Tag: Fairlight

Fairlight CMI-30A Prototype Introduced At NAMM

The 2011 NAMM Show saw the introduction of the Fairlight CMI 30th Anniversary Edition – a new digital keyboard workstation, inspired by the classic Fairlight CMI. While maintaining the hallmark look and feel of the original Series II Fairlight, the CMI-30A harnesses the latest technology to deliver ‘that Fairlight sound’. Unlike modern samplers which strive for precise reproduction… Read More Fairlight CMI-30A Prototype Introduced At NAMM

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The New Fairlight CMI – Would You Pay $17,000 For This Synthesizer?

Fairlight and creator Peter Vogel have announced the arrival of the first Fairlight CMI-30A, a $17,000 synth that updates the classic Fairlight CMI – an 80’s digital monster synth: Our new baby has already left the nest and is currently winging its way to the US in readiness for a first performance at NAMM. Its… Read More The New Fairlight CMI – Would You Pay $17,000 For This Synthesizer?

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New Supersonic Fairlight MK II Refill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58HcrkNcDD4 Bitley has introduced a new Reason ReFill, Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII, that captures the classic sounds of the Fairlight synthesizer. Features: About 2,000 sound patches; 1,000+ NNXT patches; 450+ Combinator patches; New Signature patches, Subtractors, Malströms and Thors; and Over 150 ReDrum drum kits. The giant Fairlight sound library is available now for $149… Read More New Supersonic Fairlight MK II Refill

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10 Videos About The Amazing Fairlight CMI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y8BzEILdDw The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital sampling synthesizer, designed in 1979 by the founders of Fairlight, Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie. The Fairlight CMI was one of the defining keyboards of the early 1980s and competed in the market with the Synclavier from New England Digital. Influential users included Peter Gabriel,… Read More 10 Videos About The Amazing Fairlight CMI

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