From ilopez@tum.de Tue Aug 01 03:06:08 1995
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From: ilopez@tum.de (Ines López)
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Subject: Observation: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.

The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.
Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.

Who was the engineer at the Akasaka branch? The studio log only lists the initials 'M.H.'.

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Ines López <ilopez@tum.de>
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"Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."

From hchoi@hanse.de Wed Aug 02 00:48:08 1995
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From: hchoi@hanse.de (Hana Choi)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1995Aug01.030608.6412@tum.de>, ilopez@tum.de (Ines López) writes:
> Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.
> The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.

Voice Print GEN-3 means there were two earlier generations. What were GEN-1 and GEN-2?

-- 
=== Hana Choi ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg
"Row 14. No joke."