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@¤$**«~... IT'S BATTERY POWERED (TWO AA  BATTERIES) ...~«**$¤@
###@$**«~. AND HAS A MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE  A .~«**$@###
##@¤$**«~. SPEED HOLE BUT  IT'S  HIDDEN BENEATH ITS .~«**$¤@##
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¤$**««.... A  COOL  THING  IS  THE SPEAKER  ON  THE ....««**$¤
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###@¤$*«~. WELL. IT HAS SOME  VERY REAL COMPRESSION .~«*$¤@###
##@¤$**«~. GOING  ON SO CLOSE  VOX  AND  OTHER HIGH .~«**$¤@##
##@¤$**«~. VOLUME THINGS  ARE  VERY CRISP  AND WITH .~«**$¤@##
#@@¤$**«~. KIND  OF  LOW  NOISE. BUT  WHEN  THERE'S .~«**$¤@@#
###@$**«~. MORE  OF AN AMBIENCE,  ALL  YOU  HEAR IS .~«**$@###
##@¤$**«~.           HISS AND MOTOR NOISE.          .~«**$¤@##
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#¤$***«... DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL  ...«***$¤#
##@¤$**«~. DENOISING FOR  THE  NOISE, AND MAYBE  AN .~«**$¤@##
@$***~....            EQ FOR THE MOTOR.             ....~***$@
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##@¤$**«~. ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## .~«**$¤@##
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###@¤$*«~. THE ENGINE IS  FULLY SPUN  UP, RESULTING .~«*$¤@###
##@¤$**«~. IN   A   NICE   SWOOP   BEING  RECORDED. .~«**$¤@##
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###@¤$*«~.        REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY         .~«*$¤@###
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###@$**«~.          ~ MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN ~          .~«**$@###
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