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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.           ¨-«:=§&@##
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@&§=:«-¨¨¨  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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@&§=:«-¨¨¨                   # # #                  ¨¨¨-«:=§&@
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##@&§=:«-¨         REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY        ¨-«:=§&@##
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@&§=:«-¨¨¨          - MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN -          ¨¨¨-«:=§&@
&§=:«-¨¨¨¨                  ¨ TO ¨                  ¨¨¨¨-«:=§&
§=:«-¨¨¨¨¨         « JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN «         ¨¨¨¨¨-«:=§
=:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:=
:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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