From dtanaka@uni-hamburg.de Tue Mar 14 15:06:45 1995
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From: dtanaka@uni-hamburg.de (Dmitri Tanaka)
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Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

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.

Does anyone have the full cue sheet for the radio promo 12-inch?

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Dmitri Tanaka
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From jsanchez@cern.ch Wed Mar 15 01:51:45 1995
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From: jsanchez@cern.ch (Joachim Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Mar14.150645.1949@uni-hamburg.de>, dtanaka@uni-hamburg.de (Dmitri Tanaka) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.
> 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.

Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

-- 
Joachim Sánchez
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva.
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From mlarsson@uni-hamburg.de Wed Mar 15 06:32:45 1995
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From: mlarsson@uni-hamburg.de (Morag Larsson)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 06:32:45 GMT
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In article <1995Mar15.015145.3627@cern.ch>, jsanchez@cern.ch (Joachim Sánchez) writes:
> Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

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

-- 
Morag Larsson -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik
"We don't sign stars. We build them."