Even the "gods" wear socks. He was that down to earth, despite his monumental accomplishments and contributions to music. He adopted us and we adopted him into our small techno community. Dave Smith. Founder of Sequential Circuits, designer of the Prophet 5, inventor of MIDI. It’s so amazing to see so many people sharing their personal experiences about Dave Smith. He was THAT amazing. I’m still in shock. BPM Festival-Detroit Love 2017 Pic courtesy of @fidelmakesmusic