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Dave Smith (right) with fellow synth pioneer Don Buchla clutching a Mopho at AES 2008
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The MusicRadar Team, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 1:07 pm UTC
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Dave Smith (right) with fellow synth pioneer Don Buchla clutching a Mopho at AES 2008
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The more you reflect on Dave Smith’s achievements, the more impressive they become. In the Prophet-5, he designed one of the most popular and influential synths in history (he also founded Sequential Circuits, the company that manufactured it) and his current range of instruments includes some contemporary classics (the Evolver, Prophet ’08, Mopho and Tetra, for example). If that wasn’t enough, he also helped to invent MIDI in 1981 - how’s that for a CV?
“Dave Smith for the Prophet-5 and Prophet-8, Bob Moog for Moog”. (Thanks, Elvis2)
“Dave Smith - the Prophet is amazing”. (From Tom via email, thanks)
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