Opcode Systems

Opcode Systems, Inc.
IndustrySoftware Development
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985) in Palo Alto, California, United States
FounderDave Oppenheim
Defunct1998 (1998)
FateAcquired by Gibson Guitar Corporation
Products
    • Vision (a MIDI-only sequencer)[1]
    • Studio Vision (a full sequencer, including digital audio)[2][3]
    • Galaxy (a patch editor and librarian)
    • OMS (a MIDI-interface environment)
    • Max (a graphical development environment)
    • Overture (music notation and hybrid DAW software, now published by Sonic Scores)

Opcode Systems, Inc. was founded in 1985 by Dave Oppenheim and based in and around Palo Alto, California, USA. Opcode produced MIDI sequencing software for the classic Mac OS and Microsoft Windows, which would later include digital audio capabilities, as well as audio and MIDI hardware interfaces. Opcode's MIDIMAC sequencer, launched in 1986, was one of the first commercially available MIDI sequencers for the Macintosh.

  1. ^ "Opcode Vision DSP v4.1". Sound On Sound. January 1999. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Opcode Studio Vision Pro v3.0". Sound On Sound. March 1996. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Opcode Studio Vision Pro 4". Sound On Sound. October 1998. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015.