*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A  COOL  ENOUGH   SONY  WALKMAN   CALLED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   # # #                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ###  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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