The world's first digital synthesiser was developed right here in Canberra.
The Fairlight Computer Music Instrument was developed in Australia and took the music world by storm. Shaping the sound of the 80s and the changing way music would be made forever. But before the Fairlight was the Fairlight there was the Qasar. A world-first digital sampler, synthesiser, sequencer that was developed right here in Canberra.
A Mustard Flats Original
Produced by Samantha Bennett & Nic Vevers
Special thanks to:
Australian National University Archives
National Archives of Australia
Trove: National Library of Australia
ArtsACT
Supported by ACT Government
Featuring music by Newborn Noise
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