CMI V

“PEERLESS SAMPLING CHARACTER

The CMI V is a spot-on reincarnation of the first commercially available digital sampling system in music history—the sonic powerhouse behind numerous early MTV-era megahits. We even went the extra mile and added new creative features that weren’t possible back in the day.

In 1980, the Fairlight CMI turned heads with the introduction of digital sampling. Now our software homage lets you turn some heads yourself.

With exotic new sound of digital samples, the promise of an all-in-one digital workstation, and a physical design right out of a sci-fi movie, the Fairlight CMI was an object of desire for most self-respecting ‘80s keyboardists. Countless musicians and producers weighed the risks of bank robbery in order to afford one. No need today. Our faithful recreation gives you the same tools that many MTV stars used to make a cannonball splash into the pool. We’ve even made lots of improvements and additions that bring added power to this keyboard legend, including an alternate additive synthesis engine and tons of new modulation options. No vintage keyboard collection is complete without the CMI V.

Now it’s your turn to experience the sound and power of the digital workstation that started it all.

Main Features

Software synthesizer playable through a MIDI keyboard
600 presets from the original CMI library
360 presets sounds made by Arturia sound designers
Expanded number of track to 10 with a polyphony per track up to 32
Perfect emulation of the analog filter response
Faithful recreation of the sampling and additive synthesis capacities of the instrument
Variable Bit Depth and Sample Rate
Introduction of a new sound generation mode: Spectral synthesis
Classic “page-R” inspired 32-step sequencer
24 sources of modulations per track to apply to all “CONTROL” parameters
High-quality output effects
VST, VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone operation”