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Dave Smith, ‘Father of MIDI’ and Designer of Prophet-5 Synth, Has Died

Dave Smith, a giant of the synthesizer industry who built the Prophet-5 and was bestowed the title “Father of MIDI,” died Wednesday (June 1). He was 72. Smith founded synth company Sequential Circuits ...
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Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer

The sound of pop music in the '80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the most impactful people behind that sound was inventor Dave Smith, creator of the Prophet-5 synthesizer and founder of ...
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Dave Smith, Synth Pioneer and ‘Father of MIDI,’ Dies at 72

Dave Smith, a key figure in the development of synth technology in the ’70s and ’80s, has died. The official Instagram account for Sequential, the synthesizer company that he founded in 1974, ...
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Synthesizer Design Pioneer and “Father of MIDI” Dave Smith to Give AES Heyser Lecture at Upcoming AES Los Angeles Convention

— “Synthesizers: From Analog to Digital to Software to Analog” presentation to be featured at AES 141st Convention — New York, NY — The AES 141st International Convention in Los Angeles, taking place ...
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Dave Smith's Mopho keyboard prototype wows analog fanboys at NAMM (video)

Dave Smith's name is as revered in the synth business as those of Tom Oberheim and "Handsome Ron" Casio. Having had his hands in everything from the Prophet 5 synth to developing the MIDI ...
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Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer

Dave Smith, a pioneer of the synthesizer, revolutionized pop music in the 1980s. David Bowie and Madonna are among the legions who used his... Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the ...