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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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    _vinyl records SSS131



      _vinyl records brings turntable textures to life with over 700 one-shots and loops. Phonograph, gramophone, wax, disc, platter, or licorice pizza - it’s all on the record in this sample pack.


      We became archivists of texture and surface noises throughout the decades with this mega sample pack of vinyl and record player noises. We wanted everything in one definitive pack. Real records, recorded at 96kHz - check. Turntable idiosyncrasies, noises, and accidents - check.


      So, what exactly did we sample, and what are these “effects” we speak of? 


      • 3 types of extended blank vinyl surface loops at 33rpm, 45rpm, and 78rpm.

      • 150 unique needle drops / record starts.

      • 32 unique record end of side loops.

      • 59 unique needle lifts.

      • 253 unique record stops.

      • 87 unique needle scratches.

      • 25 unique accidental headshell drops.

      • 5 platter motor cuts (surface texture slowdowns)

      • 21 unique accidental fingers on needle.

      • 59 unique turntable platter thumps.

      • 1 extended turntable ground hum loop.


      We used vinyl from the 1950s to the 2020s, from virgin vinyl , to pristine LPs, to the nastiest, old, beaten up records that you don’t want your needles even touching! Sacrifices were made, and many B-Sides were lost. The 96kHz samples are more sonically durable when time stretching and mangling during the production process.


      We wanted anyone to be able to recreate a vinyl experience, and have it sound authentic, but we also wanted bits and pieces to have fun and experiment with as drums, percussion, and textural effects. Throw these samples into your favourite drum rack, sampler or timeline, and live the rotating etched polyvinyl chloride disc dream.


      All that scratching is making me itch.


      • 701 Vinyl & Turntable Effects Samples (1GB)

      • 96k/24bit .wav sources

      • 100% Royalty Free

      • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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      _perfect storm SSS125



        _perfect storm is a free Ableton Max for Live device that effortlessly and naturally generates a perfect immersive binaural storm experience.


        This binaural thunderstorm generator is built on our own library of ambisonic field recordings from around the globe. With a variety of storm layers and loops, we designed a Max for Live instrument that seamlessly generates realistic rain and storms with different energies and natural sounding changes over time. You can control the storm yourself, automate it over time, and modulate its controls, but it will still behave erratically enough to remain as natural as possible. Sometimes you might even hear some birds, or the backdrop of rain hitting leaves in the jungle.


        • Create an endless realistic sounding storm that lasts as long as you want. 

        • Use MIDI and automation to plan and shape your storm over time.

        • Design scenes or sequences with rain and thunder that evolves over time. 

        • Use as a backdrop, intro, outro, or texture anywhere you need it in your music productions.

        • Just turn it on and chill if you like.

        • Create your own meditation app?


        This is the first in our series of generate Spatial Audio devices. We hope you enjoy your new storms.


        Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.


        The Controls


        LEVEL

        • Output level control for your perfect storm.

        • Use this control if you want instant control over the level of your designed storm.


        ENERGY

        • Increase for more storm energy. 

        • The storm intensity will increase and decrease like a real storm. 

        • At MINIMUM there is only light rain.

        • You have general control of the storm energy, but it acts unpredictably enough to sound real.


        SPEED

        • Increase to speed the storm up, lower to slow the storm down.

        • Speed changes will happen slowly to sound more natural.


        MOOD

        • Increase to be outside in the storm. 

        • Decrease to be cozy inside.


        START

        • Naturally Start the Storm.

        • The storm will start over a period of time that sounds more natural.


        STOP

        • Naturally stop the storm.

        • The storm will stop over a period of time that sounds more natural.


        TRANSPORT

        • Link your project's transport.

        • Perfect Storm automatically mutes when stopped.


        • Minimum requirements: Ableton 11.3+ Suite

        • 1 Ableton Max for Live Device (1 .AMXD file)

        • 96k/24bit True Binaural .wav sources.

        • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.



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