Was that then the secret of Frank Sinatra's success, a listenable voice and a reputation for roughness?

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And I'm going to think there's really nothing listenable here, even though I get that it's sort of creative and weird.

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He made his most accessible and listenable albums for Columbia and RCA Records, all seven of which are contained here (in a total of 10 discs, including lots of bonus material).

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But Mr Furey believes it is 45sound's audio-matching software which gives it the edge over rivals - meaning no human intervention is needed in order to whip the clips into a listenable state.

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He was a very listenable singer.

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