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sombaty goat skin Turkish darbuka regional Egyptian sombaty canonical mid east darbuka, sitka spruce hard rock maple acer saccharum brazilwood student tier violin orchestral, singing lead analog poly synth, sampler, mid rich alder electric bass. treated studio. tube condenser, 500-series boutique pre, brick-wall limiter, dynamic EQ. 24-bit digital plate reverb digital delay pitch shifter.", "recipe_chars": 925, "score": 297.26, "config": { "traditions": [ "arab_pop", "rumeli_turkuleri", "kabyle" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "voice", "slots": { "voice_register": "extended_whistle_register", "voice_quality": "aspirated_voice", "voice_vocal_tract": "tract_neutral", "voice_effort": "effort_moderate", "voice_vibrato": "slow_vibrato", "voice_articulation": "hocket_voice", "voice_microtone": "maqam_inflected", "voice_tradition": "modern_pop_vocal_training", "voice_mechanism_compound": "voice_mechanism_M0_pulse_borrowed", "voice_estill_quality": "voice_estill_nasal_twang", "voice_speech_song": 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