Fairlight CMI
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The Fairlight CMI is a digital synthesizer, music sampler, and digital audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight. It was based on a commercial licence of the Qasar M8 developed by Tony Furse o
The Fairlight CMI Series II exhibited at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, 2011
Fairlight CMI
Fairlight CMI Series IIx (1983)
Page R (1982) on the Fairlight CMI Series II
Sampler (musical instrument)
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A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sound effects or longer portions of music.
Fairlight CMI
…The Fairlight CMI (short for Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital synthesizer, music sampler, and digital audio workstation (DAW) introduced in 1979 by Fairlight. It was based on a commercial licence of the Qasar M8 developed by Tony Furse of…
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