MUSYS
MUSYS was invented in this year
What is 1969?
One of the three names associated with the development of the Synclavier II in 1979
Who are Appleton, Alonso, or Jones?
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)
Known for its booming bass, the 808 is primarily used with these three genres of music
What are hip-hop, electronic, and dance?
This Disney character has been known to put seasonings in her food and actually had a plan for business
Who is Tiana?
This designer of MUSYS, created the program composer friendly, easy to use, and efficient
Who is Peter Grogono?
Sold between these two amounts, the Synclavier II was known to be extremely expensive
What is $200-500K?
The Computer Organ was considered to be one of the first commercial "this" instruments
What is digital?
"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)?
Tyler Perry is a writer, producer, and actor, primarily playing the role of this gun-toting granny
Who is Madea?
Typically, the second number in a MUSYS line represents this
What is loudness
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?
The circuit boards featured on the Computer Organ contained thousands of these acronymic transistors, discussed during last week's lecture
What are MOSFET transistors?
Manufactured between these two years, the 808 was known to be one of the first programmable drum machines
What are 1980-1983?
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?
With the last number representing length or duration, we measure that duration using this amount of time
What is a hundredth of a second?
The Synclavier II, had this many voices as a digital synthesizer
What is 64?
The amount of transistors featured for the Computer Organ in the quotient of this problem:
750 X 64 =
What is 48,000?
Initially, the 808 was a failure, only producing this many units
What is 12,000?
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?
The first number in a MUSYS line represents pitch, while its range goes from 0 to this odd number
What is 63?
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?
Rockwell developed components for this space-age government organization in the early 1970s
What is NASA?
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)?
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?