From tbrennan@kiae.su Mon Jul 08 01:29:25 1996
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From: tbrennan@kiae.su (Tyler Brennan)
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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.

There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.
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.

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

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From tmartinez@unam.mx Mon Jul 08 15:22:25 1996
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From: tmartinez@unam.mx (Tyler Martínez)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996Jul08.012925.8426@kiae.su>, tbrennan@kiae.su (Tyler Brennan) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.
> There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.

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

Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs.

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From vfournier@unam.mx Wed Jul 10 02:52:25 1996
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From: vfournier@unam.mx (Valeria Fournier)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996Jul08.012925.8426@kiae.su>, tbrennan@kiae.su (Tyler Brennan) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

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

PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

-- 
Valeria Fournier
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From lnakamura@demon.co.uk Thu Jul 11 10:15:25 1996
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From: lnakamura@demon.co.uk (Lars Nakamura)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996Jul10.025225.9001@unam.mx>, vfournier@unam.mx (Valeria Fournier) writes:
> That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.
> PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file!

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Lars Nakamura
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