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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  # # #                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ###  TCM ONEFIFTY  ###          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   # # #                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S BATTERY POWERED (TWO  AA BATTERIES) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND HAS  A MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPEED HOLE  BUT IT'S  HIDDEN BENEATH ITS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  SHELL.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A  COOL  THING  IS THE  SPEAKER  ON  THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FRONT. BUT ISN'T  THAT A MAGNET CLOSE TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               THE TAPE? YES              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
=*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*=
$=*«:¨¨¨¨¨             ## IS IT GOOD ##             ¨¨¨¨¨:«*=$
&$=*«:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:«*=$&
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#¶&$=*«:¨¨ GOING  ON  SO CLOSE VOX AND  OTHER  HIGH ¨¨:«*=$&¶#
##¶&$=*«:¨ VOLUME THINGS  ARE  VERY CRISP AND  WITH ¨:«*=$&¶##
#¶&$=*«:¨¨ KIND OF  LOW  NOISE.  BUT  WHEN  THERE'S ¨¨:«*=$&¶#
¶&$=*«:¨¨¨ MORE  OF AN AMBIENCE, ALL  YOU  HEAR  IS ¨¨¨:«*=$&¶
&$=*«:¨¨¨¨          HISS AND MOTOR NOISE.           ¨¨¨¨:«*=$&
$=*«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«*=$
=*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*=
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DENOISING  FOR THE NOISE,  AND MAYBE  AN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I USE IT FOR  TALKING TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT  DOES  THIS  VERY  GOOD.   THE  PAUSE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BUTTON IS A SMALL  STOP, THE STOP BUTTON ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             IS A MAJOR STOP.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ## SOME QUIRKS ##            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHEN UNPAUSING, RECORDING BEGINS BEFORE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE ENGINE IS  FULLY  SPUN UP, RESULTING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN  A   NICE   SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
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$=*«:¨¨¨¨¨ IT    MADE    ME   BUY   A    VHS    CAM ¨¨¨¨¨:«*=$
&$=*«:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:«*=$&
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#¶&$=*«:¨¨        REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY         ¨¨:«*=$&¶#
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&$=*«:¨¨¨¨          : MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN :          ¨¨¨¨:«*=$&
$=*«:¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨ TO ¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨:«*=$
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*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
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