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Formats
A mix has to survive the object it is pressed or dubbed onto. Groove spacing, tape hiss and what a radio playlist would tolerate shaped song length, low end and structure more than most accounts of the period admit.
3 entries · How it was carried.
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- 5.1 The twelve-inch Wider groove spacing means more level and more bass, which is why the extended mix exists as a format decision.
- 5.2 The compact cassette Portable, recordable and lossy — and the first format listeners could edit themselves.
- 5.3 Radio formats What a playlist would accept shaped song length and structure more than most accounts admit.
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