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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. .....-«†*¤
#¤*†«-.... ....-«†*¤#
##¤*†«-... †† bias †† ...-«†*¤##
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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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*†«-...... ********* 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? .....-«†*¤
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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. .....-«†*¤
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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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