His approach to sampling was quite unique - using the samples to actually capture the nuances of each strings tone and harmonic differences, then using each sample as a “string” - brilliant. Makes sense since he was originally a guitar player. Most folks were just using library as a simple playback machine or drum machine. His pushed the realism that one could achieve if thinking differently - especially with the limited audio quality of the IIx.
i loved this recording back in 1984 ... played it over and over! in retrospective I now love the digital 'aliasing' that you can prominently hear on the sustained guitar samples at 0:48 plus. I have all 12 sound maker tapes .... this is my fav. part! thx for posting.
As i can hear there are real many erasure sounds in the last ,some of the closest mayby is Cirkus and Ship of fools , When i needed you ,actually funny he went around wiht 3 albums even erasure wasent even started eyt :-) th-cam.com/video/8Sr28DCk-7s/w-d-xo.html
Crunchy 8 bit samples - brings back memories. You really had to work hard to avoid the aliasing and quantization noise with the early samplers. Around the 2:50 mark it sounds pretty clean, if not high-fidelity by today's standards. And in 1984 you got change back from your $150,000...
I bet he locked himself away for months experimenting on this. groundbreaking instrument, even if it was 'crunchy' sounding. now ironically, we have incredibly clean sample rates, but buy virtual instruments to emulate this old sampler. some just love the gritty sound
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His approach to sampling was quite unique - using the samples to actually capture the nuances of each strings tone and harmonic differences, then using each sample as a “string” - brilliant. Makes sense since he was originally a guitar player. Most folks were just using library as a simple playback machine or drum machine. His pushed the realism that one could achieve if thinking differently - especially with the limited audio quality of the IIx.
Nice find! Thanks for sharing. I've always enjoyed Vince Clark's style. The man is a synth-genius :)
TY for posting this Fairlight video with Vince Clarke. The Fairlight was the very first DAW, made in Australia!
i loved this recording back in 1984 ... played it over and over! in retrospective I now love the digital 'aliasing' that you can prominently hear on the sustained guitar samples at 0:48 plus. I have all 12 sound maker tapes .... this is my fav. part! thx for posting.
Thanks for the upload. The rhythm track he creates is ace.
Thanks , really enjoyed listening to it.
Good quality, I have the original tape somewhere! .probably left it in the loft with my mk1 cmi 😂.
Pure nostalgia! :) :) :) I'm 18 again!
Anyone know if the part starting at 6:21 ever became a full song?
As i can hear there are real many erasure sounds in the last ,some of the closest mayby is Cirkus and Ship of fools , When i needed you ,actually funny he went around wiht 3 albums even erasure wasent even started eyt :-) th-cam.com/video/8Sr28DCk-7s/w-d-xo.html
I wouldn’t be surprised if this same Fairlight was used on ‘The Peter Pan Effect’ by Robert Marlow
i swear i've heard it before somewhere
Crunchy 8 bit samples - brings back memories. You really had to work hard to avoid the aliasing and quantization noise with the early samplers. Around the 2:50 mark it sounds pretty clean, if not high-fidelity by today's standards. And in 1984 you got change back from your $150,000...
I bet he locked himself away for months experimenting on this.
groundbreaking instrument, even if it was 'crunchy' sounding.
now ironically, we have incredibly clean sample rates, but buy virtual instruments to emulate this old sampler. some just love the gritty sound
Think I still have the tape this was on?
Have you got any more of this?
Sadly not - what you hear is how it was recorded on the original magazine cassette.