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_broken hammers SSS072




    _broken hammers gives you the lowest-fi piano instrument and the sounds of pure piano destruction for Ableton Live.


    We sampled an upright piano the very same day it was going to the garbage dump. The samples we captured were the last notes it ever played. We thought it was fitting to record all 88 keys with contact microphones. These types of microphones are inherently lo-fi, and capture a very dry and focused "vibrating" sound, from every thump, to every rattle. No keys were in good shape, and some keys were really rough sounding, but we embraced the deterioration. Let's just say, it's really, really charming sounding. When it came to tuning, we attempted to have each note as tuned as it could be before recording, but the overtones and shifting colours from key to key are still quite unpredictable.


    We also destroyed the piano with a sledgehammer, hand saw, drill, pick axe, and various other tools of destruction. It was a lot of fun, and for a great cause. These 101 different sounds of piano annihilation are seriously unique.


    Bringing the piano notes into Ableton was next, and we came up with an instrument with a lot of range when it comes to lo-fi vibes. We think you'll enjoy using it. Let's just say that MIDI velocity works wonders.


    Bringing the 101 smash sounds into another sampler instrument was simple enough, but we also built a generative/random, multi-layered smash designer instrument as well. Use it at your own risk!


    And this is a piano, uh, they can't touch.

    Break it down.


    Thank you to Mehul for the vocals on the sound demo!


    • 88 "broken" piano samples. (188MB)

    • 101 piano smash samples. (140MB)

    • 1 Ableton Live 11 Suite session.

    • 1 Ableton 11 Sampler piano instrument with custom effects.

    • Ableton 11 piano smash/impact instrument.

    • 1 Ableton 11 generative/random piano smash/impact instrument.

    • Macro controls and macro presets for each instrument.

    • 96k/24bit .wav sources.

    • 100% Royalty-Free.

    • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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    _other rubble SSS071




      _other rubble is the useful sidekick and true companion pack of _pet rock. 200 more drum loops made up of 40 clean and 5 unique hardware FX versions for each loop.


      There's a wide variety of styles and sounds including jazz, reggae, soul, disco, latin, pop, hip-hop, rock and funk. We also threw in a few tasty fills, and there are 8 different tempos from 70bpm to 140bpm to play with. These loops were made exclusively from our _pet rock Ableton Live drum rack instrument, while the processed versions were passed through new chains of our studio hardware.


      What hardware you say? Meet the Flintstones...

      • Strymon Night Sky Reverb

      • Elektron Analog Heat Saturation/Distortion

      • Modular BBD Delay, Digital Delay, Wasp Filter & Wavefolder

      • Real Spring Reverb

      • Lexicon PCM41 Delay

      • Korg SDD3000 Delay

      • UA 1176

      Bamm-Bamm! Programming drums is so prehistoric. Your future is now.


      • 200 drum loops at 8 tempos. (40 clean + 4 FX versions for each). (1GB)

      • 96k/24bit .wav sources.

      • 100% Royalty-Free.

      • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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      _good tines SSS070


        The first 200 copies are free with code FREETINES at checkout!


        _good tines, these are the good tines. A tricked out glockenspiel instrument for Ableton that keeps the heads ringin’ with custom FX and blend controls for different mic positions.


        Most of the time when you record a glockenspiel, it’s an afterthought, so you quickly throw up a mic and just get it done. The result? Mediocre mallets. We recorded this “jeu de timbres” with a pair of Rupert Neve RNR1 ribbon mics in stereo, and a vintage East German omnidirectional dynamic mic from the 60s called a Funkberater MD30-2 for the room sound. You can easily blend between the stereo pair and the room mic for that über glock sound, plus add real-time custom FX with the included macro controls, and filter control with your modulation wheel.


        Sharp bells or lush metallic pads, you want the best, and won’t settle for less.


        Leave your cares behind, these are the good tines.


        • 300 Glockenspiel samples. (1.1GB)

        • 6 velocity layers per note.

        • 2 microphone positions (close stereo & room mono).

        • 1 Ableton 11 Suite Sampler Instrument with custom built-in effects.

        • 8 macro controls, 16 macro presets.

        • Easy modulation wheel filter control.

        • 96k/24bit .wav sources.

        • 100% Royalty-Free.

        • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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