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.........^ tape dream ^.........
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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 @%%;=^....
.....^=;%% %%;=^.....
......^=;% rumors exist about a secret class v tape %;=^......
.......^=; that is actually useful. ;=^.......
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.........^ ;; 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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..^=;%%@@@ 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. =^........
.........^ ^.........
.......... print through: tapes rub sound on each ..........
.........^ other if theyre alone for too long ^.........
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