ZYNC Records on Instagram: "The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) is a groundbreaking digital synthesizer, sampler, and audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight. Developed from a licensed version of the Qasar M8 created by Tony Furse of Creative Strategies in Sydney, Australia, it was among the first electronic music workstations to feature an integrated sampler. The Fairlight is also credited with popularizing the very term sampling in music. Rising to prominence in the early

Plus94 Records on Instagram: "The Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument (CMI), introduced in 1980, was a groundbreaking digital synthesizer and sampler that significantly influenced modern music production. Developed by Australians Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, the CMI pioneered features such as sampling, graphic sequencing, multitimbrality, and the workstation concept. Despite its innovative capabilities, the CMI's high cost—ranging from £18,000 for the original model to £60,000 for the Series III