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_the accountant SSS133



    _the accountant makes early and mid 20th century accounting machines playable in Ableton Live 12, with 177 samples + 2 custom Drum Racks. It’s 100% mechanical for when you’re feeling mathematical.  It’s money for sound design, or whatever type beat you’re making paper with.


    Using an adding machine from 1923, and a cheque stamper from 1953, we meticulously sampled every button, lever, tear, ding, dong, latch, guide, and paper feed sound we could. Capturing the intricate sounds with an array of different stereo microphone setups was the plan. Placing tiny spot microphones into the machines gave a very hyper-real sort of sound, while microphones overhead and around the machines brought out a more balanced aural overview. 


    Having a sound designer like, Paul Boechler helping setup, perform, and record these sounds with us, was key in capturing what we have in this release. This sample pack is a perfect companion to our previous release, _the typist.


    There are 177 samples in total, including:


    • Buttons

    • Paper Feeder

    • Paper Guides

    • Levers

    • Sliders

    • Paper Stamps

    • Combinations


    These WAV samples can be used in any software or hardware you like, or you can use the included Ableton 12.2+ Drum Racks to starting playing like a bookkeeper right away. 


    There are 2 different Ableton Drum Racks:


    • Adding Machine

      • Use to play the adding machine samples.


    • Cheque Stamper

      • Use to play the cheque stamper samples.


    Music is math.


    The Controls

    level

    • controls the overall volume of the instrument

    scoop

    • cuts different ranges of frequencies from the sound

    • lower values thin out the sound

    • higher values dull the sound

    spool

    • adds a startup pitch effect

    • increase for a longer startup time

    speed

    • change the playback speed of the samples

    • pitch is proportional to speed

    size

    • creates a larger stereo image

    • increase to widen the sound

    space

    • adds a reflective room reverb 


    • Minimum Ableton requirements: Ableton 12.2 Intro

    • 177 Vintage Accounting Machines Stereo Samples (180MB)

    • 2 Ableton 12.2 Drum Rack Devices (.ADG)

    • 6 Device Macro Controls

    • 16 Sound Presets

    • 96k/24bit .wav sources

    • 100% Royalty Free


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    _the typist SSS132



      _the typist makes an early 20th century typewriter playable in Ableton Live 12, with 293 samples + 4 custom Drum Racks. Marvellously mechanical for sound design, or whatever type beat you’re writing.


      Using a classic Underwood typewriter from around 1920, we meticulously sampled every key, lever, ribbon, bell, carriage, latch, guide, and paper feed sound we could. Capturing the intricate sounds with an array of different stereo microphone setups was the plan. Placing tiny spot microphones into the typewriter itself gave a very hyper-real sort of sound, while microphones overhead and around the machine brought out a more balanced aural overview. 


      Having sound designer, Paul Boechler helping setup, perform, and record these sounds with us, was key in capturing what we have in this release. Absolutely nobody asked for a playable typewriter in Ableton Live, but here it is.


      There are 293 samples in total, including:


      • Carriage Movements

      • Bell Sounds

      • QWERTY Key Strikes (Finger On & Off)

      • Special Key Strikes

      • Margin Guides

      • Paper Feeds

      • Ink Ribbon Feeds

      • Switches, Latches, & Handling

      • Random Typing Performance Loops


      These WAV samples can be used in any software or hardware you like, or you can use the included Ableton 12.2+ Drum Racks to starting playing like a novelist right away. 


      There are 4 different Ableton Drum Racks:

      • Keys

        • Use to play the standard and special keys like you would a percussive instrument.

      • Carriage & Bell Sequences

        • Use to trigger longer textures, rhythms, and sequences.

      • Actions

        • Use to play the typewriter paper, ribbon, and other actions, or general handling sounds, switches, and latches.

      • Typing Sequences

        • Use to trigger and chain up longer random typing sequences.



      The Controls

      level

      • controls the overall volume of the instrument

      scoop

      • cuts different ranges of frequencies from the sound

      • lower values thin out the sound

      • higher values dull the sound

      spool

      • adds a startup pitch effect

      • increase for a longer startup time

      speed

      • change the playback speed of the samples

      • pitch is proportional to speed

      size

      • creates a larger stereo image

      • increase to widen the sound

      space

      • adds a reflective room reverb 


      At the typewriter you find out who you are.


      • Minimum Ableton requirements: Ableton 12.2 Intro

      • 293 Vintage Typewriter Stereo Samples (560MB)

      • 4 Ableton 12.2 Drum Rack Devices (.ADG)

      • 6 Device Macro Controls

      • 16 Sound Presets

      • 96k/24bit .wav sources

      • 100% Royalty Free

      • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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      _fake diamonds SSS073




        _fake diamonds turns 898 modular synth drum samples into 13 Ableton Drum Racks that are ready to drum design and play with.


        Spencer Carson, our friend from Vancouver, sound designer and composer, was a huge part of this carbon-based collaboration, and supplied us with 898 drum and percussion samples, all hand made in his shiny sonic modular laboratory. We took the sweet sonorous gems Spencer cut for us and created a 13 module Ableton Drum system (Lite, Intro, Standard, or Suite) that allows anyone to make authentic feeling modular drum sounds and beats with ease.


        Each module gives you one drum part, such as a kick, snare, hi-hat, or tom, and each module offers the charm and sonic variety that your DAW doesn't. The macro controls for each of the 13 modules are tailored to the samples they hold, and you can get tasteful and effortless changes for each sound quickly and easily. Load up one or a bunch of modules in your sessions, and you’re good to go!

        • Use your MIDI note lengths to drive the samples from short to long like a gate length on an old school sequencer.

        • Use the release controls to tidy up the tails in re-trigger/ratchet mode.

        • Use and automate the easy re-trigger functions to ratchet each hit as you see fit.

        • Many modules include multiple sampled variations of the same sound, so you’ll never get the exact hit or sound every time you hit play.

        • Pitched drum modules contain up to 88 individually sampled pitches for total authenticity.

        Spencer went beyond the usual synth-born drum pieces like kicks, snares and hi-hats, and gave us multiple 88 key pitched drums and percussion sounds as well. All of these drum sounds evoke a vintage vantage, and bring you an aural aura of authenticity. We wanted it to sound like a super-polished modular drum session would, with many of the same sorts of controls made into Ableton macros that spark a different kind of DAW free creativity and approach to composition that's focused on programming as well as performing. We wanted to bring the feeling of modular drums without the fuss, and offer a simple and fast way to get cool sounding drums.


        It was pleasure making this pack with Spencer, aka Mr. Diamond.


        Modular gear highlights included:


        Korg ARP 2600FS

        Roland SYS-512

        Roland SYS-521

        Roland SYS-530

        Roland SYS-540 E

        Roland SYS-572

        Roland SYS-555

        Make Noise Maths

        Make Noise Mimeophone

        Make Noise QPAS

        Doepfer A-124SE VCF5 Wasp Filter

        Intellijel Dual ADSR Envelope


        Go get these gems and get to making something modular.


        • 898 modular synth drum samples. (380MB)

        • 1 Ableton Live 11 session (Intro, Standard or Suite).

        • 13 Ableton 11 Drum Racks with custom effects (Lite, Intro, Standard or Suite).

        • Never get the same exact sound each time you hit play.

        • Meticulously sampled individual pitches.

        * Built-in re-trigger/ratchet with re-trig/ratchet feel for each drum module.

        • Macro controls and macro presets for each instrument.

        • 96k/24bit .wav sources.

        • 100% Royalty-Free.

        • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Spencer Carson & Subsocial Studios.


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