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Here’s Jan Hammer in an 80s power suit rocking his Miami Vice theme on the Fairlight CMI
I swear this isn’t a parody. It’s just Jan Hammer going full-on Miami Vice to his own theme. There are still gratuitous swimwear shots, but now the camera lingers over the Fairlight CMI interface.
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Thomas Dolby’s 1989 explanation of synthesis with the Muppets and a fly in a box is pretty ingenious
Thomas Dolby on Jim Henson’s little-known The Ghost of Faffner Hall manages an explanation of synthesis basics that is surprisingly original. And it involves a fly in a matchbox and a Minimoog.
Arturia’s Fairlight, Clavinet, DX-7, and Buchla Easel are each a steal
Arturia now offer these classic instruments individually – with another 50% off through January 10 – and have video tutorials to teach you how to use them.
Peter Kirn - December 27, 2017
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