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'''Doug Curtis''' (? - 2007) founder of [[Curtis Electromusic Specialties]] and [[OnChip Systems]]. One of the most important and least known synthesizer pioneers of the 20th century.<ref>Keyboard magazine [http://www.gearslutz.com/board/2157011-post13.html April, 2007]</ref> The designer of many original [[Analogue electronics|analogue]] [[integratedIntegrated circuitscircuit|IC]]s, widely used in [[electronic music instrumentsinstrument]]s.

In high school with an interest in sound and music [[electronics]], he designed and built a [[synthesizer]]. He majored from [[Northwestern University<!-- (disambiguation)|Northwesternwhich University]]one? -->, with radio-TV-film. While here he perfected several more synthesizers. Upon graduation, he qualified for a post as junior engineer by showing circuit boards of his designs. He entered a competition to design a semicustom chip and as a result was offered a job at [[Interdesign]], where he worked for four years.<ref name="cem">[http://curtiselectromusic.com/Doug_Curtis.html Doug Curtis] at curtiselectromusic.com</ref>

InstrumentsMusical instruments with CEM ICs are said to have ''that Curtis sound'', described as "fantastically saturated, brash and powerful".<ref>Description at [http://turkusynth.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/sci-p600-sounds/ Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 sounds]</ref>