Pop And Rock 80s

Question 1

What was added to instrumentation in the 80s?

Answer 1

Synthesisers

Question 2

What was important about the Yamaha DX7 Synthesiser?

Answer 2

Capable of 16 note polyphony
Had an arpeggiator - separated chords into it component notes

Question 3

What was important about Roland MC-4 Sequencer?

Answer 3

Pre-midi synth
Used control voltage signals to control synths and drum machines
Programmed using the 10 key numeric keyboard or a synth
Used in ‘Rio’ Duran Duran

Question 4

What was important about the EMU Emulator II Sampler

Answer 4

Sampler
Connected to MIDI
Could ‘record’ or capture and store acoustic sound
Samples could be stored on floppy disks and later hard drives

Question 5

Roland D-50?

Answer 5

1987
Affordable synth combines sample playback with digital synthesis
MIDI comparable and touch sensitive
64 on-board patches, 64 on extra RAM card
Replaced the Yamaha DX7

Question 6

Oberheim DMX Drum Machine?

Answer 6

1981
Second digital drum machine sold as a commercial product
Punchy, realistic sound
Easy to move
24 original drum sounds from 11 samples
Max of 8 voice polyphony (live drummers could achieve more)

Question 7

Korg Synthe-Bass SB-100?

Answer 7

Two octave monophonic (one note at a time) synth bass
No memory (unlike other synths)
Used in Tainted Love by Soft Cell (1981)