Series II
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Series II is the second-generation model of the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer and sampler, offering improved sound quality and expanded features over the original system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Series II canonical | 1 |
| Series IIx | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7926659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Series II Context triple: [Fairlight CMI, generation, Series II]
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A.
Series I
Series I is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards focused on integrated services digital networks (ISDN) and related signaling and network aspects.
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B.
Series J
Series J is a set of ITU-T Recommendations that define international standards for cable television and other transmission of television, sound, and related multimedia signals.
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C.
Series G
Series G is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards that primarily define characteristics and requirements for transmission systems and media.
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D.
Series U
Series U is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards primarily focused on telegraph and data transmission systems over telecommunication networks.
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E.
Series V
Series V is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards focused primarily on data communication over telephone networks and modems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Series II Target entity description: Series II is the second-generation model of the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer and sampler, offering improved sound quality and expanded features over the original system.
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A.
Series I
Series I is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards focused on integrated services digital networks (ISDN) and related signaling and network aspects.
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B.
Series J
Series J is a set of ITU-T Recommendations that define international standards for cable television and other transmission of television, sound, and related multimedia signals.
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C.
Series G
Series G is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards that primarily define characteristics and requirements for transmission systems and media.
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D.
Series U
Series U is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards primarily focused on telegraph and data transmission systems over telecommunication networks.
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E.
Series V
Series V is a set of ITU-T telecommunications standards focused primarily on data communication over telephone networks and modems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital synthesizer
ⓘ
electronic musical instrument ⓘ sampler ⓘ |
| controlInterface |
light pen
ⓘ
music keyboard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s electronic instruments ⓘ |
| follows |
Fairlight CMI Series I
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairlight CMI
|
| genreAssociation |
electronic music
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film music ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| hardwarePlatform | microprocessor-based system ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
CRT display
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Page R sequencer ⓘ additive synthesis ⓘ computer-based user interface ⓘ digital sampling ⓘ expanded memory compared to Series I ⓘ floppy disk storage ⓘ higher sampling resolution than Series I ⓘ improved sound quality compared to Series I ⓘ keyboard controller ⓘ light pen control ⓘ multi-timbral capability ⓘ multiple voice cards ⓘ music composition software ⓘ rack-mounted processing unit ⓘ sequencer ⓘ |
| influenced |
later digital samplers
ⓘ
workstation synthesizers ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Fairlight
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairlight CMI
|
| marketPosition | high-end professional studio instrument ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Art of Noise
ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ Jean-Michel Jarre ⓘ Kate Bush ⓘ Peter Gabriel ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fairlight CMI series
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairlight CMI
|
| priceCategory | very expensive ⓘ |
| successor |
Fairlight CMI Series III
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linked to:
Fairlight CMI
|
| usedFor |
commercial music
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film scoring ⓘ music production ⓘ sound design ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Series II Description of subject: Series II is the second-generation model of the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer and sampler, offering improved sound quality and expanded features over the original system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Series II