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@@,@@@,,@,                                          @,,,@,@@@@
,,@@,,@,@@                                          ,@,,@@@,,,
,,@,@,@@@, a   cool   enough  sony  walkman  called @@@,@,,@,,
,,@@@@@,,@                                          ,,,@@@,@@,
,,@,,,,@,@                   # # #                  @,,@,,@@,@
@,@@,,,@@@          ###  tcm onefifty  ###          ,@,@@,@,@@
,@@,@,,@,,                  # # #                   @@@@,@@@@,
,@,@@@,@@,                                          @,,,@@,,,@
@@@@,,@@,@ it's battery powered (two aa  batteries) ,@,,@,@,,@
,,,,@,@,@@ and  has a microphone. it does feature a @@@,@@@@,@
@,,,@@@@@, speed hole  but it's hidden beneath  its ,,,@@,,,@@
,@,,@,,,,@                  shell.                  ,,,@,@,,@,
,@@,@@,,,@                                          ,,,@@@@,@@
@@,@@,@,,@ a cool  thing  is  the  speaker  on  the ,,,@,,,@@,
@,@@,@@@,@ front. but isn't that a magnet  close to @,,@@,,@,@
,@@,@@,,@@              the tape? yes               ,@,@,@,@@@
@@,@@,@,@,                                          @@@@@@@@,,
@,@@,@@@@@             ## is it good ##             @,,,,,,,@,
@@@,@@,,,,                                          ,@,,,,,,@@
,,,@@,@,,, 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.           ,,,@@@,@@@
@,@@,@,@,@                                          ,,,@,,@@,,
@@@,@@@@@@  denoising techniques are simple. actual @,,@@,@,@,
@,,@@,,,,, denoising  for  the noise, and  maybe an @@,@,@@@@@
,@,@,@,,,,            eq for the motor.             @,@@@@,,,,
,@@@@@@,,,                                          ,@@,,,@,,,
,@,,,,,@,, ##     what     is     it     for     ## @@,@,,@@,,
,@@,,,,@@,                                          ,,@@@,@,@,
,@,@,,,@,@ i use it  for talking to when i'm drunk. ,,@,,@@@@@
@@@@@,,@@@ it  does  this  very  good.   the  pause @,@@,@,,,,
@,,,,@,@,, button is a small stop,  the stop button ,@@,@@@,,,
@@,,,@@@@,             is a major stop.             @@,@@,,@,,
@,@,,@,,,@                                          @,@@,@,@@,
@@@@,@@,,@             ## some quirks ##            ,@@,@@@@,@
,,,,@@,@,@                                          ,@,@@,,,@@
@,,,@,@@@@  when unpausing, recording begins before @@@@,@,,@,
@@,,@@@,,, the engine  is fully  spun up, resulting ,,,,@@@,@@
,,@,@,,@,, in   a  nice   swoop   being   recorded. ,,,,@,,@@,
,,@@@@,@@,                                          @,,,@@,@,@
@,@,,,@@,@ it   made    me    buy    a    vhs   cam ,@,,@,@@@@
,@@@,,@,@@                                          ,@@,@@@,,,
,@,,@,@@@,                                          @@,@@,,@,,
,@@,@@@,,@                  # # #                   @,@@,@,@@,
,@,@@,,@,@                                          @@@,@@@@,@
@@@@,@,@@@         rest in pieces, literally        @,,@@,,,@@
,,,,@@@@,,                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
,,,,@,,,@,          . may twenty fifteen .          ,@@@@@@,@@
@,,,@@,,@@                  , to ,                  ,@,,,,,@@,
@@,,@,@,@,         ~ july twenty eighteen ~         @@@,,,,@,@
,,@,@@@@@@                                          @,,@,,,@@@
@,@@@,,,,,       superseded by the tcm twenty       @@,@@,,@,,
@@@,,@,,,,                                          @,@@,@,@@,
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