Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!Apparently Paul Hardcastle was near skint when he made "19". Looks like he's put the royalties to good use.
#Fairlight #FairlightCMI #TOTP
#Fairlight #FairlightCMI #TOTP
XenopoliasArt Of Noise - Die Architekten des künstlichen Klangs https://xenopolias.de/2026/02/16/art-of-noise-die-architekten-des-kuenstlichen-klangs/ #AnneDudley, #ArtOfNoise, #ElektronischeMusikPioniere., #FairlightCMI, #GaryLangan, #J.J.Jeczalik, #MomentsInLove, #PeterGunnTomJones, #SamplingGeschichte, #TrevorHorn, #ZTTRecords
Joe B. WallI'm going to go out on a limb here and contend that the Fairlight CMI *is* responsible for a lot of the cleanest production technique in the 1980s, but it's not because the Fairlight CMI (the Series II, in particular) was so good—it's because the thing sounded so inherently crappy that good producers and studio engineers often became great producers and studio engineers in the process of figuring out how to make a muddy, blurry sound into something lovely.
Solar PhasingWe can say it was the first "DAW"! :0)
"The Fairlight CMI (short for Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital synthesizer, music sampler, and digital audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI
#fairlight #fairlightCMI #computer #retrocomputer #sampler #sequencer #digital #audio #workstation #audioworkstation
#synths #synthesizer #music #musica #musique #electronic #electro #pop #history
The Computer CellarWe had the honor of inspecting, tearing down, and cleaning up a Fairlight CMI! Someone in Colorado happened to find one for sale in Greensboro, and we were the local intermediary to help it safely along its journey. Unfortunately we weren't able to locate an appropriate monitor to actually get it up and usable, but based on our exam of the innards and brief testing, we believe it's all working, including the 8" floppy drives!
BrantskyThe emancipating power of samplers & sequencers in the work of Kate Bush during the early-to-mid 80s - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77rUKjwoAQ0 The emancipating power of samplers & sequencers in the work of Kate Bush during the early-to-mid 80s
The emancipating power of samplers & sequencers in the work of Kate Bush during the early-to-mid 80s
This account has movedOnly just taken in that Blackmagic Design (Australian manufacturer of cinema cameras) bought Fairlight (Australian makers of iconic sampling instrument that defined a lot of pop music in the 80s and latterly makers of computerised music mixing hardware and software) back in 2016. Got my finger on the river of news me eh?
#BlackMagicDesign #80s #FairlightCMI #SlowNewsDay
#BlackMagicDesign #80s #FairlightCMI #SlowNewsDay
Somebody on Flea_Bay selling a Vintage Fairlight CMI for £16000. Looked at it once in wistful amusement. Not on watch (why would I?) but Flea-Bay is asking me to "make an offer". Yeah right. #synths #samplers #FleaBay #FairlightCMI
Luke
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oxk2y6u8aJo&si=kWxl2kEs2X-4Wl3G because Miami Vice looked like the future once and the Fairlight was the future 1/2 #fairlightCMI
