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