From twatanabe@berkeley.edu Tue Jan 18 17:28:35 1994
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Subject: Question: 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.
Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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Tyler Watanabe -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS
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From idubois@cern.ch Wed Jan 19 01:43:35 1994
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From: idubois@cern.ch (Ines Dubois)
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Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Jan18.172835.1219@berkeley.edu>, twatanabe@berkeley.edu (Tyler Watanabe) 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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Ines Dubois
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