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.......... FOR STORING MUSIC ON. ALSO DATA BUT ..........
.........^ AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT'S NOT ^.........
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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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...^-;=%§@ GOOD TAPES ARE DECENT AND HAVE A GOOD @§%=;-^...
....^-;=%§ HIGH FREQUENCY PRESENCE, BAD TAPES ARE §%=;-^....
.....^-;=% LOFI IF NOT OUTRIGHT BAD. IDK, I KINDA %=;-^.....
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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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