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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. .....~»*%£
%*»~...... ......~»*%
*»~....... ** 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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.......... 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 ******** ...~»*%£@#
@£%*»~.... ....~»*%£@
£%*»~..... 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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