@,@,@@,@,,                                          @,,@@@@@@,
@,@,,@,@,,                                          @,@,@@@@@,
@,@,@@,@,,                                          @,@,,@@@@,
@,@,,@,@,,                                          @,@,@,@@@,
@,@,@@,@,,                                          @,@,@,,@@,
@,@,,@,@,@                @@@@ #####                @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,,                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 @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
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@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,,                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
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