Specs
15 letterpress recordings
Different perspectives & microphones
192 kHz / 24 bit WAV files
Neumann TLM 103 ORTF
Sennheiser MKH 8040 ORTF
Contact microphones
Sound Devices recorder
Descriptive filenames
Embedded Soundminer metadata
2.6 GB Zip / Fast download
Description
We got our hands on two functioning vintage Letterpresses: The motorized “Original Heidelberger Tiegel” (built in 1969 by Heidelberg Schnellpressen AG) and the pedal-driven “Boston Pedal Tiegel” (built in 1901 by Emil Kahle Maschinenfabrik). We captured these two unique printing machines in 192 kHz stereo from different angles using a range of microphones (Sennheiser MKH 8040 ORTF, Neumann TLM 103 ORTF, Barcus Berry Stereo Contact Mic). The 15 recordings are on average 4 minutes long each and include idle, run, stop, and different running speeds.
Thanks to Martin Z. Schröder at Druckerey.
