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!

Comments

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  55goalie 9 months ago

  This is terrific! You even rolled the paper in. Good job!
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  marlon123_ 1 year, 4 months ago

  Thanks very much.
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  nafx 2 years, 4 months ago

  Very unique sound.Thanks!
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  ramba 3 years, 5 months ago

  Nice! Great recording!

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