@,,@,,@@,,                                          ,,@@@,@@@,
@@,@@,@,@,                                          @,@,,@@,,@
,,@@,@@@@@                                          ,@@@,@,@,@
@,@,@@,,,,                                          @@,,@@@@@@
,@@@@,@,,,                                          ,,@,@,,,,,
,@,,,@@@,,                @@@@ #####                @,@@@@,,,,
,@@,,@,,@,                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 @@,,,@,,,@
@@,@@,@,@,                                          @,@,,@@,,@
,,@@,@@@@@                                          ,@@@,@,@,@
@,@,@@,,,,                                          @@,,@@@@@@
,@@@@,@,,,                                          ,,@,@,,,,,
,@,,,@@@,,                                          @,@@@@,,,,
,@@,,@,,@,                                          ,@@,,,@,,,