#13 - Rediscovering Fairlight!
#13 - Rediscovering Fairlight! In 2001, I embarked on a brief stint as an in-house audio engineer with a channel that had just unveiled two state-of-the-art studios in Mumbai, dedicated primarily to mixing promos. These studios were equipped with cutting-edge Fairlight MFX3 plus systems. For those unfamiliar with Fairlight, a brief historical backdrop is in order. Two visionary Australian engineers initially set out to create a synthesiser capable of generating any sound, but their efforts ultimately led to the birth of the world's first sampler, known as the Fairlight CMI. Upon its launch in 1971, it revolutionised music production. In 1989, Fairlight ESP (Electric Sound and Picture) was established to produce products exclusively for the post-production market. Fairlight ESP developed standalone DAWs (the MFX systems) tailored for audio post-production in video and film. These systems found widespread use by esteemed entities like NHK in Japan, BBC, NBC, Skywalker...