Series II

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Series II is the second-generation model of the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer and sampler, offering improved sound quality and expanded features over the original system.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Series II canonical 1
Series IIx 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf digital synthesizer ⓘ
electronic musical instrument ⓘ
sampler ⓘ
controlInterface light pen ⓘ
music keyboard ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
era early 1980s electronic instruments ⓘ
follows Fairlight CMI Series I ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
genreAssociation electronic music ⓘ
film music ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
hardwarePlatform microprocessor-based system ⓘ
hasFeature CRT display ⓘ
Page R sequencer ⓘ
additive synthesis ⓘ
computer-based user interface ⓘ
digital sampling ⓘ
expanded memory compared to Series I ⓘ
floppy disk storage ⓘ
higher sampling resolution than Series I ⓘ
improved sound quality compared to Series I ⓘ
keyboard controller ⓘ
light pen control ⓘ
multi-timbral capability ⓘ
multiple voice cards ⓘ
music composition software ⓘ
rack-mounted processing unit ⓘ
sequencer ⓘ
influenced later digital samplers ⓘ
workstation synthesizers ⓘ
manufacturer Fairlight ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
marketPosition high-end professional studio instrument ⓘ
notableUser Art of Noise ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Jean-Michel Jarre ⓘ
Kate Bush ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
partOf Fairlight CMI series ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
priceCategory very expensive ⓘ
successor Fairlight CMI Series III ⓘ
linked to: Fairlight CMI
usedFor commercial music ⓘ
film scoring ⓘ
music production ⓘ
sound design ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fairlight CMI → generation → Series II ⓘ
Fairlight CMI → generation → Series IIx ⓘ
linked to: Series II