,:~/%%%$$¤                                          ¤$$%%%/~:,
,:~/%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%/~:,
,:~/%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%/~:,
,:~/%%$$$@                                          @$$$%%/~:,
,:~/%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%/~:,
,:~/%$¤@##                #### #####                ##@¤$%/~:,
,,,,,~~~%¤                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 ¤%%%~~:::,
,:~/%$¤@## other  if  theyre  alone  for  too  long ##@¤$%/~:,
,,,://$$¤¤                                          ¤¤$$//:,,,
,:~//%%¤¤¤                                          ¤¤¤%%//~:,
,:~/%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%/~:,
,:~/%$$$¤@                                          @¤$$$%/~:,
,:~/%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%/~:,
,,,,,,~/$@                                          @$/~,,,,,,