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,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& a  cool   enough   sony  walkman  called &,&&,&&,&&
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,&,&,&,&,&                  # # #                   &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&          ###  tcm onefifty  ###          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                  # # #                   &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& it's battery powered  (two aa batteries) &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& and  has a microphone. it does feature a &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& speed hole but it's  hidden beneath  its &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                  shell.                  &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& a  cool  thing  is  the  speaker  on the &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& front. but  isn't that a magnet close to &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&              the tape? yes               &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&             ## is it good ##             &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& well. it has  some very real compression &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& going on  so close vox  and  other  high &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& volume things  are  very crisp  and with &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& kind  of  low  noise. but  when  there's &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& more  of  an ambience, all you  hear  is &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&           hiss and motor noise.          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&  denoising techniques are simple. actual &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& denoising for the  noise, and  maybe  an &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&            eq for the motor.             &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& ##     what     is     it     for     ## &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& i use it for talking to when i'm  drunk. &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& it  does  this  very  good.  the   pause &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& button is a small  stop, the stop button &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&             is a major stop.             &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&            ## some quirks ##             &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& when unpausing, recording begins before  &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& the engine is  fully spun  up, resulting &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& in   a  nice   swoop   being   recorded. &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& it   made    me   buy    a    vhs    cam &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                  # # #                   &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&        rest in pieces, literally         &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&          - may twenty fifteen -          &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                  , to ,                  &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&         = july twenty eighteen =         &,&&,&&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&       superseded by the tcm twenty       &,&&,&&,&&
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