There was no phrasing, no indication of loud or soft, on scores from his time.

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Madlener explains that, depending on where you're sitting in relation to the sound source, it's either too loud or too soft.

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From various places, soft or loud sobbing would break out and then subside.

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The technology would enable a person talking to someone with a loud, high-pitched, rapid-fire voice to sound similar even if his actual voice was soft, low and slow, for instance.

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