#sequential circuits

[ourthoughtsonsound]

[catsonsynthesizersinspace]

[bestsynthtourney]

Round 1:

Which synth do you like more?

ARP Odyssey 1 2800

Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 Rev4

Voting ended onApr 4

This is based off of LOOKS, not sound or reputation.

Propaganda below the cut!

Prophet-10: "This is the last version of the Prophet 10, released in 2020 and my favourite. It has a single 61 note keyboard, compared with the dual keyboards of earlier Prophet 10s, so it is more compact. The styling is pure Prophet, with those wonderful 1980's style pushbuttons with the embedded LEDs. The panel is matt black with a natural wood base frame, and the controls are clearly marked and well-grouped."

[shugmonkey]

1970s/80s Vintage Sequential Circuits Ads

[tr-707]

synths and effects cross-stitch by @stitchy.nati on ig

[hardfloor]

R.I.P. Dave Smith,

founder of Sequential and ‘father’ of MIDI, has died at 72

Condolences to his family and friends

Dave Smith, founder of Sequential and ‘father’ of MIDI, has died at 72

Dave Smith, founder of Sequential and whose contributions to MIDI were instrumental to the world of music, has died at the age of 72.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING ! 🖤

[iamnotdame]

Whether I pursue any more music opportunities or not, music will always be life. 🎹

[moog-walk]

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 was released in 1978 and was welcomed by many artists at the time, including Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), Bernie Worrell (Parliament), Ozzy Osborne, Berlin, The Eurythmics, and Kraftwerk.

In an interview with Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, he listed the Prophet 5/10 as one of his favourite keyboards:

“I was sitting by a pool in Oakland, sometime in 1977. This bloke came over to me and introduced himself as Dave Smith. He said, ‘I’m building a synth’. At first, I didn’t pay much attention. Everybody was building synths in the ‘70s. You could get a synth kit with your monthly electronic project mag. ‘Granny, what are you doing? Making soup?’ ‘No, I’m building a synth.’ But then he told me that this synth was going to be a polyphonic version of the Minimoog. Ah, now that’s interesting.

He pulled out reams and reams of circuit diagrams, which were completely useless to me. Didn’t have a clue what he was on about. I said, ‘If you want to appeal to Minimoog users, you need the layout to look similar’, and I sketched a rough Moog panel on a napkin. Anyway, off he went, and I never expected to hear from him again.

The following year, I was living in Switzerland and this huge parcel turned up on the doorstep. It was one of the very first Prophet 5s with a thank you note from Dave. It had patch memory! You didn’t have to mess around trying to recreate your favourite sounds. Thanks, Dave."

Interview from Music Radar:

https://www.musicradar.com/amp/news/rick-wakeman-on-his-top-5-synths-i-suddenly-had-an-instrument-that-could-give-the-guitar-a-run-for-its-money

“Without synths, I wouldn’t have been able to play the music I wanted to play”