From ltanaka@pipeline.com Thu Aug 10 01:45:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!ltanaka From: ltanaka@pipeline.com (Lucia Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Aug10.014555.6662@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 01:45:55 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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.'. -- === Lucia Tanaka === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Row 14. No joke." From lramirez@purdue.edu Fri Aug 11 10:08:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!lramirez From: lramirez@purdue.edu (Liam Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Aug11.100855.9920@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 10:08:55 GMT References: <1995Aug10.014555.6662@pipeline.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug10.014555.6662@pipeline.com>, ltanaka@pipeline.com (Lucia Tanaka) writes: > Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels. The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked. -- Liam Ramírez | lramirez@purdue.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 0FAE 5420 FD1B 73DA "Keep the channels open." From msantos@netcom.com Sun Aug 13 01:23:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!netcom!msantos From: msantos@netcom.com (Marisol Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Aug13.012355.5763@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 01:23:55 GMT References: <1995Aug10.014555.6662@pipeline.com> <1995Aug11.100855.9920@purdue.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug11.100855.9920@purdue.edu>, lramirez@purdue.edu (Liam Ramírez) writes: > The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked. The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect. -- Marisol Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jwatanabe@mindspring.com Sun Aug 13 10:48:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mindspring!jwatanabe From: jwatanabe@mindspring.com (Ji-woo Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Aug13.104855.7197@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 10:48:55 GMT References: <1995Aug10.014555.6662@pipeline.com> <1995Aug11.100855.9920@purdue.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug11.100855.9920@purdue.edu>, lramirez@purdue.edu (Liam Ramírez) writes: > The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked. Voice Print GEN-3 means there were two earlier generations. What were GEN-1 and GEN-2? -- Ji-woo Watanabe SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 28,800 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."