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 ...

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Even if you don’t know a sine wave from a sawtooth, you’ve likely heard a Sequential synthesizer before. The original Prophet-5 synth, released in 1978, supplies the squelchy bass solo in “Burning ...

Sam Ash announces that the Sequential Prophet X hybrid synthesizer is now available via its online store. The bi-timbral ...

Dave Smith — the electronic music pioneer behind MIDI and the inventor of the iconic Prophet-5 synthesizer — has died, San Francisco-based synthesizer company Sequential announced this week. Smith ...