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_calculated risks SSS080




    _calculated risks brings the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator, “Rhythm” to your DAW with 14 one-shot drums samples and 400 drum loops. The Pocket Operator series began with the PO-12 Rhythm, so we thought we’d start there with this first release in a series of Pocket Operator packs. The Pocket Operators are known for being lo-fi digital wonders that bring simplicity and performance to anyone with a finger. The PO-12 is a drum machine with a parameter lockable sequencer, and an all around FX mangler. Like all of these pocket-sized sounds, the PO-12 is pure and RAW digital everything, from the synth engines, samples, and the real time FX, to the actual converters - it doesn’t get much more economical sounding than than Pocket Operators. The PO-12 has 16 voices consisting of 14 drum sounds, 1 synth, and 1 bass sound. We’ve focused on the 14 drum sounds only for this release. We captured the output of the PO-12 as directly to to digital as possible, with no additional processing done. We also created an Ableton Drum Rack with the 14 one-shot samples, and added some macro controls and effects reminiscent of the PO-12’s built-in effects. Make your own crunchy beats! We believe that the Pocket Operators are best used as performance devices, so we programmed 50 different patterns as drum loops. We also captured 7 different Pocket Operator effects as loop variations for each pattern. 400 loops later, we had a collection of some of our most eclectic drum loops to date. There’s a very satisfying push and pull between control and total chaos when you use these little machines, and so, “calculated risks” felt like the perfect name. Protect your pockets and grab this pack that’s even cheaper than the actual hardware. • 14 one-shot drum samples for use in any software or hardware. (3MB) • 400 drum loops at more than 40 tempos for use in any software or hardware. (50 patterns with 7 different Pocket Operator FX) • 1 Ableton Live 11 Project (Suite) • 1 Ableton 11 Drum Rack with macros + FX. (Suite) • 96k/24bit .wav sources. • 100% Royalty-Free. • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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    _dub dialect SSS077




      _dub dialect translates to Jamaican Patwah vocal one-shots for soundboys and rudeboys alike. 483 vocal samples and an easy to use Ableton instrument for any riddim that needs some heat.


      Grizzy Wynter was the performa on this sample pack, and he brought a likkle of that T. flavour and spice to the mic. It’s all love with Grizzy, but he’s an intense soul with much to say, which is exactly why we wanted to capture his big vibes for everyone to roll up tight into any production.


      We used 2 microphones to capture these vocals, a Soyuz 017 tube condenser and a Shure 50AC acoustic coupler for a lo-fi feel. Vintage preamps, outboard EQ, and hardware compression were all used on the way in to make these vocals truly drop-in ready. We also created 2 effects versions for each of the 161 samples, using a real hardware tape delay slap back, and a hardware spring reverb for that extra dubbed-out authenticity.

      If you’re an Ableton user, you can get going fast with the included sampler instrument with easy to use controls, effects, macros and macro presets to get you started.


      Be the selecta and make something for the massive.


      Huge thanks to Grizz for collaborating with us on this precious pack of Patwah.


      • 483 vocal one-shot samples (161 dry, delay & verb) (415MB)

      • 1 Ableton Live 11 Project (Suite Only)

      • 1 Ableton 11 sampler instrument. (Suite Only)

      • Useful sampler instrument FX macros & presets.

      • 96k/24bit .wav sources.

      • 100% Royalty-Free.

      • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Grizzy Wynter & Subsocial Studios.


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      _lucha Dior SSS076




        _lucha Dior makes designer luchas from Arena Mexico a reality with 97 binaural samples of crowd cheers, boos, chants, stomps, yells, whistles, and more in 8 different Ableton 11 instruments.


        Design your very own crowd with one of the most interesting crowds on the planet watching the infamous lucha libre in the heart of Mexico City. Recorded ambisonically, converted to binaural, and then crafted into 8 custom instruments that will add some hyped-up spice to any music or sound design scenarios.


        Use the crowd generator a get continuous random crowd noise, complete with built-in riser effects. Bring on the haters with the big boos all you want. Trigger different chants, whistles and decorative expletives at will. Be the emcee with your own countdown, and call out the luchaaaaaaaas when you're ready to rumble. All this, plus filters, reverb, speed, and pitch controls to control your crowd with.


        Whatever you do, don't lose your mask and don't forget the snacks.


        • 97 binaural crowd samples recorded in Arena Mexico (Mexico City). (320MB)

        • 1 Ableton Live 11 Project (Suite Only)

        • 8 Ableton 11 crowd design instruments. (Suite Only)

        • 96k/24bit .wav sources.

        • 100% Royalty-Free.

        • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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