#audio recording

Look what they took from us!

The Aiwa HD-S200 is essentially a mini VCR for sound, with a spectacular trick. It looks like a Walkman, works like a camcorder, and records like a pro.

And in 1995, it represented a promise the music industry spent the next decade sabotaging.

Released in 1995, the HD-S200 was a compact, battery-powered, professional-quality Digital Audio Tape recorder built for the road, the studio, or the stage. That mashup of Walkman ergonomics and camcorder mechanics isn't an accident: by then, Sony already owned a controlling stake in Aiwa and would fully absorb the company in 2002.

Hey folks! I have been thinking about this for a long time, and I've decided to finally dive in and do it! Introducing something new to the blog: Ask Bobbin!

If you have any questions for Bobbin about anything within her world, she will answer them via text post or audio recording! It's entirely dependent on what I have time for/if I have access to my microphone. My goal is use this as practice for my voice acting.

A couple of ground rules before we start:

Questions must be sent to my askbox.

Keep it Safe for Work. Bobbin is a minor, and I generally want my blog to be a friendly space.

Yes you can poke and her and cause a little trouble. (Asking about Yin Yarn or the Master Crown are easy ways to rile her up.)

I am not obligated to answer every ask. If it makes me uncomfortable, I won't answer it.

For those of you who are new here, here's what you should know about Bobbin:

Bobbin is the teenage niece of Yin Yarn from Kirby's Epic Yarn. Her mother is Spinstra, the Head Witch and Healer of Patchland.

She is currently dating Prince Fluff and has been going on adventures with him for the past two years.

She is a mage in training that is actively studying the Metamortex (the in-game power up gimmick that turns Kirby and Fluff into tanks, trains, etc.).

Bobbin is an Arachknit: part arachnid, part demonbeast, all yarn.

Her lore encompasses both anime and game elements.

She's friends with Tiff, Tuff, and Knuckle Joe, a couple years after the events of Kirby Right Back At Ya (meaning they are teenagers. Kirby is about five years old ish?).

Meta Knight is one of her mentors.

She knows Magolor and helped to repair the Lor! She also joined him for the events of Magolor Epilogue and has had to deal with the Master Crown three times. All of them sucked!

She knows other royals in the Kirby universe thanks to her connections with Fluff. These include Queen Sectonia (and Mage Taranza), King Phanta, Queen Ribbon, King Dedede, and of course, King and Queen Organza of Patchland.

If you have any questions, please send them to my askbox! I'd love to hear from you! Hope your day is most magical! With Love,

Kat Alyst <3

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