- Subsocial Studios
- Aug 25
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 21
_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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