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Heya Kids!

I'm trying to get my hands on some samples of an old dot matrix (or daisywheel) printer, specifically the head motor running back and forth. I can't find one anywhere without the sound of the pin head running, all I'm after is the motor noise (most dot matrix's have a self test mode on startup which will run the head back and forth a few times without printing)

sweet sweet karma to anyone who can help

Sounds interesting. There are some cool printers on Freesound but I don't recall seeing anything specifically of a dot matrix.

Wish I knew someone that still had a working one so I could record it.

I threw out my dot matrix YEARS ago... but I know where a daisy wheel typewriter is - so I'll try and record that on Monday or so.

Daisy wheel typewriter sounds here:

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=32269

thank you. this is great...
a very interesting sound/recording

(my first post)

holy crap, im so sorry, i have been overseas for the past 11 days and i usually modify my forum signatures accordingly. i forgot all about this one cuz im only newish here and its not in the update loop yet. at least i had a ball there though, went to china and promised myself i'd stay away from the interwebs (though the great firewall of china would have helped there as well )

FreqMan, perfect! i like how theres a few different "pitches" to the motor noises as well, im gunna have all sorts of fun with this'n

thank you!