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.......... 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.         ¶££§:«~...
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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 §§§§§§§§§       ..........
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.......... 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?            ~.........
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.......~«: 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 :«~.......
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.........~  flutter: kinda quick pitch variations.  ~.........
..........   beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary.   ..........
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.......... wow: a slower  flutter,  usually several ..........
.......... seconds  long. what up.  both  of  these ..........
..........    increase when tape speed decreases.   ..........
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.......... print through:  tapes rub sound  on each ..........
.......... other  if  theyre  alone  for  too  long ..........
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