¨¨¨¨~===%#                                          #%===~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~===%##                                          ##%===~¨¨¨
¨¨~===%###                                          ###%===~¨¨
¨~===%####                                          ####%===~¨
¨¨~===%###                                          ###%===~¨¨
¨¨¨~===%##                #### #####                ##%===~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~===%#                tape dream                #%===~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~===%                #### #####                %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~===                                          ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~== for  storing  music on.  also  data  but ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= at   this   point  in  time  that's  not =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~         really important i think.        ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==                                          ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~===     ======== types of tape ========      ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~===%                                          %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~===%#           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.         #%===~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~===%                                          %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~===                == bias ==                ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==                                          ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= class  i  uses  one  hundred  and twenty =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~   micro-something while the others all   ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= use   seventy   of    the   same   unit. =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==                                          ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~===                                          ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~===%        ========= aha and =========       %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~===%#                                          #%===~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~===%## 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?            #%===~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~===%                                          %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=== they  also gnaw at the tape  heads a bit ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==      better than earlier tape types.     ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=        ======== artifacts ========       =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==                                          ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=== 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.   %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~===                                          ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~== 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 ===~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~===%                                          %===~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~===%#                                          #%===~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~===%##                                          ##%===~¨¨¨
¨¨~===%###                                          ###%===~¨¨
¨~===%####                                          ####%===~¨
¨¨~===%###                                          ###%===~¨¨