David J. Smith (1950–May 31 2022[1]) was an American en... - dofaq.co
David J. Smith (1950–May 31 2022[1]) was an American en...David J. Smith (1950–May 31 2022[1]) was an American engineer and musician and founder of the synthesizer company Sequential. Smith was responsible for the first commercial polyphonic and microprocessor-controlled synthesizer, the Prophet-5, and later the multitimbral synthesizer.[2] He is also referred to as the "Father of MIDI" for his role in the development of MIDI, now a standard interface protocol for electronic instruments and recording/pro audio equipment.[3]
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