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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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####$%^~,. CLASS I - "BAD" IRON .,~^%$####
##@#$%^~,. CLASS II - GOOD CHROMIUM .,~^%$#@##
#$$%%^~~,. CLASS III - BAD IRON PART TWO .,~~^%%$$#
##$%%%^~,. CLASS IV - DANGEROUS METALS .,~^%%%$##
#$$%^^~~,. .,~~^^%$$#
#$%^~,.... RUMORS EXIST ABOUT A SECRET CLASS V TAPE ....,~^%$#
#$%~...... THAT IS ACTUALLY USEFUL. ......~%$#
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#@##$%^~,. ^^ BIAS ^^ .,~^%$##@#
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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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#$^^^,.... %%%%%%%%% AHA AND %%%%%%%%% ....,^^^$#
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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 ..,,^%%%##
@#$%^~.... LIKE IT. ....~^%$#@
##@#$%^~,. .,~^%$#@##
@###$%^~,. BIAS LOSS: IF YOU FORGET THE BIAS WHO .,~^%$###@
@###$%^~,. KNOWS WHATS EVEN ON THERE ANYMORE .,~^%$###@
#$%~...... ......~%$#
##@#$%^~,. FLUTTER: KINDA QUICK PITCH VARIATIONS. .,~^%$#@##
#%^,...... BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, EXTRAORDINARY. ......,^%#
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#%^,...... WOW: A SLOWER FLUTTER, USUALLY SEVERAL ......,^%#
#@##$%^~,. SECONDS LONG. WHAT UP. BOTH OF THESE .,~^%$##@#
#$^,...... INCREASE WHEN TAPE SPEED DECREASES. ......,^$#
#@##$%^~,. .,~^%$##@#
###%~,,... PRINT THROUGH: TAPES RUB SOUND ON EACH ...,,~%###
#@##$%^~,. OTHER IF THEYRE ALONE FOR TOO LONG .,~^%$##@#
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