[Free!] Joonas Ylänne's "Buttons from Hell" is now available for free. This percussion library delivers heavy metallic sounds and harsh industrial machinery sounds, crafted from everything from light switches to cassette recorder buttons.
[Free!] Joonas Ylänne's "Buttons from Hell" is now available for free. This percussion sound module delivers heavy metallic sounds and harsh industrial machinery sounds, crafted from everything from light switches to cassette recorder buttons.
My original plan was to record some instruments with a cassette recorder, but I soon realized that recorder buttons produce unique and interesting sounds. This discovery led me down a different path. I started recording every switch and button I could get my hands on: guitar pedals, light switches, power strips, computer keyboards, and more.
To capture every last detail, I placed microphones very close to the buttons. At times, I could barely fit my fingers between the microphone and the switch. As I continued editing, even more possibilities became apparent. With heavy saturation and processing, the small mechanical clicks transformed into entirely new sounds: heavy metallic percussion sounds, gritty industrial bass, and more.
Initially, I simply placed Decent Sampler's controls against a photographic background. However, the sound just didn't quite fit. So I decided to design the whole thing myself, using vector graphics and photos from various sources. This ended up taking longer than the audio, but in the end, I was able to capture the instrument's raw, mechanical character.
Note:
This instrument requires the free Decent Sampler player. It is not standalone.
