From dweber@uu.net Wed Jul 13 23:23:43 1994
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From: dweber@uu.net (Dmitri Weber)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?

On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope.
There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.

Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes.

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=== Dmitri Weber ===
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"The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."

From ywatanabe@unam.mx Fri Jul 15 13:43:43 1994
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From: ywatanabe@unam.mx (Yuki Watanabe)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Jul13.232343.2127@uu.net>, dweber@uu.net (Dmitri Weber) writes:
> Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?

That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

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