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####**=-^¨ tape dream ¨^-=**####
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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 ======== ¨^-=**####
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##***-¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨-*###
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##*-¨¨¨¨¨¨ == bias == ¨¨¨¨¨¨-*##
#*=-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-=*#
##**=^^^^¨ class i uses one hundred and twenty ¨^^^^=**##
####**=-^¨ micro-something while the others all ¨^-=**####
#*=--¨¨¨¨¨ use seventy of the same unit. ¨¨¨¨¨--=*#
#**==^^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^^==**#
#**-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-**#
###*=^¨¨¨¨ ********* aha and ********* ¨¨¨¨^=*###
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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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###*==--^¨ ======== artifacts ======== ¨^--==*###
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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. ¨¨^--***##
#*-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-*#
####**=-^¨ 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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