Peter Vogel's Fairlight Audio ArchivesHere is a collection of audio material including Fairlight demos, radio interviews and CMI pieces from the eighties. There are even a couple of recordings from the Fairlight CMI's predecessor, the Qasar M8, designed by Tony Furse. The M8 did not use sampling, the sounds were generated by additive Fourier synthesis. Some of the pieces are of unknown origin, or have little information. If you recognise anything and can add some detail, please email me. My personal Fairlight audio archives. To download a file, right click and "save as". |
ABC Radio Music Line 9-9-86 (4MB) | ABC Radio 2FC Music Line 9-9-86. Includes Martin Wesley-Smith and gift of CMI by Australia to Beijing |
WWL New Orleans 28-5-81 (83MB) | CMI live on the Bill Calder Show, Radio WWL New Orleans 28-5-1981 with Johnny Hopkins.mp3 |
Demo2 bits and pieces (14MB) | Bits and pieces for CMI demo tape 2 (probably by Mars Lasar) |
Blue Holes (4MB) | "Blue Holes" Mars Lasar, CMI 1986 |
Erdentief (12MB) | Excerpts from Hubert Bognermayr's 1982 CMI album "Erdenklang" (I think). Bognemayr was one of the founders of the Ars Electronica festival at which the CMI won first prize in 1980. |
Boz and Poli (8MB) | Boz Burrel and Poli Palmer (BadCompany, UK) CMI MCL & SQ |
CMI demo LA April 1981 (8MB) | CMI demo (origin unknown other than Los Angeles April 1981) |
CMI demo (unidentified, 8MB) | CMI demo (unidentified) includes theme of ABC TV series "Timelapse" by Michael Carlos |
CMI demo 5-12-80 (19MB) | CMI demo, unknown source other than dated 5-12-80 |
CMI demo April 1980 (10MB) | CMI demo by Michael Carlos, April 1980 |
CMI Demo 1 A (19MB) | CMI Demo tape No1 A side |
CMI Demo 1 B (17MB) | CMI Demo tape No1 B side |
CMI Demo 2 rough (9MB) | CMI Demo tape No2 rough mix |
CMI SII A (18MB) | CMI Series II Demonstration Tape Side A |
Vince Clarke (8MB) | CMI II Vince Clarke "Depeche Mode" Nov 1984 |
Brian Gascoigne (14MB) | CMI demo by Brian Gascoigne, Kaleidophon Studio London |
Village Recorder (5MB) | CMI Demo, Village Recorder, Los Angeles March 1980.mp3 |
Series 3 library (12MB) | CMI Series 3 New sounds from library release 5-2 |
CMI sounds June 1980 (19MB) | CMI sounds Michael Carlos June 1980 |
David Vorhaus 1981 (30MB) | David Vorhaus, Kaleidophon Studios Sept 1981 |
Duncan Macguire 1 (3MB) | Duncan Macguire's first CMI piece |
Duncan Macguire 2 (19MB) | Duncan Macguire 5-12-1980 |
Fairlight Music Facilities, London (4MB) | Fairlight Music Facilities London - demo by Derek Austin |
Radio 2GB 21-10-81 (11MB) | Greg Lenthen Sydney radio 2GB interviews Peter Vogel about CMI, 21-10-1981 |
Grossouts commmercial (2MB) | Hasbro Grossouts commmercial (Terry Fryer, Colnot-Fryer Music) |
Jean Michel Jarre interview (6MB) | Jean Michel Jarre answers questions about the CMI (Translated) |
Just Fairlight 3 A (18MB) | Just Fairlight no 3, A side |
Just Fairlight 3 B (18MB) | Just Fairlight no 3, B side |
Les Petities Guerres (15MB) | "Les Petities Guerres" CMI film music by Olivier Bloch-Laine, Georges Rodi, Gabriel Yared, June, 1982 |
Peter (1MB) | MCL composition based on letters "Peter Vogel" by Brian Gascoigne, London |
Merry Christmas (5MB) | Merry Christmas (sent to Peter Vogel by unknown CMI customer).mp3 |
Michael Iceberg (1MB) | Michael Iceberg was an entertainer at CMI Disney World, Orlando Florida |
Klaus Netzle 1 (9MB) | Klaus Netzle (aka Claude Larson) owned Elmulab Studios in Munich. This is one of his Fairlight tracks, possibly from the album Purple Sky 1986 |
Klaus Netzle 2 (9MB) | Another Klaus Netzle (Claud Larson) Fairlight tracks |
Radio 2BL 21-1-81 (14MB) | Peter Vogel interviewed on radio 2BL 21-1-81 about CMI |
QASAR 1 (11MB) | Qasar M8 was the predecessor of the CMI, designed by Tony Furse. It did not use sampling. It was purchased by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. This recording (unkown date) demonstrates the unique sounds acheievd thanks to its digital stability |
QASAR 2 (6MB) | Qasar M8 piece (multitracked) by Michael Carlos August 1978.mp3 |
QASAR 3 (12MB) | Another Qasar M8 piece by Michael Carlos August 1978 |
Wayne Findlay Series 2 (27MB) | Series 2 CMI demo sounds by Wayne Findlay |
Music gr8r (3MB) | "The music gr8r" (All CMI - unknown source) |
Kessler (5MB) | Thomas Kessler (Switzerland). No other details |
Voicetracker demo A (4MB) | Voicetracker demo side A (with voiceover) 1986 |
Voicetracker demo B (4MB) | Voicetracker demo side B (instrumental) 1986 |
Reelin in the Fairlight 1 (50MB) | If you have a few hours to spare listen to the history of the Fairlight CMI, originally recorded for Qantas Airways in November 2005 by the "Rock Brain of the Universe" Glenn A. Baker. Mostly music, this covers many many songs from the late 70's through to the late 80's. From Fairlight USA website. |
Reelin in the Fairlight 2 (50MB) | Second episode of the Glen A. Baker documentary. |
Amercian Security Bank (1MB) | Amercian Security Bank (All CMI) |
Atari(1MB) | Atari |
Benilyn 1MB) | Benilyn |
Avon tocarra 1MB) | Avon tocarra |
CBS news 20 sec 1MB) | CBS news 20 sec |
CBS news 30 sec 1MB) | CBS news 30 sec |
CMI demo (5MB) | CMI demo from r-to-r tape |
Cinerama(1MB) | Produced by George Barker, composed Tim Cross (all CMI) |
Lincoln LN7(1MB) | Lincoln mercury LN7 |
Lincoln LW(1MB) | Lincoln mercury, Long walk |
Lincoln mercury White Lightning (1MB) | Lincoln mercury White Lightning |
Motorcraft battery (1MB) | Motorcraft battery |
Motorcraft (1MB) | Motorcraft |
Seven up(1MB) | Seven up carnival (all CMI) |
Unidentified 1(3MB) | Unidentified 1 |
Unidentified 2(3MB) | Unidentified 2 |
Unidentified 3(3MB) | Unidentified 3 |
Unidentified 4(3MB) | Unidentified 4 |
Unidentified 5(3MB) | Unidentified 5 |
Unidentified 6(3MB) | Unidentified 6 |
This page last updated by Peter Vogel 26th Jan 2011 |