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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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~,........ 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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