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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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.......... 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. ........,»
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£#%^\»,... increase when tape speed decreases. ...,»\^%#£
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