_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.
See what's inside this sample pack and instrument set here:
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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