SPECIFICATIONS
In 1982, the Fairlight CMI II, a slightly improved version of the CMI, was created.
The sampling rate turned from 24 to 32Khz, still in 8 bits.
The channel cards have been improved.
A MIDI card is available as an option.
But the main innovation was the inclusion of the Page R, created by Michael Carlos, the first sequencer with a graphic representation of the 8 tracks and notes. It was based on a system of patterns (sets of bars) that you could repeat, copy, paste … You could also quantify the notes. The Page R was a revolution in the use of sequencers. Some musicians bought a CMI only for this graphic sequencers.
Layout on the CMI-25 motherboard
ID | DESCRIPTION | SLOT |
---|---|---|
CMI-02 | Master card: control of 8 channel cards, ADC sampling, timerfunctions for sequencer and MCL | 1 |
CMI-01-A | Channel card with 16Kb waveform RAM CEM3320 (Rev 1 & 2) or SSM2045 (Rev 3 & 4) Filter | 3 to 10 |
CMI-07 | Analog interface card (optional): 16 inputs/outputs to control analog synthesizers | 11 |
Q148 | Lightpen card | 12 |
Q096 | 64Kb system RAM card | 13 to 15 |
Q032 | Processor control card | 16 |
Q026 | Dual 6800 processors | 17 |
QFC2 | Floppy disk controller | 18 |
Q045 | Graphics card | 19 |
Q025 | 16Kb video graphics RAM | 20 |