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@¶@$*†».¨¨ A  COOL   ENOUGH  SONY  WALKMAN   CALLED ¨¨.»†*$@¶@
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@$*†».¨¨¨¨                  # # #                   ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
$*†».¨¨¨¨¨          ###  TCM ONEFIFTY  ###          ¨¨¨¨¨.»†*$
*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨                  # # #                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
†».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†
*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S  BATTERY POWERED (TWO AA BATTERIES) ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
$*†».¨¨¨¨¨ AND HAS A MICROPHONE.  IT DOES FEATURE A ¨¨¨¨¨.»†*$
@$*†».¨¨¨¨ SPEED HOLE  BUT IT'S HIDDEN  BENEATH ITS ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
¶@$*†».¨¨¨                  SHELL.                  ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
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#@¶@$*†».¨ A  COOL  THING  IS  THE  SPEAKER  ON THE ¨.»†*$@¶@#
@¶@$*†».¨¨ FRONT. BUT ISN'T THAT A MAGNET CLOSE  TO ¨¨.»†*$@¶@
¶@$*†».¨¨¨               THE TAPE? YES              ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
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$*†».¨¨¨¨¨             ## IS IT GOOD ##             ¨¨¨¨¨.»†*$
*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
†».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WELL. IT  HAS SOME VERY REAL COMPRESSION ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†
*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨ GOING ON SO  CLOSE  VOX  AND  OTHER HIGH ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
$*†».¨¨¨¨¨ VOLUME  THINGS ARE VERY  CRISP  AND WITH ¨¨¨¨¨.»†*$
@$*†».¨¨¨¨ KIND  OF  LOW  NOISE.  BUT WHEN  THERE'S ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
¶@$*†».¨¨¨ MORE  OF  AN AMBIENCE, ALL  YOU HEAR  IS ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
@¶@$*†».¨¨          HISS AND MOTOR NOISE.           ¨¨.»†*$@¶@
#@¶@$*†».¨                                          ¨.»†*$@¶@#
@¶@$*†».¨¨  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL ¨¨.»†*$@¶@
¶@$*†».¨¨¨ DENOISING FOR  THE NOISE,  AND MAYBE  AN ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
@$*†».¨¨¨¨            EQ FOR THE MOTOR.             ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
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*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
†».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†
*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨ I USE IT FOR  TALKING TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
$*†».¨¨¨¨¨ IT   DOES  THIS  VERY  GOOD.  THE  PAUSE ¨¨¨¨¨.»†*$
@$*†».¨¨¨¨ BUTTON IS A SMALL  STOP, THE STOP BUTTON ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
¶@$*†».¨¨¨             IS A MAJOR STOP.             ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
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#@¶@$*†».¨            ## SOME QUIRKS ##             ¨.»†*$@¶@#
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¶@$*†».¨¨¨ WHEN UNPAUSING, RECORDING BEGINS BEFORE  ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
@$*†».¨¨¨¨ THE  ENGINE IS  FULLY SPUN UP, RESULTING ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
$*†».¨¨¨¨¨ IN  A   NICE   SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. ¨¨¨¨¨.»†*$
*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
†».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT   MADE    ME    BUY    A    VHS   CAM ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†
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@¶@$*†».¨¨         REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY        ¨¨.»†*$@¶@
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@¶@$*†».¨¨          . MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN .          ¨¨.»†*$@¶@
¶@$*†».¨¨¨                  ¨ TO ¨                  ¨¨¨.»†*$@¶
@$*†».¨¨¨¨         » JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN »         ¨¨¨¨.»†*$@
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*†».¨¨¨¨¨¨       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†*
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