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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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