§*\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*§
*\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
*\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ A   COOL  ENOUGH   SONY  WALKMAN  CALLED ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*
§*\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*§
&§*\=,¨¨¨¨                   # # #                  ¨¨¨¨,=\*§&
@&§*\=,¨¨¨          ###  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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
*\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*
§*\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*§
&§*\=,¨¨¨¨                  # # #                   ¨¨¨¨,=\*§&
@&§*\=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=\*§&@
#@&§*\=,¨¨         REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY        ¨¨,=\*§&@#
##@&§*\=,¨                                          ¨,=\*§&@##
#@&§*\=,¨¨          , MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN ,          ¨¨,=\*§&@#
@&§*\=,¨¨¨                  ¨ TO ¨                  ¨¨¨,=\*§&@
&§*\=,¨¨¨¨         = JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN =         ¨¨¨¨,=\*§&
§*\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*§
*\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
*\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*
§*\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*§