@&&&$%:-~. .~-:%$&&&@
&&$$:~.... ....~:$$&&
###@$%:-~. .~-:%$@###
&$:~...... ......~:$&
&$$$%::-~. .~-::%$$$&
@@$::--~.. #### ##### ..~--::$@@
##@&$%:-~. tape dream .~-:%$&@##
&&%%-~~~.. #### ##### ..~~~-%%&&
&$:-...... ......-:$&
@@$$$%:-~. for storing music on. also data but .~-:%$$$@@
&%:~...... 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. .~-:%&@###
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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 .....--%&&
##@&$%:-~. could be achieved? .~-:%$&@##
@$:---~... ...~---:$@
&%-....... 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. .~~~~:%%%&
&$::--~... beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary. ...~--::$&
##@&$%:-~. .~-:%$&@##
&$::~..... wow: a slower flutter, usually several .....~::$&
##@&$%:-~. seconds long. what up. both of these .~-:%$&@##
##@&$%:-~. increase when tape speed decreases. .~-:%$&@##
@$:~...... ......~:$@
##@&$%:-~. print through: tapes rub sound on each .~-:%$&@##
##@&$%:-~. other if theyre alone for too long .~-:%$&@##
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#&$%%:-~.. ..~-:%%$&#
@&%%%%:-~. .~-:%%%%&@
@&%-...... ......-%&@
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