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Olympia Electric Typewriter - May 17 2008.wav

File added by lonemonk on May 18, 2008
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Type	wav, 44100Hz, 1411kbps, 16 bit, Stereo
Duration	2:59
Filesize	30.04 MB
Tags	bell | electric-typewriter | environmental-sounds-research | machine | mechanical | noise | office-sounds | typewriter | typing
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Description by lonemonk	May 17 2008: Typewriter Chatter. My favourite writing machine, the Olympia Report de Luxe Electric Typewriter; Early 80's model. I will eventually record all my other typewriters, and both printing presses. Gear: Zoom H2 w/Builtin mics (See pic). WAV: 44.1/16bit.Pic: http://www.mydatabus.com/public/lonemonk/d/H2Placement.jpg
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hammerklavier

May 19, 2008 the thing is, a lot of young people won't even know what this is! I still have a Royal non-electric from my grandfather. That makes the table shake! A very nice capture.

lonemonk

May 19, 2008 I too have a late 40's Royal manual and a Remington manual from the 50's. Also a couple of IBM Selectics. I no longer type all my correspondence, because I'm lazy now; But my letters to the Canadian Government are ALWAYS type-written (And carbon-copied for protection) My printing press was made by Chandler and Price in 1896ish. It was retro-fitted with a weird variable speed AC motor. Can't wait to get that thing going at top speed. Thanks for the comment Hammer...

digifishmusic

May 19, 2008 Yup great sound. Thanks! Actually the 'young people' will recognize the sound, as the sound computers make when printing up text on the screen in movies! :)

digifishmusic

May 19, 2008 BTW, if you put your links as comments they go live... http://www.mydatabus.com/public/lonemonk/d/H2Placement.jpg

hammerklavier

May 19, 2008 whoa! I don't know anything about recording, but you have your mike right over the machine! (Is it actually touching?) I used to mike musical performance, but that's all I know, and it's amazing you can place the microphone right on top of the unit and not get shaking, rumbles and everything else. (But what do I know!) You got a beautiful recording out of it. (And I'm amazed you still type at all! I thought typewriters were antiques! And where in the world do you get carbon paper??? They still make carbon paper??? Is there one place in the entire globe that makes it, and you have to wait 5 months to get it? Amazing. I had no idea!) Thanks dfm for making the link 'hyper'. I'll look forward to the rest of your printing sounds...

lonemonk

May 19, 2008 Hey thanks digi, I was hoping it would show up as a clickable in the description, but I forgot we discussed this already in the forums. Hammer: The recording machine is *about* 5 inches away from the typewriter, but due to the abgle of the photo this space may not be apparent. Carbon paper can still be obtained at most large office-supply reltailers. (In Canada this means Office Depot or Staples) Most Carbon-paper users wouldn't be type-writer people these days, but some people still use dot-matrix printers for invoices and they need carbon-copy paper to make a duplicate for internal records. I imagine one day (soon) it might become difficult to get new Carbon paper. (And I will then be very sad)

lonemonk

May 19, 2008 While I'm already contributing to my own comment section, I might as well reveal my personal philosophy on this general topic: What intriques me about typewriters (Electric or manual) is the fact that with immediate and permanent transcription, even if the power goes out, you still have ever letter up to the point where that happens. Since all machines eventually break-down, nothing stops one from moving that same piece of paper to another machine. Try THAT on a computer with no backup of the data! My Printing-press is another topic all-together and I will gush about that at another time. But, let it be known that this thing is so well-built that my great-great-great offspring will have to somehow deal with it! (try THAT with a modern computer) Just for the record, I am not *that* old (37), but I do agree with art lasting as long as possible under the circumstances. (Hence why I hope Freesound is around forever) Thanks all!

lonemonk

May 19, 2008 C&P Press circa 189x: http://www.mydatabus.com/public/lonemonk/e/IM000049.JPG

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