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&%^:~^.... RUMORS EXIST ABOUT A SECRET CLASS V TAPE ....^~:^%&
%^:~^..... THAT IS ACTUALLY USEFUL. .....^~:^%
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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 .....^~:^%
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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 .....^~:^%
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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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