Fairlight CMI

E184080
digital synthesizer music workstation sampler

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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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Fairlight CMI canonical 4
Fairlight CMI sampler 2
Fairlight Series II 1

Statements (54)

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 II ⓘ
surface form: Series IIx
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 CMI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fairlight Series II

Fairlight CMI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fairlight Series III

Fairlight CMI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fairlight Series IIx
usedFor film scoring ⓘ
music production ⓘ
sound design ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Art of Noise → usesInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Peter Gabriel → usedTechnology → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairlight CMI sampler
Close (to the Edit) → basedOnTechnology → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Beat Box → usesInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairlight CMI sampler
Fairlight CMI → successor → Fairlight CMI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairlight Series II
Fairlight CMI → successor → Fairlight CMI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairlight Series IIx
Fairlight CMI → successor → Fairlight CMI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairlight Series III
Shock the Monkey → usesInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
Red Rain → featuresInstrument → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
DaVinci Resolve → supportsFeature → Fairlight CMI ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairlight audio engine