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balanced Rhodes voicing block chord rhodes electric, ampeg svt amp rock bass amp mahogany ernie ball slinky electric bass, pre muffled edge muffled sticks backbeat drum kit, soft felt lacquer voiced birch laminated maple laminated Asian spruce grand piano, nickel silver bright projecting selmer mark vi canonical 1954 1974 jazz paris continuous-airflow legato saxophone, steel hard rock maple acer saccharum modern setup longer neck violin orchestral. neve paired 1970-1995 mid-major la rock 70s 90s. large-diaphragm condenser, Neve 1073 inductor pre, Neve transformer console.", "recipe_chars": 998, "score": 499.158, "config": { "traditions": [ "mellow_gold", "yacht_rock", "laurel_canyon_70s" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "voice", "slots": { "voice_register": "chest_voice", "voice_quality": "aspirated_voice", "voice_vocal_tract": "tract_neutral", "voice_effort": "effort_moderate", "voice_vibrato": "delayed_vibrato", "voice_articulation": "hocket_voice", "voice_microtone": "tempered_voice", 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