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- 31 Décembre 2020
2 of the Classic Drum Machines Multi-Sampled to Tape
The 808 is easily the most recognized drum machine in history. It's responsible for the birth of countless genres - hip hop, electro, techno, house, trap, and a variety of sub-genres too countless to mention. But although it was created in early 1980, it is still a favorite among many, and can be heard on everything from an Afrika Bambaataa record to Lil Jon dirty south radio hit to a LIES techno 12".
The Sound
The TR-808 is entirely analog and people say every 808 sounds a bit different than the next. I've used / recorded with around 6 or 7 over the years and can confirm this is certainly true. Most noticeably, the kick seems to differ - I've seen them range from F (43 Hz) - G# (52 Hz) (i's probably supposed to be a G, based on the other voices' tunings). The internal distortion, headroom and general character also vary extensively from unit to unit (this can become unscientific quite quickly). Needless to say, for this project it seemed right we sampled two different 808s.
The Recording Process
The majority of the hits are recorded to tape and every voice with tone parameters (bass drum, snare, etc) was extensively multi-sampled into groups. We captured clean hits straight to the DAW, clean hits to tape, saturated hits (combining dirty cheap and boutique gear), and tuning with a guitar tuner where necessary. We also re-pitched every voice on the tape machine (at octaves, fourths, and random tunings) to give you a bunch of analog pitched sounds that the original 808 never offered and hopefully saving you a bit of digital tuning (the only 808 samples to feature this?).
Warning
Full disclosure: the 808 From Mars sounds like a real 808 - if you're looking for trap 808 kickdrums you won't find them here (those aren't usually 808s, but layered drums and sine waves).
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