MUSYS
Synclavier II
Computer Organ
TR-808
Misc.
100

MUSYS was invented in this year 

What is 1969?

100

One of the three names associated with the development of the Synclavier II in 1979

Who are Appleton, Alonso, or Jones?

100

The Computer Organ built by the Allen Organ Company was developed by this other company, known for sharing their first name with an artist that featured Michael Jackson on a one-hit-wonder

Who is Rockwell (International)

100

Known for its booming bass, the 808 is primarily used with these three genres of music

What are hip-hop, electronic, and dance?

100

This Disney character has been known to put seasonings in her food and actually had a plan for business

Who is Tiana?

200

This designer of MUSYS, created the program composer friendly, easy to use, and efficient

Who is Peter Grogono?

200

Sold between these two amounts, the Synclavier II was known to be extremely expensive

What is $200-500K?

200

The Computer Organ was considered to be one of the first commercial "this" instruments 

What is digital?

200

"And I know y'all wanted that 808, can you feel that B-A-S-S bass" is a lyric from this rap duo who mentioned the instrument in the hit song "The Way You Move"

Who is Outkast (or Big Boi)?

200

Tyler Perry is a writer, producer, and actor, primarily playing the role of this gun-toting granny

Who is Madea?

300

Typically, the second number in a MUSYS line represents this

What is loudness

300

The Synclavier II became a staple among high-end music production studios associating the instrument with notable names including Michael Jackson and this English artist, known for songs like "Under Pressure"

Who is David Bowie?

300

The circuit boards featured on the Computer Organ contained thousands of these acronymic transistors, discussed during last week's lecture

What are MOSFET transistors?

300

Manufactured between these two years, the 808 was known to be one of the first programmable drum machines

What are 1980-1983?

300

In 2001, Michael Jackson celebrated 30 years as a solo artist. This actor and best friend of MJ introduced him, quoting "I've seen your movie Rush Hour 2, and you're kicking with the wrong leg. Stop making me look bad"

Who is Chris Tucker?

400

With the last number representing length or duration, we measure that duration using this amount of time 

What is a hundredth of a second? 

400

The Synclavier II, had this many voices as a digital synthesizer

What is 64?

400

The amount of transistors featured for the Computer Organ in the quotient of this problem:


750 X 64 =

What is 48,000?

400

Initially, the 808 was a failure, only producing this many units

What is 12,000?

400

This sitcom, running from 1993-1998, is Mr. Tufts favorite show - also complaining that the show was abruptly ended and easily better than "Friends"

What is Living Single?

500

The first number in a MUSYS line represents pitch, while its range goes from 0 to this odd number 

What is 63?

500

While the Synclavier II was developed by Appleton, Alonso, and Jones, it was manufactured by New England Digital Corporation, who closed its doors in this year - the same year Disney released "Aladdin"

What is 1992?

500

Rockwell developed components for this space-age government organization in the early 1970s

What is NASA?

500

While originally being a failure, the 808 ultimately gained a cult following for three distinct reasons: idiosyncratic sounds, affordability on the used market, and this

What is user-friendly (friendliness)?

500

In Disney's Beauty and the Beast, supervising animator Glen Keane described designing the Beast as follows:

The head of buffalo, cow ears, the body of a bear, the tusks of a boar, human eyes, the mane of a lion, and the legs and tail of this animal

What is a wolf?

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