From jeriksson@illinois.edu Tue Nov 15 06:13:58 1994
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From: jeriksson@illinois.edu (Jens Eriksson)
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Subject: [INFO] 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.

Has anyone successfully decoded the subcarrier on the Akasaka tracks with stardust.c?

-- 
=== Jens Eriksson ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."

From tweber@mit.edu Tue Nov 15 12:56:58 1994
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Nov15.061358.7822@illinois.edu>, jeriksson@illinois.edu (Jens Eriksson) 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.

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

-- 
Takeshi Weber | tweber@mit.edu
PGP Key fingerprint: AAED 1478 E80C 0F80
"Keep the channels open."

From anilsson@ox.ac.uk Wed Nov 16 19:44:58 1994
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Nov15.061358.7822@illinois.edu>, jeriksson@illinois.edu (Jens Eriksson) writes:
> Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.

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

-- 
Aiko Nilsson
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory.
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From akarlsson@demon.co.uk Fri Nov 18 22:50:58 1994
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From: akarlsson@demon.co.uk (Andrei Karlsson)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Nov16.194458.2307@ox.ac.uk>, anilsson@ox.ac.uk (Aiko Nilsson) writes:
> I downloaded the .au files yesterday. Kamome FTP was crawling at 300 cps because everyone on Usenet is hitting it.

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

-- 
Andrei Karlsson
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