From fmuller@uni-hamburg.de Sun May 07 16:29:56 1995
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From: fmuller@uni-hamburg.de (Freya Müller)
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Subject: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels.

The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.
At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025.

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

-- 
Freya Müller
Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.

From bgonzalez@illinois.edu Tue May 09 14:26:56 1995
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From: bgonzalez@illinois.edu (Bastien González)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1995May07.162956.6581@uni-hamburg.de>, fmuller@uni-hamburg.de (Freya Müller) writes:
> Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels.
> The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.

I downloaded the .au files yesterday. Kamome FTP was crawling at 300 cps because everyone on Usenet is hitting it.

-- 
Bastien González
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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From toliveira@kiae.su Wed May 10 11:30:56 1995
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From: toliveira@kiae.su (Thiago Oliveira)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 11:30:56 GMT
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In article <1995May07.162956.6581@uni-hamburg.de>, fmuller@uni-hamburg.de (Freya Müller) writes:
> Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels.
> The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.

Line 11 in the relay table says: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The Akasaka reels prove the pitch was modified.

-- 
Thiago Oliveira -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."