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Dave Smith — the American engineer and musician known best as the founder of synthesizer company Sequential — has died. Smith's passing was announced by Sequential yesterday (June 1), though a cause ...

SYNTH WEEK 2026: In the late ‘60s, music technology was expensive, unwieldy and mostly out of reach. Synths were the size of refrigerators and access was limited to well-funded studios and successful ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Previously leaked by a Belgian retailer Sequential has confirmed the existence of a new analogue ...

Leading synth pioneer and creator of the iconic Prophet synthesiser, Dave Smith, has passed away at age 72. Smith’s founding synth company Sequential announced the news of his passing on Instagram and ...

“It’s not often that you get to revisit your past, retrieve some of its magic, and give it new life,” says Dave Smith When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Last week, Behringer previewed a new synthesiser, the Pro-16. Though still in the prototype stages, the synth closely resembles the Prophet-5 design, which was pioneered by Sequential in 1978. Via a ...

Dave Smith, the Sequential founder and synthmaker known as the father of MIDI, has died, Sequential said. He was 72. Artists including Flying Lotus, Hot Chip, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon paid tribute ...

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With his Sequential company, Smith also introduced the Prophet-5 synth, an industry standard-setter in the '80s. By Andrew Unterberger Dave Smith, a key figure in the development of synth technology ...

Dave Smith, a pioneer in synthesizer technology and the founder of Sequential, has passed away, the company announced early Thursday morning. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dave ...