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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#¤¤§†~^¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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