From tramirez@tum.de Fri Nov 15 09:57:07 1996
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From: tramirez@tum.de (Tomas Ramírez)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] 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.

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

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

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From mvasiliev@panix.com Sun Nov 17 12:03:07 1996
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From: mvasiliev@panix.com (Morag Vasiliev)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1996Nov15.095707.5216@tum.de>, tramirez@tum.de (Tomas Ramírez) writes:
> Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels.
> Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.

The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect.

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=== Morag Vasiliev ===
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From cgirard@unam.mx Mon Nov 18 23:12:07 1996
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From: cgirard@unam.mx (Callum Girard)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1996Nov17.120307.3607@panix.com>, mvasiliev@panix.com (Morag Vasiliev) writes:
> The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect.

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

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From jkang@kiae.su Tue Nov 19 08:41:07 1996
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From: jkang@kiae.su (Jen Kang)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1996Nov17.120307.3607@panix.com>, mvasiliev@panix.com (Morag Vasiliev) writes:
> The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect.

That whisper at the end gave me chills. It's in English, but with an inflection that sounds almost synthetic.

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