1950 - 2022
Dave Smith (engineer) American Inventor
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| First Name |
Dave
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1949
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| Birthplace |
San Francisco
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| Died |
31st May, 2022
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Synthesizer designer, developer of MIDI, Entrepreneur
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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David J. Smith (1950–2022) 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. 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.
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