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###&§$==:. ======== types of tape ======== .:==$§##
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###&§$==:. class i - "bad" iron .:==$§##
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&§$=:..... class iii - bad iron part two .....:=$§&
###&§$==:. class iv - dangerous metals .:==$§##
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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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###&§$==:. class iv is apparently too strong to .:==$§##
#&§==..... 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 .....:=§§#
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###&§$==:. bias loss: if you forget the bias who .:==$§##
##§§$=.... knows whats even on there anymore ....=$§§##
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#§$=:..... flutter: kinda quick pitch variations. .....:=$§#
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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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