,@,@@@,@@,                                          ,,@,@,,@@,
@@@,,@@,@,                                          ,@@@@,@,@,
,,@,@,@@@,                                          @,,,@@@@@@
,@@@@@,,@@                                          @,,@,,,,,@
@,,,,@,@,,                                          @,@@,,,,@@
@,,,@@@@,@                @@@@ #####                @@,@,,,@,,
@,,@,,,@@,                tape dream                ,@@@,,@@,@
@,@@,,@,@,                #### @@@@@                @,,@,@,@@,
@@,@,@@@@@                                          @,@@@@@,@@
,@@@@,,,,, for  storing  music  on. also  data  but @@,,,,@@,,
@,,,@,,,,, at   this  point   in  time  that's  not ,@,,,@,@,,
@,,@@,,,,,        really important i think.         @@,,@@@@,@
@,@,@,,,,@                                          ,@,@,,,@@,
@@@@@,,,@,                                          @@@@,,@,@@
,,,,@,,@@@     ======== 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 ==                ,@,,,,,,@,
,,@@@@@,,@                                          @@,,,,,@@,
,@,,,,@,@, class i  uses  one  hundred  and  twenty ,@,,,,@,@,
@@,,,@@@@,   micro-something while the others all   @@,,,@@@@,
,@,,@,,,@@ use   seventy   of   the    same   unit. ,@,,@,,,@@
@@,@@,,@,,                                          @@,@@,,@,@
,@@,@,@@,,                                          ,@@,@,@@@,
@,@@@@,@,@       %%%%%%%%% aha and %%%%%%%%%        @,@@@@,,@,
@@,,,@@@@,                                          @@,,,@,@@@
,@,,@,,,@, 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.      ,@,@@@,,,,
,@,@@@,,,,                                          @@@,,@,,,@
@@@,,@,,,@                                          ,,@,@@,,@@
,,@,@@,,@,       ======== 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.                 ,@@,@@@,@@
,@@@@@,,,,                                          @,@@,,@@,@
@,,,,@,,,, bias  loss: if  you forget the  bias who @@,@,@,@@@
@,,,@@,,,, knows  whats   even  on  there   anymore ,@@@@@@,,,
@,,@,@,,,@                                          @,,,,,@,,@
@,@@@@,,@@  flutter: kinda quick pitch variations.  @,,,,@@,@,
@@,,,@,@,,   beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary.   @,,,@,@@@@
,@,,@@@@,@                                          @,,@@@,,,,
@@,@,,,@@, wow: a slower  flutter, usually  several @,@,,@,,,,
,@@@,,@,@@ seconds long.  what up.  both  of  these @@@,@@,,,@
@,,@,@@@,,   increase when tape speed decreases.    ,,@@,@,,@@
@,@@@,,@,,                                          ,@,@@@,@,,
@@,,@,@@,@ print through:  tapes rub  sound on each @@@,,@@@,@
,@,@@@,@@, other  if  theyre  alone  for  too  long ,,@,@,,@@,
@@@,,@@,@,                                          ,@@@@,@,@,
,,@,@,@@@,                                          @,,,@@@@@@
,@@@@@,,@@                                          @,,@,,,,,@
@,,,,@,@,,                                          @,@@,,,,@@
@,,,@@@@,@                                          @@,@,,,@,,
@,,@,,,@@,                                          ,@@@,,@@,@