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mumpcake · Post by **mumpcake** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 2:48 am

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2 ... dies-at-87

In addition to founding Roland, he was one of the chief architects of the MIDI specification.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:07 am

They're going to design his boutique-size headstone in plastic with a monophonic epitaph and it'll be expensive.

xalama qo · Post by **xalama qo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:05 am

Wow, sad news. What an amazing legacy!

Timfonie · Post by **Timfonie** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:13 am

The father of MIDI, of the TR-808 and of so much more. Thank you for your wonderful role in the world of electronic musical instruments.

Dillinger · Post by **Dillinger** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:37 pm

An age without samples is a brilliant read. Great mind lost.

mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:42 pm

rest in groove Ikutari Kakehashi

AsPeeXXXVIII · Post by **AsPeeXXXVIII** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:47 pm

Oh geez, this is a big one indeed.

Rest in peace.

Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:53 pm

mad respect for his work

RIP

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:37 pm

Roland's technical heritage supports a substantial part of the music world today -- without it, most of us would probably not be on KVR one way or another. Despite never having used any Roland gear, the GM/GS specification was part of my musical "upbringing" almost. I wouldn't be playing (sampled) drums (over MIDI) today if I'd not tried to work out why Soundfonts were so bad... Of course, Ikutaro Kakehashi (and Roland)'s history in music and technology goes back years before that and continued in other areas long after.

A true musical force. RIP.

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:15 am

mellotronaut wrote:rest in groove Ikutari Kakehashi

Nice epitaph.

RIP Ikaturo, and thanks for inspiring so many musicians.

ontol · Post by **ontol** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:48 am

Not only gifted, but a good human being as evidenced when he facilitated the return of the Sequential brand name to Dave Smith (copy from Dave Smith instrument's site):

"Instrumental in restoring the Sequential name was Roland’s Founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi, a longtime colleague and friend of Smith’s. “I feel that it’s important to get rid of unnecessary conflict among electronic musical instrument companies,” said Kakehashi. “That is exactly the spirit of MIDI. For this reason, I personally recommended that the President of Yamaha, Mr. Nakata, return the rights to the Sequential name to Dave Smith."

Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:31 pm

Brilliant, pioneering man who shared his passion for music with us all.

ps, the excellent KVR interview with him from three weeks ago was very timely to say the least:

http://www.kvraudio.com/interviews/drea ... land-36533

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:42 pm

Doug1978 wrote:Brilliant, pioneering man who shared his passion for music with us all.

ps, the excellent KVR interview with him from three weeks ago was very timely to say the least:

http://www.kvraudio.com/interviews/drea ... land-36533

Interesting interview, and not only because of the content. And the timing (!)
A good example how to edit a really informative, tablet-age easy-to-read article. Great journalism!

Chris-S · Post by **Chris-S** » Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:29 am

Hommage:

EDIT: video has been deleted.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:41 pm

Google street view of the Roland museum:

https://www.roland.com/global/company/museum/

RIP Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Roland