The Fairlight CMI Story

Final Project for History and Practice of Electronic Music
Visual/Text sources:
00:04 ryrie and vogel - www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/users/j...
00:12 cover - archive.org/details/ETIA1978
00:16 synth - www.matrixsynth.com/2008/01/e...
00:19 ryrie and vogel - www.deqx.com/this-audio-pione...
00:28 - • Processing Integrated ...
00:32 - • Insane Computer Collec...
chart - hblok.net/blog/posts/2017/12/...
00:41 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorol...
00:59 moog- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bo...
01:03 synth flowchart - www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/...
120years.net/tag/motorola/
01:07 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_P...
01:13 - 120years.net/qasar-iii-m8-ton...
01:17 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic
01:24 - / 1388343066759766020
01:31 - anerd.com/fairlight/gallery.htm
02:01 mellotron 1 - • The Mellotron: A Keybo...
02:13 - • Inside a Mellotron M40...
02:23 - • Paul McCartney demons...
02:37 - bell system 1 - • AT&T Archives: The Far...
02:43 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:4-...
02:50 - • AT&T Archives: Single ...
02:54 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bu...
02:58 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fl...
03:05 - www.matrixsynth.com/2012/04/f...
03:12 - www.outofphase.fr/en/fairligh...
03:22 - • 1980: The Sound of the...
03:43 - • Steve Horelick on Read...
04:20 - • Herbie Demonstrates th...
04:36 - 120years.net/fairlight-comput...
04:39 - • Some Fairlight CMI IIX...
04:43 - • James Last - Shady Lad...
04:52 - • Peter Gabriel and Fair...
05:12 - www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/m...
• THOMAS DOLBY - She bli...
whatgear.com/pro/nick-rhodes/...
TearsForFear...
www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...
05:20 - thehistoryofsampling.blogspot...
05:31 - • Are You Experienced
05:45 - archive.org/details/Scan40/Sc...
05:54 - • Fairlight - CMI KeithE...
06:00 - • Jan Hammer - Miami Vic...
06:13 - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:...
06:20 - paleotronic.com/2018/10/16/th...
06:29 - • Herbie Hancock jams wi...
06:47 - • Fairlight in Action (P...
07:02 - • Pet Shop Boys - West E...
synthroom.com/fairlight-cmi/p...
Other sources:
[1]
“Fairlight The Whole Story.” Accessed: Nov. 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: www.anerd.com/fairlight/fairl...
[2]
M. Moran, “Fairlight: The Rolls Royce of synthesizers.” Accessed: Nov. 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: www.theregister.com/2011/04/2...
[3]
“Journal on the Art of Record Production » Following the Instruments, Designers, and Users: The Case of the Fairlight CMI.” Accessed: Dec. 08, 2023. [Online]. Available: www.arpjournal.com/asarpwp/fo...
[4]
“The Lost Art Of Sampling: Part 1.” Accessed: Nov. 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: www.soundonsound.com/techniqu...
[5]
“Vintage: Fairlight CMI Series,” MusicTech. Accessed: Nov. 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: musictech.com/reviews/studio-...
[6]
M. Carlos, “Page R Manual.” [Online]. Available: www.hermannseib.com/documents...

[@MVVblog]

It is phantasmagorical, an incredibly complex and science-fictional system for the time. But the emulator doesn't seem to work well, too bad... but I'll try to use it anyway.

[@WrathOfWood]

I came in intrigued about the Fairlight and left jamming to bangers

[@retro-dademusic6403]

Fun. Great demo on the Qasar! 😎

[@colinstu]

5:53 the funny thing is: there actually was Fairlight CMI on that album.

[@user-gb2yf5uh1o]

Кажется, использовался не сам инструмент, а его сэмплы на других синтезаторах

[@natura808]

Thank you, please keep it up!

[@proluxelectronics7419]

Emu Esi-32's are sooo cheap to buy, if only the retro fit USB storage was user-friendly.

[@amanray]

the page R doesn't loop properly in Qasar

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

for now at least. I'm sure with more development time it'll be perfect :)