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Post by drbill on Jun 1, 2022 19:23:09 GMT -6
So sad....Dave Smith has left the building. What an influential guy in the way music has sounded over the last 50 years..... Rest in Peace Dave! Thanks for my Prophet 5, my Poly Evolver, and dozens of other toys you've designed that I've used to make music over the years. Grateful..... www.sequential.com |
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Post by Tbone81 on Jun 1, 2022 19:26:47 GMT -6
Oh damn, the music world is a lesser place without him. Sad to hear his passing.
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Jun 1, 2022 21:04:26 GMT -6
Legend. The Rev2 gets used everyday. Would love to own one of his earlier creations.
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Post by aremos on Jun 1, 2022 21:28:50 GMT -6
 A man that definitely made humanity better & made it possible for us to bring certain beautiful colors into our music.
He was the main person behind the creation & implementation of MIDI!
Wow! Still use my original Prophet 600 (1st synth, along w/ the DX-7, with MIDI) & love using the 5 & other stuff he created.
(Fortunately got to meet him @ 1 of the NAMM shows) |
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Post by Guitar on Jun 1, 2022 21:47:59 GMT -6
Wow, what a legend indeed. So much influence, so many groundbreaking designs, stayed busy till the day he died. He left a lot of good things for the rest of us.
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Post by drumsound on Jun 2, 2022 0:13:18 GMT -6
He really did touch soooooo much.
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Post by yewtreemagic on Jun 2, 2022 5:55:54 GMT -6
What sad loss to us all - my Prophet 12 has enlivened lots of my music, and will continue to do so for many years to come.
You will never be forgotten Dave Smith.
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Post by mcirish on Jun 2, 2022 7:32:21 GMT -6
A true giant in synths and pioneer with MIDI. It makes me feel real old, when I remember when his first products came out. I could only dream of ever getting a Prophet 5. I had to settle for lesser instruments for a long time. He really changed music.
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Post by bradd on Jun 2, 2022 7:38:41 GMT -6
I hated learning this last night. My Prophet 5 Rev 4 has been extremely inspirational.
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Post by drbill on Jun 2, 2022 7:52:33 GMT -6
Dave is gone way too early at only 72.
It's crazy to think that Dave designed the prophet 5 in 77. At only 27 years old!!!!!!! What a brilliant forward thinking guy. Digital microprocessor control of analog electronics.
Then he came out with rev.4 of the Prophet 5 in the last year at 71 years old. Wow. What a bookend legacy with a lot of other great stuff in the middle!
He will be sadly missed.... The electronic music world is a little less bright today than it was last week.....
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Post by parasitk on Jun 3, 2022 19:36:01 GMT -6
I am so upset about this. Massive loss.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 6:12:23 GMT -6
Dug out an old midi box for a band's project today and thought of Dave. r.i.p..
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