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FET condenser, transformerless solid-state pre, brick-wall limiter, parametric EQ. 16-bit digital.", "recipe_chars": 710, "score": 390.553, "config": { "traditions": [ "drone_folk", "appalachian_folk", "new_weird_america" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "acoustic_guitar_12_string", "slots": { "twelve_string_body": "twelve_string_dreadnought_steel", "twelve_string_tuning": "twelve_string_open_tunings", "twelve_string_strings": "coated_nano_12" }, "scores": { "twelve_string_body": 0.39, "twelve_string_tuning": 15.6, "twelve_string_strings": 2.145 } }, { "id": "shruti_box", "slots": { "free_reed_technique": "free_reed_folk_first_position", "shruti_box_form": "shruti_box_form_standard_surpeti", "shruti_box_role": "shruti_box_role_carnatic_vocal_drone", "shruti_box_build": "shruti_box_build_brass_reeds_teak" }, "scores": { "free_reed_technique": 13.133000000000001, "shruti_box_form": 18.21895238095238, "shruti_box_role": 19.56395238095238, "shruti_box_build": 8.45 } }, { "id": 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