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##¶#%†~~.. for storing music on. also data but ..~~†%#¶##
#¶#%†~~... at this point in time that's not ...~~†%#¶#
¶#%†~~.... really important i think. ....~~†%#¶
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#¶#%†~~... †††††††† types of tape †††††††† ...~~†%#¶#
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###¶#%†~~. class i - "bad" iron .~~†%#¶###
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¶#%†~~.... 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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#¶#%†~~... good tapes are decent and have a good ...~~†%#¶#
##¶#%†~~.. high frequency presence, bad tapes are ..~~†%#¶##
###¶#%†~~. lofi if not outright bad. idk, i kinda .~~†%#¶###
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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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##¶#%†~~.. 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 ....~~†%#¶
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