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@¶£%:-:... for storing music on. also data but ...:-:%£¶@
#@¶£%:-:.. at this point in time that's not ..:-:%£¶@#
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%:-:...... class i - "bad" iron ......:-:%
:-:....... 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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£%:-:..... print through: tapes rub sound on each .....:-:%£
¶£%:-:.... other if theyre alone for too long ....:-:%£¶
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