Description
MUS-15 is a Musical Utility Speakerbox droid, sometimes nicknamed "Muse" that stands just over a meter in height. First built during The High Republic, these droids were seen on planets like Amfar and other populated tourist destinations. During outdoor festivals, the MUS-15 is able to travel through crowds play music on its own, or in unison with other MUS-15s. While their popularity varies, the MUS-15s can always be seen in areas where live music is scarce.
The primary function of the MUS-15 is to transmit music through its 3 main speakers and four secondary woofers. While the droid can receive broadcasts to play, most of the songs comes from its databank of over 3 million standard hours of music. The MUS-15 contains songs from every known culture, species, and planet. Additional audio can be added through the use of one of the droid's three front ports. An individual can request songs on a MUS-15 by paying it with credits or other forms of payment through the droid's bottom slot.
Additionally features of the MUS-15 include intercepting open communications, recording audio, and accompany live musicians when necessary.
The MUS-15 has two auto-adjustable antenna and four manual faders for the high, medium, low, and master volume. The top of the droid also has three knobs that can be manually assigned to different functions (a left/right fader, channel changer, song skipper, etc.) and three digital displays that correlate with each knob.
I made MUS-15 in Autodesk Fusion for the purposes of this competition. I chose to make my droid as one part to reduce the processing and storage on my computer. My inspiration came from the boomboxes and jukeboxes of the real world. Live music plays a major role in the Star Wars universe, and I logically believe recorded music should play a large role to help set scenes and create worlds as well.