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by dewclin 998 days ago
... and here's the Fairlight in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0mF9soHA8M
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ano-ther 997 days ago
Which one is it? I see a Yamaha DX1, an EMU emulator II and Technics PX.

There are some screens that look like Fairlight control screens. Is the Fairlight used for the background drums and base etc?

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lozf 997 days ago
2 Fairlight CMI's in the background behind Chris Lowe:

The off-white CPU units are immediately to the lower right of the video-wall, then to the right of them, you can see the same light colored musical keyboards, one on top of the other. On the top one you can see the 2 QWERTY keyboards (black case white keys) in front of their green screen monitors.

Saying "in action" may have set expectations a little high ;)

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logbiscuitswave 997 days ago
It’s pretty remarkable that they attempted to perform this live. Fairlight CMIs weren’t exactly renowned for their reliability.

As legend has it, there were several mishaps during setup and the gear wasn’t working until minutes before the performance (and what they had was completely bodged together). This may explain why they look so nervous during the start.

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