This is a picture of Jim producing with engineer, Joe Hardy, the first time they worked with the Fairlight in Studio C at Ardent. The artist, songwriter Sandy Carroll, said that Jim hated it, but that was before he and Joe mastered the new software and perfected the mysterious technique of Quantizing.
The owner/founder of Ardent, John Fry, said about quantizing, "Describe Quantizing in a simple way? Impossible."
Jim's son, Cody, North Mississippi Allstars' drummer extraordinaire, talks about the Fairlight and his dad:
" I love this picture of Dad and Hardy, working on the Fairlight. They were so far ahead of their time it is mind-boggling. I remember Dad telling me about sampling snare drums before rap music even existed. They were inventing the future."
The owner/founder of Ardent, John Fry, said about quantizing, "Describe Quantizing in a simple way? Impossible."
Jim's son, Cody, North Mississippi Allstars' drummer extraordinaire, talks about the Fairlight and his dad:
" I love this picture of Dad and Hardy, working on the Fairlight. They were so far ahead of their time it is mind-boggling. I remember Dad telling me about sampling snare drums before rap music even existed. They were inventing the future."
