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.......... for storing music on. also data but ..........
.........: at this point in time that's not :.........
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.....:~:%$ :::::::: types of tape :::::::: $%:~:.....
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...:~:%$¤¶ class i - "bad" iron ¶¤$%:~:...
..:~:%$¤¶@ class ii - good chromium @¶¤$%:~:..
.:~:%$¤¶@# class iii - bad iron part two #@¶¤$%:~:.
..:~:%$¤¶@ class iv - dangerous metals @¶¤$%:~:..
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....:~:%$¤ rumors exist about a secret class v tape ¤$%:~:....
.....:~:%$ that is actually useful. $%:~:.....
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.........: class i uses one hundred and twenty :.........
.......... micro-something while the others all ..........
.......... use seventy of the same unit. ..........
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.......... class iv is apparently too strong to ..........
.......... be used on class i players. it will ..........
.......... sound too lound and it cannot be ..........
.........: completely erased. this is very well. :.........
........:~ maybe some wonderful blending effects ~:........
.......:~: could be achieved? :~:.......
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.....:~:%$ they also gnaw at the tape heads a bit $%:~:.....
....:~:%$¤ better than earlier tape types. ¤$%:~:....
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.:~:%$¤¶@# :::::::: artifacts :::::::: #@¶¤$%:~:.
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...:~:%$¤¶ good tapes are decent and have a good ¶¤$%:~:...
....:~:%$¤ high frequency presence, bad tapes are ¤$%:~:....
.....:~:%$ lofi if not outright bad. idk, i kinda $%:~:.....
......:~:% like it. %:~:......
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........:~ bias loss: if you forget the bias who ~:........
.........: knows whats even on there anymore :.........
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.......... flutter: kinda quick pitch variations. ..........
.......... beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary. ..........
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.......... wow: a slower flutter, usually several ..........
.......... seconds long. what up. both of these ..........
.......... increase when tape speed decreases. ..........
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.......... print through: tapes rub sound on each ..........
.........: other if theyre alone for too long :.........
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