"Smith, Dave"@en . . . "American computer engineer" . . "Dave Smith is an engineer and musician who has pioneered many groundbreaking music technologies. Smith was responsible for the first polyphonic and microprocessor-controlled synthesizer, the Prophet 5, and later the multitimbral synthesizer. He is also referred to as the \"Father of MIDI\" for his role in the development of MIDI, now a standard interface protocol for electronic instruments and recording/pro audio equipment."@en . .