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@@,,,@,,,, a  cool   enough   sony  walkman  called ,,,,,,,,@@
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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 ##             @,@@@,@,@@
,@@,@@,,,,                                          ,@@,,@@@@,
,@,@@,@,,, 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.           @,,@@@,@@,
,@,@@@,,,@                                          ,@,@,,@@,@
@@@@,,@,,@ 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. ,,,,@@@,,,
@@,@@@@@@,                                          ,,,,@,,@,,
@,@@,,,,,@ it    made    me   buy    a   vhs    cam ,,,,@@,@@,
@@@,@,,,,@                                          ,,,,@,@@,@
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@,,@,,@,,@                  # # #                   @@,,@,,@@,
@@,@@,@@,@                                          ,,@,@@,@,@
,,@@,@@,@@        rest in pieces, literally         @,@@@,@@@@
@,@,@@,@@,                                          @@@,,@@,,,
@@@@@,@@,@          - may twenty fifteen -          @,,@,@,@,,
@,,,,@@,@@                  , to ,                  ,@,@@@@@@,
@@,,,@,@@,         » july twenty eighteen »         ,@@@,,,,,@
,,@,,@@@,@                                          @@,,@,,,,@
@,@@,@,,@@       superseded by the tcm twenty       @,@,@@,,,@
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