Three Questions With Dave Smith
- Danz
- May 3, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: May 3
Three questions with legendary engineer and founder of Sequential, Dave Smith.
Synth History: What initially drew you to developing synthesizers?
Dave: There were a number of factors. I always banged around on the family piano, and added guitar during The Beatles and British invasion in the mid-60s. I played in a couple bands during college days, playing guitar or bass. Meanwhile I was getting a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cal Berkeley - the late 60s were interesting times there!
After graduating, my first synth exposure was Switched On Bach, which of course was a huge breakthrough, musically and technically. Among many things, the album led me to a much wider appreciation of classical music, which I still love. Wendy Carlos was a hero, and we did end up meeting a few times over the years.
