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...^~\=%@# TAPE DREAM #@%=\~^...
..^~\=%@## #### ##### ##@%=\~^..
.^~\=%@### ###@%=\~^.
..^~\=%@## 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. #@%=\~^...
....^~\=%@ @%=\~^....
.....^~\=% \\ BIAS \\ %=\~^.....
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.......^~\ 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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