August 31, the Dave Smith Instruments company held a rebranding, timed to the 40th anniversary of their iconic musical instrument Prophet-5. From now on the company itself is called Sequential again, and all the subsequent pruducts will be produced under that label.

One of the most famous synths of all time, Roland's first digital synthesizer and mega successful in sales, involved in a variety of popular musical compositions and soundtracks of the late 80's and 90's. It was one of the first to open our eyes to the real power of the digital music and became the object of lust for many generations of musicians, and is still being bought and resold for decent money. It is the most recopied and revived instrument by the Japanese company itself. D-50 is a digital synthesizer with the LA - Linear Arithmetic - engine. On September 9, 2017, to celebrate the 30th birthday of the synth, Roland released another reincarnation, this time with no functional compromise. Meet the best-selling (in the foreseeable future) module from the Boutique series - Roland D-05!

The author of the starshipfive channel makes covers of famous, favorite tunes performed originally with the help of synthesizers. The skills of the Portuguese musician as much as the right choice of the instruments help achieve that stunning sound and even bring on some nostalgia. The channel has been available since August, 2011 and has attracted many fans. Starshipfive will not only give you familiar tracks but also introduce you to the sound and all the sonic techniques of the cult electronic musical instruments of the 90s.

Prophet~5 was talked about, copied, imitated, re-created but Dave Smith knew he could do a lot, he could do better, he could do anything and he wasn’t going to be a one-hit-wonder (no matter how great and immortal this kind of fame is) – he tried to make fans forget about “P5” or leave it as a nostalgic shelter putting them on a low-P5 (and P5-free) diet while releasing something just slightly reminiscent of the cult synth. Balancing between the market reality and his own ideas Smith tried to alternate them launching Prophet '08, Prophet 12, Pro 2, Prophet~6 crowning the “ration” with OB-6 made in cooperation with Tom Oberheim. Dave Smith Instruments – is neither a sequent nor a “Sequential”, DSI is a modern self-sufficient brand which is unique and great enough to be followed as a role model.

There can be lots of reasons listed here telling you why Korg, Yamaha and Roland will not quit the market until it’s clear that music sells and the sun rises in Japan. It doesn’t matter that Yamaha has its motorcycles because Korg and Roland won’t get lost in business, they’ll succeed in whatever they’ll do. That’s for sure.