives ⓘ
light pen ⓘ
music keyboard ⓘ
rack-mounted processing unit ⓘ
hasFeature Page R sequencer (early version) ⓘ
linked to: Page R
historicalSignificance one of the first commercially available digital sampling workstations ⓘ
inception 1979 ⓘ
influenced computer-based DAWs ⓘ
later digital samplers ⓘ
manufacturer Fairlight ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
market high-end music producers ⓘ
professional recording studios ⓘ
notableFor early commercial digital sampling ⓘ
pioneering computer-based music production ⓘ
notableUsers Jean-Michel Jarre ⓘ
Kate Bush ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
polyphony 8-voice polyphony ⓘ
priceAtLaunch very expensive professional system ⓘ
samplingResolution 8-bit ⓘ
soundGeneration digital synthesis ⓘ
sample playback ⓘ
successor Series II ⓘ
Series III ⓘ
Series IIx ⓘ
technology microprocessor-based ⓘ
usedInGenre electronic music ⓘ
film scoring ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
uses digital audio sampling ⓘ

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Fairlight CMI → generation → Series I ⓘ