Blue storage box labelled “System discs”, containing 13 8” diskettes and a plastic bag containing label stickers.
Blue storage box, KAS-ETTE/10 library case, labelled “System discs”, for 8” diskettes.
8” diskette in blue BASF sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'Fairlight 5.4 /K0 FAST PAGE CHANGE'.
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. Tapes like this one were supplied with the Fairlight CMI.
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The Fairlight was largely superceded in the 1990s by smaller, less expensive, and more user-friendly devices, but it is still coveted by enthusiasts, and its sounds are still commonly heard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.
8” diskette in grey Dyson Corporation sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'Fairlight CMI SYSTEM Version 5.2 Fairlight Instruments June 1987'.
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. Tapes like this one were supplied with the Fairlight CMI.
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The Fairlight was largely superceded in the 1990s by smaller, less expensive, and more user-friendly devices, but it is still coveted by enthusiasts, and its sounds are still commonly heard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.
8” diskette in yellow Office Data Products sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'CTL Utility Diskette SYSTEM DUMP FLOPPY 3 (4-8 books) FY593 Date: 30/3/84'.
8” diskette in blue BASF sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'Pback If0 /K1 5.4A UTILITIES WITH FAST PAGE CHANGE'.
8” diskette in white sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'CMI MCL Disc 42'.
8” diskette in black sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'Fairlight 059 Utilities Version 1.1 Fairlight Instruments June 1987'.
8” diskette in yellow Office Data Products sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'DEC 83' and 'SYSTEMS DISK. V3, C5, 11. R1'.
8” diskette in black sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'Fairlight 5.4 /K1 FAST PAGE CHANGE'.
8” diskette in black sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'CTL Utility Diskette SYSTEM DUMP FLOPPY 4 (6-8 books) FY594 Date: 9/1/84' and '64/02/297'.
8” diskette in black sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'SERVICE DEPT. RB STIRLING AUDIO CMI SYSTEM Revision 5.4 (/K0) 1988 Fairlight Instruments General Release'.
8” diskette in grey Dysan Corporation sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'CMI SYSTEM Version 5.2 Fairlight Instruments June 1987'.
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 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.
8” diskette in grey Dysan Corporation sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'SERVICE DEPT. STIRLING AUDIO CMI USER INTERFACE Revision 5.4 (/K1) 1988 Fairlight Instruments General Release'.
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 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.
8” diskette in black sleeve. The diskette is labelled 'Pback If0 IK0 5.4A SYS with fast page change'.
1 sheet of larger lined label stickers and 1 sheet of smaller, silver-coloured stickers in a plastic bag.
