Fairlight Series III user manual
1985-1995
Media containing samples for Fairlight CMI Series 3
- Made:
- 1985-1995
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Boxes containing a number of manuals, 8" floppy disks and DC600 data cassettes containing samples (original and user-created) for the Fairlight CMI Series III.
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Box 1 comprises:
• Fairlight Series III user manual in ring binder (75mm x 280mm x 310mm)
• 9pp A4 document by Syco Systems “Evolution of the Fairlight Series 3”
• Manual for “CAPS Midi Sequencer for Series III”, unbound
• 1pp document “General Instructions for FAT & HAP Pedal”
• CMI Series III User Manual 5.4 Supplement, unbound
• 6pp document “Tape Error List”
• Letter from Fairlight to Robin Scott
• 9 – 5 D mini cable, M-F (10m)
• 7 – 5 Cannon cable, M-F (4m)
• 5-pin DIN cable, M-F (10m)
• Co-ax cable with splitter[?] 10m
• 16 DC600 data cassettes in plastic cases (each 20mm x 160mm x 105mm)
Box 2 comprises:
• Storage box labelled “Projects RS” containing 15 x 8” flexible diskettes (240mm x 230mm x 40mm). Mix of masters/ back-ups/ “new voices” and Fairlight sounds
• 9 storage boxes labelled “System discs”, each containing c. 13 x 8” diskettes (each box 240mm x 230mm x 40mm)
The Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument is an early digital audio workstation, often referred to as an “orchestra in a box”. It combines a synthesizer, sampler and sequencer in one unit, and was used extensively in the 1980s in popular music and for film scores.
This particular Fairlight CMI was acquired for use in a pre-production suite at Abbey Road Recording Studios, approximately 1986-89, in a joint venture between Robin Scott and Abbey Road. It was used by various artists and producers in the early stages of record production, including the Pet Shop Boys working on Liza Minelli’s Results in 1988 (see https://www.brownsound.net/abbey-road-fairlight-room/).
The Fairlight was largely superceded in the 1990s by smaller, less expensive, and more user-friendly devices, but it is still coveted by enthusiasts, and its sounds are still commonly heard through samples and sound libraries.
"Evolution of the Fairlight Series 3" document by Syco Systems
1985-1995
Manual for “CAPS Midi Sequencer for Series III” by Fairlight Media
1985-1995
General Instructions for FAT & HAP Pedal by Fairlight Media
1985-1995
CMI Series III User Manual 5.4 Supplement by Fairlight Media
1985-1995
"Tape Error List" by Fairlight Media
1985-1995
Letter from Fairlight to Robin Scott
1985-1995
9 – 5 D mini cable
1985-1995
7 – 5 Cannon cable (4m)
1985-1995
5-pin DIN cable (10m)
1985-1995
Co-ax cable with splitter (10m)
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
DC600 Data Cassette
1985-1995
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Details
- Category:
- Sound Technologies
- Object Number:
- 2017-5357
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
- type:
- floppy disks
