Music technology was an expensive business back in the late 60s. It was very much the preserve of the rich or culturally successful elite, at least until a degree of democratisation occurred, during ...

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 ...

His innovations included the first polyphonic, programmable synthesizer and the universal connectivity of MIDI. By Jon Pareles Dave Smith, a groundbreaking synthesizer designer, died on May 31 in ...

As technology continues to evolve, synthesizers have become the most versatile instruments in the studio, with all sorts of sounds and effects right at your fingertips. Not only are new synthesizers ...

Synth designer Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and designer of the groundbreaking Prophet-5 synth, has died at the age of 72. A short statement on the Sequential website says: “It is with ...

Dave Smith, the founder of Sequential Circuits and an influential figure in the world of synths and electronic music equipment, has died, aged 72. A statement shared by Smith’s family, confirming his ...

American synthesizer company Sequential Circuits recently announced a brand new compact desktop version of their iconic Prophet-5 synthesizer. The Prophet-5 was the first programmable polyphonic synth ...