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@@@@@,@@,,                                          @,@@@,@@@,
,,,,@@,@,@                                          @@,,@@,,@@
,,,@,@@@@@                                          ,@,@,@,@,@
,,@@@,,,,@ 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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