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When digital sampling came around, it changed music forever.
The ability to digitally reproduce acoustic instruments and sample any sound opened up completely new scenarios of exploration for new and experienced musicians alike.
Before digital recording became practical, instruments like the Welte Lichttonorgel in the 1930s, Phonogene in the 1950s and the Mellotron in the 1960s, used analog optical disks or analog tape decks to play back sampled sounds. The emergence of the digital sampler made sampling far more practical!
The first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer was the Australian-produced Fairlight CMI, first available in 1979. These early sampling synthesizers used wavetable sample-based synthesis.
For the Fairlight Series I, a large 1×1.5×3-foot box stored the sampling, processing and ADC/DAC hardware and 8-inch floppy disk.
One, two, three…
References: Excerpt from Discovering Electronic Music (1983), Wiki, Sound Synthesis and Sampling - Martin Russ, Science and Media Museum. #synth #synths #synthesizer #synthesizers #musichistory #fairlight #1970s #1980s #technology #retrotechnology
The ability to digitally reproduce acoustic instruments and sample any sound opened up completely new scenarios of exploration for new and experienced musicians alike.
Before digital recording became practical, instruments like the Welte Lichttonorgel in the 1930s, Phonogene in the 1950s and the Mellotron in the 1960s, used analog optical disks or analog tape decks to play back sampled sounds. The emergence of the digital sampler made sampling far more practical!
The first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer was the Australian-produced Fairlight CMI, first available in 1979. These early sampling synthesizers used wavetable sample-based synthesis.
For the Fairlight Series I, a large 1×1.5×3-foot box stored the sampling, processing and ADC/DAC hardware and 8-inch floppy disk.
One, two, three…
References: Excerpt from Discovering Electronic Music (1983), Wiki, Sound Synthesis and Sampling - Martin Russ, Science and Media Museum. #synth #synths #synthesizer #synthesizers #musichistory #fairlight #1970s #1980s #technology #retrotechnology
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