Word: fairlight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bach, a fetching electronic counterfeit that alerted musicians to the instrument's possibilities. Carlos, however, had to synthesize each phrase individually and put the whole thing together on tape, a laborious, time-consuming process. By contrast, today's advanced digital synthesizers, such as the Synclavier and the Fairlight (typical cost: $30,000) are easier to play, far more versatile and smaller than a Hammond organ. In 1982 more than 40,000 synthesizers were sold...
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