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Foreword | |
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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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A Wealth of Additional Voice Acting Resources | |
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Introduction | |
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The Business of Voice-over: Part 1 | |
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What Is Voice Acting? | |
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The Many Roles of the Voice Actor | |
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Types of Voice-over Work | |
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The Difference between "Voice-over" and "Voice Acting" | |
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Breaking into the Business of Voice-over | |
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The Best-Kept Secret | |
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The Realities of Voice Acting | |
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Full-Time versus Part-Time | |
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7 Things You Must Know About Voice-over Work | |
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Where to Start: Voice-over Basics | |
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The Voice-over Performer as Actor and Salesperson | |
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"Slip and Fall Accidents" (CD/8) | |
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Getting the Skills You Need | |
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The Business of Voice-over: Getting Paid to Play | |
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It's Show-biz, Folks | |
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Making Money Doing Voice-over Work | |
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Talent Agencies, Casting Agencies, Personal Managers, and Advertising Agencies | |
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Acting for Voice-over | |
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Using Your Instrument | |
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All About Breathing | |
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20 Facts About Your Voice (CD/2) | |
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"Come in Today" Script for Breath Control (CD/10) | |
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Be Easy on Yourself | |
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Exercising Your Voice | |
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Correcting Speech Problems and Habits | |
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Voice and Body Exercises (CD/3, CD/4) | |
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Tips and Suggestions for Maintaining Your Voice | |
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The Seven Core Elements of an Effective Performance (CD/5) | |
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It Starts with Pretending | |
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Audience: Core Element #1 | |
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Back Story: Core Element #2 | |
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Character: Core Element #3 | |
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Desires: Core Element #4 | |
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Energy: Core Element #5 | |
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Forget Who You Are and Focus: Core Element #6 | |
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Gamble: Core Element #7 | |
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Developing Technique | |
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Style | |
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The Road to Proficiency | |
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Three Steps to Creating an Effective Performance | |
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The Elements of a Voice-Acting Performance | |
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Shortcuts that Trick Your Brain (CD/6) | |
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Microphone Technique | |
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Acting Classes | |
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Voice Acting 101 | |
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It's Not About Your Voice | |
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Commit to Your Choices...and Adjust | |
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Physical Attitudes to Help Delivery | |
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Your Clothes Make a Difference | |
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The Magic of Your Mind: If You Believe It, They Will! | |
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Trends | |
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Woodshedding and Script Analysis | |
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The Director in the Front Row of Your Mind | |
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"Woodshed" Your Copy | |
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Creating a Performance Road Map | |
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Woodshed Your Script to Be More Believable | |
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Henry and His Friends: A Cold Reading Exercise | |
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Tips for Woodshedding | |
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The Character in the Copy | |
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How Will You Play the Role? | |
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Your Best Tool Is Your Own Personality | |
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Sociocultural Awareness | |
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The Ten Cultural Territories | |
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Personal Growth, Socially Involved, Connected | |
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Community, Spirituality, Social Responsibility | |
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Independent, Experimental, Interest in New | |
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Rituals, Loyalty, Duty, Conventional | |
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Rules, Principles, Need for Recognition | |
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Achievement, Exhibition, Trend Setters, Self-Indulgent | |
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Materialism, Seek Pleasure, Need for Recognition | |
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Need for Structure, Control, Respect for Authority | |
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Personal Style, Spontaneous, Concern about Future | |
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Need for Security, Worriers, Suspicious of Change | |
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Theater of the Mind | |
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An Exercise for Creating Real Characters (CD/7) | |
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Making Your Characters Believable | |
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Tips for Performing All Types of Copy | |
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Single-Voice Copy | |
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Tips for Performing Single-Voice Copy | |
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Single-Voice Scripts | |
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"No Fish Today" (CD/10) | |
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"Auction Cities" (CD/11) | |
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"Hallmark Galleries" (CD/12) | |
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"Lloyds Plumbing, Heating and Air" (CD/13) | |
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Dialogue Copy: Doubles and Multiples | |
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Types of Dialogue Copy | |
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Tips for Performing Dialogue Copy | |
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Dialogue and Multiple-Voice Scripts | |
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"Coastal Condo Living" (CD/14) | |
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"Grand Prix Car Wash" (CD/15) | |
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"Towne Center Plaza" (CD/16) | |
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Character Copy | |
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Vocalizing Characters | |
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Pat Fraley's Six Critical Elements of a Character Voice | |
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Finding Your Voice | |
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The Character, Voice Worksheet | |
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Exercises for Creating Character Voices (CD/17) | |
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Tips for Character and Animation Copy | |
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Character and Animation Scripts | |
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Industrials: Long-Form and Narrative Copy | |
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Tips for Performing Corporate and Narrative Copy | |
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Corporate and Narrative Scripts | |
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"Oasis Mouthwash and Dry Mouth Spray" (CD/18) | |
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"The Power of Your Thoughts" (CD/19) | |
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Other Types of Voice-over Work | |
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Audio Books | |
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A Bit about Audio Books | |
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Video Games | |
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You Must Be Versatile | |
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Telephony | |
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Concatenation (CD/20) | |
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ADR/Looping | |
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What Makes a Good Looper? | |
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Promo/Trailer | |
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The Essence of Promo and Trailer Work | |
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Radio Imaging, Branding, Signature Voice | |
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Radio Imaging and Promo (CD/26) | |
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Anime | |
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Inside Anime (CD/24) | |
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The Business of Voice-over: Part 2 | |
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Your Voice-over Demo | |
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Your Professional Calling Card | |
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Don't Produce Your Demo Until You Are Ready | |
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Your Demo Must Accurately Represent Your Abilities | |
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Versatility Is Your Selling Tool | |
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Demo Basics | |
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Demo Tips | |
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Types of Voice-over Demos | |
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Producing Your Demo | |
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Your Demo Recording Session | |
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Your Demo Is Done, Now What? | |
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Present Yourself as a Professional | |
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Print Materials | |
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Getting Your Demo Out There: Duplication and Distribution | |
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Your Home Studio | |
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Your Website | |
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How to Work in the Business of Voice-over | |
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Promoting and Marketing Your Voice-over Talent | |
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Finding and Working with an Agent | |
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A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc. | |
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Setting and Managing Your Fees | |
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Setting Your Talent Fee | |
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Negotiating and Getting Paid | |
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Auditions | |
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The Audition Process | |
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Auditioning From Your Home Studio | |
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Preparing for Your Live Audition | |
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What to Expect at a Live Audition | |
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After the Audition | |
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Demos | |
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Audition Dos, Don'ts, and Common Courtesies | |
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The Voice-Acting Survival Kit | |
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You're Hired! The Session | |
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A Journey Through the Creative Process | |
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Types of Sessions, Setups, and Script Formats | |
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The Session: Step-by-Step | |
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Common Direction Terms | |
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Wrap It Up | |
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Tips, Tricks, and Studio Stories | |
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"The" Talent | |
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Being Yourself...or not! | |
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Find Your Niche | |
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There's Music in Copy | |
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The Ing's | |
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Finding Your Niche: Promo and Trailers | |
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Succeeding in Voice-over | |
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Voice-over Demos | |
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Celebrity Voices, Producers, and Impersonations | |
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Training the "Guy's Guy" | |
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How to Dig Yourself Out of a Rut | |
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In the Studio with Audio Books | |
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"Residuals" | |
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Getting Paid | |
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Making the Move from Radio to Voice-over | |
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Pick-ups and Gibberish | |
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Those Who Dance | |
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Index | |
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Audio CD Track Index | |