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.^«*%§@###                #### #####                ###@§%*«^.
.^«*%§@@##                tape dream                ##@@§%*«^.
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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 ********     ##@@§%*«^.
.^«*%§@@##                                          ##@@§%*«^.
.^«*%§@@@@           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?            @§***^^...
..^^***§§@                                          @§§***^^..
.^^^^*%%§@ 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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