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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        \«-.......
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.....-«\†& rumors exist about a secret class v tape &†\«-.....
....-«\†&#         that is actually useful.         #&†\«-....
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..-«\†&#¶#                \\ 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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.......-«\       ††††††††† 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.                 &†\«-.....
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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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