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¨¨¨¨¨.~*%§          ###  TCM ONEFIFTY  ###          §%*~.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨.~*%§@@# IT'S BATTERY POWERED (TWO  AA BATTERIES) #@@§%*~.¨¨
¨.~*%§@@## AND HAS A  MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE A ##@@§%*~.¨
¨¨.~*%§@@# SPEED HOLE  BUT IT'S HIDDEN  BENEATH ITS #@@§%*~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~*%§@@                  SHELL.                  @@§%*~.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.~*%§ A COOL  THING  IS  THE  SPEAKER  ON  THE §%*~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*% FRONT. BUT  ISN'T THAT A MAGNET CLOSE TO %*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*              THE TAPE? YES               *~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*             ## IS IT GOOD ##             *~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.~*%§ WELL. IT  HAS SOME VERY REAL COMPRESSION §%*~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~*%§@ 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.           #@@§%*~.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~*%§@  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL @§%*~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~*%§ DENOISING  FOR THE  NOISE,  AND MAYBE AN §%*~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*%             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            %*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*% 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.             @@§%*~.¨¨¨
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¨.~*%§@@##             ## SOME QUIRKS ##            ##@@§%*~.¨
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¨¨¨.~*%§@@  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 ¨                  ##@@§%*~.¨
¨¨.~*%§@@#         ~ JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN ~         #@@§%*~.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~*%§@       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       @§%*~.¨¨¨¨
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