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engelmann spruce European maple sycamore maple oil varnish cello, sustained pad analog poly sustained pad modular synth, concert harp, legato celesta, mixed satb canonical 4 part western three voice polyphonic regional mbenga mbuti three voice ostinato hocket yodel choir ensemble. treated studio. tube condenser, 500-series boutique pre, brick-wall limiter, dynamic EQ. 24-bit digital plate reverb digital delay pitch shifter.", "recipe_chars": 800, "score": 308.23, "config": { "traditions": [ "compositional_ambient", "japanese_soundtrack", "xenharmonic" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "grand_piano", "slots": { "keyboard_technique": "keyboard_avant_prepared", "grand_piano_size": "grand_9_foot", "grand_piano_brand": "steinway_d", "piano_hammer": "renner_blue_hammer", "piano_rim": "european_laminated_rim_beech_maple", "piano_soundboard": "sitka_spruce_diaphragmatic", "piano_pinblock": "hexagrip_7_ply_quartersawn_maple", "piano_plate": "wet_sand_cast_plate", "piano_pitch_standard": 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