Table of Contents
45 relations: ARP 2600, ARP Instruments, California, Dave Smith (engineer), Digital Control Bus, Dr. Dre, Drum machine, Drumtraks, Evolver (synthesizer), Fact (UK magazine), Focusrite, Future plc, Harvard University Press, Ikutaro Kakehashi, John Carpenter, Keyboard (magazine), Korg, Korg Wavestation, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Microprocessor, MIDI, Minimoog, Moog synthesizer, Music Maker Publications, Music sequencer, NAMM Show, Polyphony and monophony in instruments, Programming (music), Prophet '08, Prophet-5, Roland Corporation, Sampling (music), San Francisco, Software synthesizer, Sound on Sound, Standardization, Stockton Street (San Francisco), Synthesizer, Technical Grammy Award, Technical standard, The New York Times, United States, Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha TX16W.
- 1987 mergers and acquisitions
- Electronics companies established in 1974
- Manufacturing companies based in San Francisco
- Manufacturing companies established in 1974
- Synthesizer manufacturing companies of the United States
- Yamaha Corporation
ARP 2600
The ARP 2600 is a subtractive synthesizer first produced by ARP Instruments, Inc in 1971.
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ARP Instruments
ARP Instruments, Inc. was a Lexington, Massachusetts manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, founded by Alan Robert Pearlman in 1969. Sequential (company) and ARP Instruments are synthesizer manufacturing companies of the United States.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Dave Smith (engineer)
David Joseph Smith (April 2, 1950 – May 31, 2022) was an American engineer and founder of the synthesizer company Sequential.
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Digital Control Bus
DCB (Digital Control Bus, Digital Connection Bus or Digital Communication Bus in some sources) was a proprietary data interchange interface by Roland Corporation, developed in 1981 and introduced in 1982 in their Roland Juno-60 and Roland Jupiter-8 products.
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Dr. Dre
Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr.
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Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
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Drumtraks
The Drumtraks, also referred to as the Drumtraks Model 400, is a drum machine released by the American company Sequential in 1984.
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Evolver (synthesizer)
The Evolver is an analog-digital hybrid synthesizer designed by Dave Smith and manufactured by Dave Smith Instruments.
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Fact (UK magazine)
Fact is a music publication that launched in the UK in 2003.
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Focusrite
Focusrite PLC is an English music and audio products group based in High Wycombe, England (with its history in Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.). The Focusrite Group trades under eight brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation, Ampify Music, Optimal Audio and Sequential. Sequential (company) and Focusrite are 2021 mergers and acquisitions.
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Future plc
Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Among its many titles are Country Life, Homes and Gardens, Decanter, Marie Claire, and The Week. Zillah Byng-Thorne was chief executive officer from 2014 to 2023, when she was replaced by Jon Steinberg.
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Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.
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Ikutaro Kakehashi
, also known by the nickname Taro, was a Japanese engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur.
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John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor.
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Keyboard (magazine)
Keyboard is a magazine that originally covered electronic keyboard instruments and keyboardists, though with the advent of computer-based recording and audio technology, they have added digital music technology to their regular coverage, including those not strictly pertaining to the keyboard-related instruments.
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Korg
, founded as Keio Electronic Laboratories, is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners.
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Korg Wavestation
The Korg Wavestation is a vector synthesis synthesizer first produced in the early 1990s and later re-released as a software synthesizer in 2004.
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Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.
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Microprocessor
A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs.
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MIDI
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music.
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Minimoog
The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981.
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Moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer is a modular synthesizer invented by the American engineer Robert Moog in 1964.
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Music Maker Publications
Music Maker Publications is a publishing company established in Ely, Britain in 1986, that specialized in books and magazines relevant to the music industry.
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Music sequencer
A music sequencer (or audio sequencer or simply sequencer) is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Control, and possibly audio and automation data for digital audio workstations (DAWs) and plug-ins.
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NAMM Show
The NAMM Show is an annual trade show in the United States organized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), which describes it as "the industry’s largest stage, uniting the global music, sound and entertainment technology communities".
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Polyphony and monophony in instruments
Polyphony is a property of musical instruments that means that they can play multiple independent melody lines simultaneously.
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Programming (music)
Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices and computer software, such as sequencers and workstations or hardware synthesizers, sampler and sequencers, to generate sounds of musical instruments.
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Prophet '08
The Prophet '08 is a polyphonic analog synthesizer released by Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) in 2007.
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Prophet-5
The Prophet-5 is an analog synthesizer manufactured by the American company Sequential.
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Roland Corporation
is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment, and software.
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Sampling (music)
In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
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Software synthesizer
A software synthesizer or softsynth is a computer program that generates digital audio, usually for music.
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Sound on Sound
Sound on Sound is a monthly music technology magazine.
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Standardization
Standardization (American English) or standardisation (British English) is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments.
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Stockton Street (San Francisco)
Stockton Street is a north-south street in San Francisco.
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Synthesizer
A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.
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Technical Grammy Award
The Technical Grammy Award is a Special Merit Grammy Award presented to individuals or companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
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Technical standard
A technical standard is an established norm or requirement for a repeatable technical task which is applied to a common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, and related management systems practices.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Yamaha Corporation
is a Japanese musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer.
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Yamaha TX16W
The Yamaha TX16W is a rack-mount sampler sound module made by Yamaha.
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See also
1987 mergers and acquisitions
- 7-Eleven
- ASEA
- Air California
- Amerock
- Anchor Hocking
- Austin Airways
- Baker Hughes
- Belize Telemedia Limited
- Bresler's 33 Flavors
- Brunet (pharmacy)
- C. F. Palmer, Ltd
- Chappell & Co.
- Cirrus (interbank network)
- Continental AG
- Cycle World
- Donaldson's
- Dunkermotoren
- Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
- Fairbridge (charity)
- Fleetway Publications
- Fox Photo
- Freight Rover
- Fusosha Publishing
- General Tire
- Goldline International
- Goldring (audio company)
- Hanna-Barbera
- Heinemann (publisher)
- Horsehead Corporation
- Japan Institute of Architects
- Kenner Products
- Landis+Gyr
- Marine Midland Bank
- Mikro-Gen
- Monolithic Memories
- O-I Glass
- OppenheimerFunds
- Orange Julius
- Parker Brothers
- Purolator Filters
- Sequential (company)
- Shaw's and Star Market
- Superdrug
- TJ Maxx
- Waterman Pen Company
- Worldvision Enterprises
Electronics companies established in 1974
- Foxconn
- Gemini Sound
- Keyence
- Lowry Solutions
- Ross Video
- Sangean
- Sequential (company)
- Sonda S.A.
- Threshold Audio
- Towada Audio
- Wilson Audio
- Zilog
Manufacturing companies based in San Francisco
- Adina World Beat Beverages
- American Giant
- Benefit Cosmetics
- Blackbird Guitars
- Boombotix
- Boudin Bakery
- California Automobile Company
- Campari America
- Emerson USA
- Fitbit
- Fort Point Beer Company
- Fowler Airplane Corporation
- Giant Powder Company
- Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company
- Hampton Creek
- Hawkes Ocean Technologies
- Heine-Velox
- Hills Bros. Coffee
- June (company)
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- Liftware
- Lit Motors
- McRoskey Mattress Company
- Mission Motors
- Oberheim Electronics
- Obi Worldphone
- Pacific Rolling Mill Company
- Pax Labs
- R. Torre & Company, Inc.
- Schlage
- Schoenstein & Co.
- Sequential (company)
- Soma Fabrications
- Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
- Stohr Cars
- TCHO
- Tempo Automation
- Union Iron Works
- University Games Corporation
- W. L. Holman Car Company
- Western Pipe and Steel Company
Manufacturing companies established in 1974
- ALFA (Mexico)
- ARM Cement Limited
- Airedale International Air Conditioning
- Asenav
- Avangan
- Azam Jahi Mills, Warangal
- Casablanca Fan Company
- Cavotec
- Cornish Crabbers
- Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
- Down East Yachts
- Gentex (automotive supplier)
- Haco Industries Kenya Limited
- Hibar Systems
- Jobe Water Sports
- Kaas Tailored
- Kershaw Knives
- Lancer Yachts
- Lancs Industries
- LeSportsac
- Lego Produktions AG Schweiz
- Marmot (company)
- Qatar Steel
- S2 Yachts
- Samsung Heavy Industries
- Sequential (company)
- Shubb
- Silca S.p.A.
- Staub (cookware)
- TOM'S
- Tama Drums
- Taylor Guitars
- Triple Super Phosphate Complex Limited
- VAUDE
- William Drake (organ builder)
- Wipaire
- Zenair
Synthesizer manufacturing companies of the United States
- ARP Instruments
- Alesis
- Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments
- Con Brio, Inc.
- E-mu Systems
- Electronic Music Laboratories
- Ensoniq
- Kurzweil Music Systems
- Metasonix
- Moog Music
- Multivox
- New England Digital
- Oberheim Electronics
- PAiA Electronics
- Peavey Electronics
- Sequential (company)
- Serge synthesizer
- Studio Electronics
- Synthesizers.com
Yamaha Corporation
- Ampeg
- Bösendorfer
- Contemode
- DYL Motorcycles
- Everett Piano Company
- Genichi Kawakami
- Júbilo Iwata
- Line 6 (company)
- Motori Minarelli
- Nayib Bukele
- Rogers Drums
- Sequential (company)
- Shizuoka Blue Revs
- Sportsland Sugo
- Steinberg
- Torakusu Yamaha
- World Popular Song Festival
- Yamaha Artist Services
- Yamaha Corporation
- Yamaha Entertainment Group
- Yamaha Motor Company
- Yamaha Music Foundation
- Yamaha Music London
- Yamaha Stadium
- Yamaha XG
- Yamaha products
References
Also known as Dave Smith Instruments, Pro-One, Prophet 600, Prophet Rev 2, Prophet VS, Sequential Circuits, Sequential Circuits Inc., Sequential Circuits Pro-One.

