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Fairlight CMI by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie

The Fairlight CMI was the world's first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created by Tony Furse in Sydney.

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The Fairlight Sampling Synthesizer

In 1979 two young Australians invented the first Fairlight sampling synthesizer and changed electronic music forever. We have one in working condition!

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Everything’s Connected

Musings leading to Sympathy for the Devil, King Kong and more.