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behringer rd 8 modern clone analog circuit reproduction TR-808, pyramid pure nickel bass British mid 60s era sub heavy electric bass, bolt tuned tapan, tamburica prim. prague state label studio 1948-present mid tier prague supraphon studio. large-diaphragm condenser, German V72 tube pre, Neve transformer console, LA-2A optical, Neve inductor EQ. tape 15ips plate reverb spring reverb.", "recipe_chars": 805, "score": 253.131, "config": { "traditions": [ "balkan_pop", "roma_svatba_balkan", "greek_gamilio_glendi" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "voice", "slots": { "voice_register": "chest_voice", "voice_quality": "aspirated_voice", "voice_vocal_tract": "tract_neutral", "voice_effort": "effort_moderate", "voice_vibrato": "terminal_vibrato", "voice_articulation": "hocket_voice", "voice_microtone": "maqam_inflected", "voice_tradition": "mediterranean_demotic_tradition", "voice_mechanism_compound": "voice_mechanism_M0_pulse_borrowed", "voice_estill_quality": "voice_estill_nasal_twang", 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