Dave Smith, Father Of MIDI, To Get Technical Grammy

Dave Smith – before he created the Mopho synthesizer, the Evolver synthesizer, the Tetra synthesizer and the Tempest analog drum machine – warmed up by creating the Prophet line of synths and a little standard called MIDI. While synth fans have long recognized Smith as one of the pioneers of modern electronic music instruments, he… Read More Dave Smith, Father Of MIDI, To Get Technical Grammy

Dave Smith On Why Hardware Synths Still Matter – ‘Fun Is Extremely Important!’

Synth pioneer Dave Smith shared some interesting thoughts, recently, on why hardware synths still matter: How silly it is to have a computer screen—QWERTY keyboard and mouse on one side, MIDI keyboard on the other—and somehow try to have fun. Fun is extremely important when playing with a synth! Menus and typing and clicking and so… Read More Dave Smith On Why Hardware Synths Still Matter – ‘Fun Is Extremely Important!’