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bosnian source flamed figure oil varnish violin orchestral, roland jupiter lineage canonical jupiter 8 1981 osaka lead analog poly synth, orange amp British heavy crunch mahogany pyramid pure nickel bass electric bass. casablanca and marrakech recording 1970-present indie-commercial casablanca chaabi moroccan studio. large-diaphragm condenser, German V72 tube pre, German tube console. tape 15ips.", "recipe_chars": 956, "score": 256.862, "config": { "traditions": [ "moroccan_pop", "algerian_rai_political", "egyptian_sayyed_darwish_sheikh_imam" ], "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": "yoruba_tonal_vocal_tradition", "voice_mechanism_compound": "voice_mechanism_M0_pulse_borrowed", 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