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The 808 has such a dominant sound in a mix that it almost ends up dictating the rest of the mix and sets such a powerful mood - it's no wonder that it formed th
by bane 12y ago
The 808 has such a dominant sound in a mix that it almost ends up dictating the rest of the mix and sets such a powerful mood - it's no wonder that it formed the backbone of so many different dance genres. I always preferred the sound of the 909 growing up, but as I get older the 808 continues to stay relevant as a sound even after the 909 has started to sound a little stale. To this day I mentally catalog drum machines as "808-ish" or "909-ish".
The definitive 808 track for me has always been Polygon Window by The Dice Man off of the still absolutely amazing first Artificial Intelligence compilation album, one of the defining electronic music albums ever put together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVp6NH59d3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVp6NH59d3M
- cdcarter 12y agoCan you share a strong example track of the 909 sound? I don't know the difference at all, so I'd love to hear!
- louthy 12y agoMr Fingers - Can You Feel It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHwyzz2LMWA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHwyzz2LMWA Laurent Garnier - Acid Eiffel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdeVX7UjeIk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdeVX7UjeIk Dave Clark - Thunder (This uses very extreme compression on the 909) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMxGHEpdyCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMxGHEpdyCs All three tracks also use the Roland TB-303 Bass Line synth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TB-303 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TB-303
- bane 12y agoAwesome examples. And to fill it all in, some classic 303 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7cylz6tl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7cylz6tl4 With a couple 303s, and 808 and a 909 (and a sparse set of effects), you can produce a big part of late 90s, early 2000s EDM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5IQm6ke18Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5IQm6ke18Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1X4rl8m3ng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1X4rl8m3ng
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- siquick 12y agoAcid Eiffel is the great techno track of all time IMO. CYFI is a Juno 2, no 303 in there. http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/video-archive/lectures/larry_heard__gentle_giant http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/video-archive/lectures/la...
- louthy 12y agoOf course, sorry I was getting a bit carried away there!
- nitrogen 12y agoI didn't have access to much electronic music as a kid, but I did sneak onto BBSes a ton and discovered the Amiga/PC music scene. My favorite 303-using track was called "mach28v2.1a_remix". I can't find it on Youtube, but it's the track that's in this screenshot of the old CastleX Modplug Plugin: http://www.modplug.com/images/modview.gif http://www.modplug.com/images/modview.gif
- bane 12y agoHere ya go ;) http://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=48727 http://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&que...
- meej 12y ago909 Back Up, by The Weathermen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAcHA67OIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAcHA67OIs
- S_A_P 12y agoGreat track. For me the best 808 bass track has to be hold it now hit it on licensed to ill. It's not obscure or cool to think this but it's just a monster beat. Having seen the beastie boys perform this live adds some bias for me though.
- spopejoy 12y agoReminds me of the Aphex Twin "selected ambient recordings 1", was he rocking an 808? Hihats sound the same ...
- bane 12y agoIf it's the same as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5AiRVqfqk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5AiRVqfqk then I believe so.
- waterlesscloud 12y agoIf it helps, "The Dice Man" is really Aphex Twin. He later used "Polygon Window" as another alias for a couple albums.
- JonnieCache 12y agoThe accepted wisdom is that the drums on that record come from whatever crappy rompler he had to hand. The sounds may actually be 808 samples. The important bit of gear on that record is the 4 track tape deck and the alesis reverb, which is what turns everything into that haze of cybernetic bliss.