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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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........-» CLASS I - "BAD" IRON »-........
.........- CLASS II - GOOD CHROMIUM -.........
.......... CLASS III - BAD IRON PART TWO ..........
.......... CLASS IV - DANGEROUS METALS ..........
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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 ..........
.........- BETTER THAN EARLIER TAPE TYPES. -.........
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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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