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,,,,,,,,,-                tape dream                -,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,--^                                          ^--,,,,,,,
,,,,,,--^= 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        =^--,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-- 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 =========       =^--,,,,,,
,,,,,--^=%                                          %=^--,,,,,
,,,,--^=%£ 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.     =^--,,,,,,
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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 ^--,,,,,,,
,,,,,,--^=                                          =^--,,,,,,
,,,,,--^=%  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 %=^--,,,,,
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