Fairlight CMI

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:synthesizer
gptkbp:category gptkb:music_producer
electronic musical instruments
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:discontinued late 1980s
gptkbp:displayType monochrome CRT
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Page_R_sequencer
gptkb:musical_composition
sequencer
CRT display
QWERTY keyboard
8-bit sampling
light pen interface
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Akai_S-series_samplers
gptkb:E-mu_Emulator
gptkb:Ensoniq_Mirage
gptkbp:introduced 1979
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Kim_Ryrie
gptkb:Peter_Vogel
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Fairlight
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:DVD
hard disk (later models)
gptkbp:notableFor first commercially available digital sampler
revolutionizing music production
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Art_of_Noise_-_"Close_(to_the_Edit)"
Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill"
Peter Gabriel - "Shock the Monkey"
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
gptkb:Kate_Bush
gptkb:Stevie_Wonder
gptkb:Art_of_Noise
gptkb:Peter_Gabriel
gptkb:Jan_Hammer
gptkb:Thomas_Dolby
gptkb:Jean-Michel_Jarre
gptkb:Trevor_Horn
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Fairlight_Qasar_M8
gptkbp:priceRange $25,000
gptkbp:processor gptkb:Motorola_6800
Motorola 6809 (later models)
gptkbp:samplingRate 24 kHz
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fairlight_Series_III
gptkbp:type gptkb:music_producer
gptkb:workstation
gptkb:sampler
gptkbp:usedIn electronic music
pop music
film soundtracks
gptkbp:width 8-bit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cloudbusting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fairlight CMI