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From the Prophet-5 to the Fourm, the story of Sequential in 10 synths, sequencers and drum machines

The Prophet ’08 was seen as a rebirth of the Prophet series, in an 8-voice synthesiser, which offered two oscillators per voice, but now in a DCO format. It was deemed as the return of an analogue ...
ecoustics

5 Songs Featuring the Legendary Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

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 ...
Yahoo

How a Prophet-5, a kalimba and a prog rock sample inspired the genesis of Bonobo’s biggest track

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ye Rin Mok Electronic artist Bonobo has made an appearance on the Tape Notes podcast, ...
KCRW

Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer

The sound of pop music in the '80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the most impactful people behind that sound was inventor Dave Smith, creator of the Prophet-5 synthesizer and founder of ...
The Washington Post

Dave Smith, whose Prophet-5 synthesizer powered ’80s pop, dies at 72

Dave Smith, an engineer who helped create the Prophet-5 synthesizer, which became a staple of 1980s pop music, as well as the MIDI electronic system that allowed drum machines, keyboards, sequencers — ...