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,,,-::*$@# my good fathers  good friend gave me the #@$*::-,,,
,-«:*$§@## ,,,,,,,,------------------------,,,,,,,, ##@§$*:«-,
,,,,«*$$§§ , fostex x fifteen                     , §§$$*«,,,,
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,,,,-«::$@ and  its   a   two track  tape  recorder @$::«-,,,,
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,-«:*$§@## i  don't really get how it works. it has ##@§$*:«-,
,,,,,«*$$@ two x rca in, two  x rca out, and four x @$$*«,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*§ rca "tape out" which i guess is all four §*«,,,,,,,
,-«:*$§@## channels on the cassette  -  which means ##@§$*:«-,
,-«:*$§### the b side  is  played backwards if it's ###§$*:«-,
,,,,-«***§                 like that                §***«-,,,,
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,-«:*$§@## so now i have  to  differentiate between ##@§$*:«-,
,,,,,-:$@# four track cassettes and two x two track #@$:-,,,,,
,-«:*$§@##       ones... or not, just as well       ##@§$*:«-,
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,,,,,-::*§ it  featyures a low noise floor which is §*::-,,,,,
,,,,,-«:$§ great,   but  there  is  some  dithering §$:«-,,,,,
,-«:*$§@## noise or  if it  is  the  motor, i  dont ##@§$*:«-,
,-«:*$$$$§                  know,                   §$$$$*:«-,
,-«::::*$§ also  there is a really rad red cassette §$*::::«-,
,,,,,,-:$§                slot cover                §$:-,,,,,,
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,-«:*$§@## it  does  -not-  have a  speed hole  but ##@§$*:«-,
,-«:*$§@## rather a much neater  actual  speed knob ##@§$*:«-,
,-«:*$§@## i   dont    know   the   percentage   of ##@§$*:«-,
,-«:*$§@## difference  but it applies also to  fast ##@§$*:«-,
,-«:::**$§            forward and rewind            §$**:::«-,
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,-«:*$§@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@§$*:«-,
,,,,,,-:$@ , future refusals                      , @$:-,,,,,,
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,-«:****$@ update:  this fuckers  gone  whacko  and @$****:«-,
,-«::::**§ you  need to flip it over constantly and §**::::«-,
,---««::$@ get    in    there    with   your   hand @$::««---,
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