Cursor movements or space don't have specific sounds

[rbanffy]

There is a sound file for cursor movements (it's the feed movement sound) but those are not implemented yet.

[swflint]

I can get recordings of the the space, backspace and return. If you'd like with the correcting I can try to get that too.

[ghost]

Didn't holding down the shift key also make a special sound (the typeball moving up a little)?

Great mode!

[swflint]

It did, and it also changed the frequency of the hum a little. I can try to get a recording of that also.

[rbanffy]

If you can record those, it'll be amazing!

[ghost]

@swflint That would be so cool!

[swflint]

Finally, my typewriter collection has a use! I could try and record the hum, and just the hum, too. Or re-record anything so it's all from the same machine.

And if you'd like provide sounds from a couple of other typewriters, so as to allow users to switch between them. (I have a Selectric, Sears Scholar, and IBM Model B (?), along with a completely manual model).

[rbanffy]

If we could have all those sounds, we could name them like {ibm|sears}-{selectric|scholar|b}-{type|space|feed|return}.wav and have a variable select brand/model. I am not sure we could do the hum though - and we'd need to loop the audio for it in any case.

[swflint]

I'll get on it about as soon as I get back home for Christmas. Probably around next Saturday/Sunday.

[stardiviner]

I like this, special sounds for specific keys.

[stardiviner]

Also I hope author can make audio file customizble for user with defcustom.

[swflint]

Well, that's why I'm recording a few different typewriters from my collection. Enjoy!

[stardiviner]

Thanks.

[codesuki]

Bump :) This would be awesome! I tried finding how to hook backspace but couldn't find a good method. Also I miss the sounds. Would be cool if this project could be revived :)

[rbanffy]

Maybe we need to add hooks to Emacs itself to make this feasible, @codesuki.

[codesuki]

@rbanffy at first that sounded difficult but... doing it like guru mode https://github.com/bbatsov/guru-mode could be a good solution! What do you think?

[swflint]

@codesuki I will, but I have to take my selectric in for repairs (carriage cord got old and needs replacing), so it probably won't be until I have time to get that taken care of.

[codesuki]

@swflint don't stress over it :) but it's a nice to have.

[swflint]

Oh, don't worry, I'm not. I just can't take care of it quite yet.

[tecosaur]

@swflint bit of a necro, but that sounded promising! Any chance you'll end up getting those sounds?

[swflint]

As soon as I can get my typewriters in for repair! Been a while, things fell to the wayside.

[tecosaur]

@swflint since this mode is so simple, I'm tempted to do a little forking and tweaking -- in which case it would be great to have those files. Just in case you might be able to provide them :slightly_smiling_face:.

[swflint]

Which typewriters do you want recordings of? And which keys?

I've got:

• Selectric 3
• Selectric
• IBM Type C
• Smith-Corona Classic 12

I can't do all keys for all of them (no alphanum), but I can do carriage returns, space, tab, shift. Maybe right margin ding?

[tecosaur]

To be honest, I don't know which typewriter(s) would sound the best -- can I leave this to your discretion? Regarding keys, I'm thinking it's probably worth having

• some random alphanumeric key - if there's any difference in sound, fast & slow
• space, shift, tab
• carriage return
• end of line ding
• if present, any sort of backspace/erase/movement key

how does that sound to you?

[tecosaur]

@swflint any progress?

[swflint]

Sorry for the slow response! I'm going to try and work on this this weekend. Probably going for the IBM Model C and a Selectric.

[tecosaur]

Fantastic! I'll look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again :slightly_smiling_face:

[swflint]

That didn't happen -- had trouble getting a recording. Will try again this weekend.

[tecosaur]

Do let me know if you might get around to this.