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Sequential (company)

Sequential is an American synthesizer company founded in 1974 as Sequential Circuits by Dave Smith. In 1978, Sequential released the Prophet-5, the first programmable polyphonic synthesizer, which was widely used in the music industry. In the 1980s, Sequential was important in the development of MIDI, a technical standard for synchronizing electronic…

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Founded
1974; 52 years ago (1974)
Headquarters
1527 Stockton Street San Francisco, California, U.S.
Brands
Prophet
Formerly
Sequential Circuits · Dave Smith Instruments
Key people
Dave Smith (founder)
Parent
Focusrite

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Sequential (company)

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples13
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Sequential (company)

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Formerly · 2
Sequential (company) → Dave Smith Instruments, Sequential Circuits
Brands · 1
Sequential (company) → Prophet
Founded · 1
Sequential (company) → 1974; 52 years ago (1974)
Headquarters · 1
Sequential (company) → 1527 Stockton Street San Francisco, California, U.S.
Key people · 1
Sequential (company) → Dave Smith (founder)
Parent · 1
Sequential (company) → Focusrite
Products · 1
Sequential (company) → Synthesizers
Website · 1
Sequential (company) → sequential.com

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sequential smith dave instruments prophet-5 circuits first synthesizer company yamaha midi released focusrite 1974 synthesizers 2015 digital instrument standard technology

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sequential (company)BrandsProphet1.00infobox
Sequential (company)FormerlySequential Circuits1.00infobox
Sequential (company)FormerlyDave Smith Instruments1.00infobox
Sequential (company)Founded1974; 52 years ago (1974)1.00infobox
Sequential (company)Headquarters1527 Stockton Street San Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Sequential (company)Key peopleDave Smith (founder)1.00infobox
Sequential (company)ParentFocusrite1.00infobox
Sequential (company)ProductsSynthesizers1.00infobox
Sequential (company)Websitesequential.com1.00infobox
Michael Jacksoninstance ofused by musicians0.80text
Madonnainstance ofused by musicians0.80text
and Dr Dreinstance ofused by musicians0.80text

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