I was surprised this still worked. This is an old IBM Selectric II typewriter, with correcting tape, the “quieter” Selectric at the time. It’s about 80 pounds, a real back-breaker. The carriage return bell is broken, unfortunately, so the best you might hear it is rattling due to the belt vibration.
Recorded with a TASCAM DR-05, without the low-cut since I wanted a beefy sound. Placed direcly above the roller, about 12 inches away. I swapped the channels in Audacity to match perception & sampled down to 48Khz.
Description: I roll in some paper, type a few paragraphs from some copy, and roll it out when I’m done. Man, can you type fast on these machines!
Type
Flac (.flac)
Duration
2:02.918
File size
22.1 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
24 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
1 year, 11 months ago
Terrific typewriter, thank you.
2 years, 10 months ago
This is so nostalgic!! I haven't heard an IBM Selectric for decades... Thanks !!
3 years, 9 months ago
Perfect typewriter sound!
8 years, 2 months ago
This is terrific! You even rolled the paper in. Good job!
8 years, 9 months ago
Thanks very much.
