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..:~/$§£## FOR STORING MUSIC ON. ALSO DATA BUT ##£§$/~:..
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.......... 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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....:~/$§£ CLASS IV IS APPARENTLY TOO STRONG TO £§$/~:....
.....:~/$§ BE USED ON CLASS I PLAYERS. IT WILL §$/~:.....
......:~/$ SOUND TOO LOUND AND IT CANNOT BE $/~:......
.......:~/ COMPLETELY ERASED. THIS IS VERY WELL. /~:.......
........:~ MAYBE SOME WONDERFUL BLENDING EFFECTS ~:........
.........: COULD BE ACHIEVED? :.........
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.......... THEY ALSO GNAW AT THE TAPE HEADS A BIT ..........
.......... BETTER THAN EARLIER TAPE TYPES. ..........
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.......:~/ GOOD TAPES ARE DECENT AND HAVE A GOOD /~:.......
......:~/$ 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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.......... OTHER IF THEYRE ALONE FOR TOO LONG ..........
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