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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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#¶¤&=†»~.. 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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¤&=†»~.... 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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