Wow. Right in the middle of his greatest comeback, having re-acquired the Sequential name, releasing innovative products like the Take 5… An incredible career and legacy, yet still taken far too soon.
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Rip 
I honestly can’t believe it…
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Thanks Dave
Damn. 
He seemed like a really nice dude and his contributions to electronic music are undeniable. RIP.
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Jeez, sad news, RIP
What a huge loss. I’m glad for him that he managed to get Sequential set up somewhere where the legacy will hopefully be safe and get the P5 and OB-X reissues out before he went — that must have been a relief.
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This is really sad news and very unexpected. He always came across as a very healthy energetic man. He was present at Superbooth even. Really shocked…
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Rest in Peace Dave Smith, thank you for your life lived.
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RIP Dave. So glad you were here
Sad, sad news- RIP 
Damn…
I’ve literally only just managed to get my own DSI Prophet '08 in the past couple weeks - so strange timing for me.
Been a lot of these recently ay
Thank you Dave for all you have done. What a legend.
I rarely comment this kind of topic and share my feelings…
I read it as soon as I woke up, some minutes ago, in front of the well visible pro 2.
I know that’s life, but hell what a blow in the stomach.
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This is so incredibly sad. A huge loss for humanity.
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anyone know what happened? was he ill?
Oh wow this is unexpected… 72? Too young!
Rest In Peace Dave! And condolences to his family.
I was already thinking … isn’t this the guy who invented midi … way bigger impact than any individual synth, surely?
EDIT should have read the whole thread before replying, sorry.
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Terribly sad news.