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<strong>The</strong> Second Interview of Dr. Jamisson <strong>Neruda</strong><br />

WingmakersTM<br />

both CD and cassette standards. I also have complete files of the remaining thirteen<br />

compositions in their raw, deconstructed form.”<br />

Sarah: “How were they produced exactly”<br />

Dr. <strong>Neruda</strong>: “Do you mean that technically or artistically”<br />

Sarah: “I guess both.”<br />

Dr. <strong>Neruda</strong>: “On the technical end we needed to step their samples down to a<br />

resolution of 384 bit in order to use them in our computer systems. When we first<br />

heard the samples of instrumentation, we were somewhat relieved to hear familiar<br />

sounds. <strong>The</strong>re were some that were different, but for the most part, the digital samples<br />

that were encoded on the optical disc were the same as contemporary musical<br />

instruments heard around the world.<br />

“Once we had captured their samples and organized them into octaves, we took their<br />

compositional notations and essentially let the computer select the digital<br />

instrumentation based on their samples. Eventually this all had to be stepped down to a<br />

twenty-four bit commercial CD mastering system, which was them pressed on a CD<br />

and recorded onto a cassette tape.<br />

“As for the artistic production, there really wasn’t much that we did. <strong>The</strong> computers<br />

did all the interpretative work and essentially performed the production for that matter.<br />

We had some of our staff perform overdubs on various versions to experiment with<br />

the compositions. <strong>The</strong> music was very popular, particularly when you listened to it at a<br />

sampling resolution of 384 bit.”<br />

Sarah: “Didn’t anyone wonder why the time capsule included a musical construction<br />

kit instead of just having a recording of the music I mean, why have us bring an<br />

artistic interpretation to their music”<br />

Dr. <strong>Neruda</strong>: “Everything was wondered about in the Ancient Arrow project.<br />

Everything.<br />

“We didn’t know why they did it the way they did it, but again our hypothesis was that<br />

the WingMakers didn’t have a way to bring their music into our world because we<br />

lacked the technology to listen to it. So they disassembled their music into—as you put<br />

it—a construction kit, which enabled us to reconstruct the music so it could be listened<br />

to on our technology. It’s the most logical reason.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>re were several of us who were able to experience chambers one and two as a<br />

completely integrated form of expression and it was a very powerful experience… to<br />

say the least. When you hear the music in 384 bit resolution with the original paintings,<br />

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