wheres the 808 at?

[ggirlballa]

ok so how does an 808 sound like?

i'ver heard that "slow & low" & "brass monkey" have 808 in them so what part of these songs do i have to listen to, to exactly hear the 808?

retarted question ...i know but help me out :/

[Funkyfreshgrape]

ok so how does an 808 sound like?

i'ver heard that "slow & low" & "brass monkey" have 808 in them so what part of these songs do i have to listen to, to exactly hear the 808 in them?

retarted question ...i know but help me out :/
:confused: 808, i want to help you but i don't know what you mean.

[ggirlballa]

:confused: 808, i want to help you but i don't know what you mean.

808 drum machine it was used a lot back in the day.....

[Funkyfreshgrape]

808 drum machine it was used a lot back in the day.....
oh! sorry i can't help you sorry:(

[ggirlballa]

oh! sorry i can't help you sorry:(

its ok:D ....anybody else out there can help me out with the 808?:confused:

[timmie]

old skool!!!!(y)

[Justin]

808 bottles of beer on the wall. 808 bottles of beer!!!

[Funkyfreshgrape]

808 bottles of beer on the wall. 808 bottles of beer!!!
(lol!) :D

[adrock14]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=808

that tells you what it is, but i will keep looking.:) (y)

[ggirlballa]

i know wut it is i just don't know how it sounds like:confused:

[Funkyfreshgrape]

i know wut it is i just don't know how it sounds like:confused:
oh i know! ask someone in the remix forum!

[ggirlballa]

oh i know! ask someone in the remix forum!

i was thinking about maybe asking DeeJayZap...he might know

[TAL]

I ate the 808.

[brooklyndust]

I couldnt find the 808

but here is some other drum machines: http://www.keyboardmuseum.org/d_machines/vdrums.html

[Funkyfreshgrape]

i was thinking about maybe asking DeeJayZap...he might know
go and email him!

[TAL]

808 sample

http://www.audiopervert.com/audio/808digital.mp3

[Jiberish]

You know in Super Disco Breakin' where they say in unison

"Nothing sounds quite
like
an

8 0 8"


and the bass drum goes

Boom Boom Boom?

That's an 808.

[ggirlballa]

is it kinda that tsk tsk kinda sound? :confused:

[Echewta]

haha. No, go listen to it.

[ggirlballa]

i'm listening to them right now :/

[ggirlballa]

wait is it the bass sound? the boom boom?:confused:


i don't know man!

[TAL]

Didn't you click my link?

All sounds in the mp3 is from an 808.

[ggirlballa]

Didn't you click my link?

All sounds in the mp3 is from an 808.

oh well i got confused i went to go listen to super disco breakin then slow & low then brass monkey.

i'm listening to it now & FINALLY i get how an 808 sounds like(y)

[Jiberish]

I'm saying the BOOM is the kick drum from the 808. It's a classic hip hop sounds that is still used today.

I can only hear the 808 in S.D.B. in my headphones. The computer speakers won't carry it.

But the link posted above tells you everything anyway.

[korn_phr33k]

the base (not bass) of the high plains drifter drum beat is all 808 im pretty sure, i made a replica of the beat minus the little bass part.

[AtoD]

It's any drum beat that sounds really manufactured basically, like REALLY fake.

High Plains Drifter, lots of LTI, etc.

[saml]

It's any drum beat that sounds really manufactured basically, like REALLY fake.

High Plains Drifter, lots of LTI, etc.

what the fuck are you talking about

[AtoD]

What do you mean? I can always tell when it is an 808.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

It's any drum beat that sounds really manufactured basically, like REALLY fake.

While the 808 doesn't really sound like real drums but its not any drum beat that sounds "fake".

The 808 is a specific type of analog synthesized drum machine made by Roland in the early 80s. Its a piece of equipment. It looks like this http://www.isaotomita.net/images/technology/roland_tr-808.jpg

Also, its not just bass, it has all types of drum sounds: snare sounds, cymbols, cowbell, etc. The original "808" that you hear on License to Ill came from one of those Roland drum machines. Because they were analog gear each one sounded slightly different.

Since the 80s lots of other drum machines and software programs have emulated the 808 sounds but the original 808 was a seperate piece of equipment, not just the sounds.

Hip Hop music made the 808 famous. A lot of times the songs they sampled had drums, but they didn't hit hard enought so the hip hop producers would add 808 drum sounds over the drums from the original sample to beef up the sound. Brass monkey does this; they took the intro from "Bring it Here" by Wild Sugar, and added 808 drum sounds to make it hit harder. The drums/percussion on Slow and Low is a good example of the 808 by itself.

The Roland 909 was also popular, but more often used in dance music.

[Mr. Smacktackle]

I think I read somewhere in an interview that the Beastie Boys had this 808 which was kinda deeper on the bass than the usual 808

[korn_phr33k]

I think I read somewhere in an interview that the Beastie Boys had this 808 which was kinda deeper on the bass than the usual 808

yeah they were saying all 808's werent exactly made the "same" back in the day, there was just a little less "uniform-ness" in the manufacturing of the units, like not all of em sounded exactly the same.

i wouldnt be surprised if you could tweak it on the inside to make it sound a little different.

[Lex Diamonds]

Well I know y'all wanted that 808
Can you feel that B-A-S-S bass?

[beastiegirrl101]

I ate the 808.

wow, that brings back memories.

[abcdefz]

...anybody else remember 808 State?

[Chicka B]

Well I know y'all wanted that 808
Can you feel that B-A-S-S bass?

Hey I was gonna quote that. :p

[TAL]

...anybody else remember 808 State?
Of course.

[abcdefz]

I don't. I just remember a VHS cover.

Were they any good?

[TAL]

What a silly question. That all depends on what you like.

[abcdefz]

What a silly question. That all depends on what you like.



Have the courage of your convictions, scaredy cat.

[TAL]

They have some good songs. Still an active group.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

I think I read somewhere in an interview that the Beastie Boys had this 808 which was kinda deeper on the bass than the usual 808

That was in an interview in Wax Poetics magazine where they talked about the different equipment they've used in production.

[Mr. Smacktackle]

That was in an interview in Wax Poetics magazine where they talked about the different equipment they've used in production.

Yep, there is a lil' talk about the 808 in Wax Poetics, here (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=36664&highlight=Wax+magazine)

But actually I thought about this one (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=59592&highlight=equipment).

MCA: On Brass Monkey there was an 808 that was at Shakedown studios that had the crazy, crazy low end. Some other 808s didn't happen to have as much low end as this particular one. I don't know if it was fucked up or what, but it had the booooom, like, the long crazy kicks, and then I think Rick Rubin stole it.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

Yep, there is a lil' talk about the 808 in Wax Poetics, here (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=36664&highlight=Wax+magazine)

But actually I thought about this one (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=59592&highlight=equipment).

MCA: On Brass Monkey there was an 808 that was at Shakedown studios that had the crazy, crazy low end. Some other 808s didn't happen to have as much low end as this particular one. I don't know if it was fucked up or what, but it had the booooom, like, the long crazy kicks, and then I think Rick Rubin stole it.

Yeah, that Scratch Magazine article is the one. Those two magazines are actually affiliated. Although, Wax Poetics is a far far better publication.

Scratch is just so dumbed down. Its got some good stuff in it, like the Beasties article, and some of the interviews stumble into some decent information, but there is so much wack material in there. It seems like its geared toward ignorant teenagers who are more interested in making it big than actually developing their skills as artists. It all about how to market your mixtape and bullshit like that and pretty much ignores skills and any sort of deeper knowledge or understanding of hip hop culture.

Wax Poetics is like a 180 from that. Its a valuable resource because of the crate digging knowledge that's put down and the interviews with the musicians who are so often sampled. That type of knowledge used to only be accessible by hours of crate digging and word or mouth. Its to the point where copies of the first and second issue sell on eBay for $50-100.

It baffles me that those two publications are connected.

[DJ_Skrilla]

Well for a good example of the 808 listen to Sir Mix A Lot - Possee on Broadway.......

Anyways Sir Mix A Lots famous 808 is on display at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Along side his sweet mercedes emblem gold chain.... Go check it out....

[steve-onpoint]

looking like jailbait
bangin' like an 808?