From snilsson@uni-hamburg.de Fri Jul 21 10:21:45 1995
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From: snilsson@uni-hamburg.de (Sven Nilsson)
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Subject: [INFO] 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.
The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.

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

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From keriksson@pacbell.net Sun Jul 23 01:28:45 1995
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From: keriksson@pacbell.net (Katrin Eriksson)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Jul21.102145.9646@uni-hamburg.de>, snilsson@uni-hamburg.de (Sven Nilsson) writes:
> 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.

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

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=== Katrin Eriksson ===
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