May 13, 2025the bass sounds that we all know and love.
i know the name comes from the drum machine but i’ve always been confused by that. there are so many other sounds that come out of the roland, why choose to name a low freq bass the “808”? and when did people start calling it that?
May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025·1 replyit means a crash out
May 13, 2025·2 repliesThe modern day 808 came from a lot of producers and engineers messing around with white noise.
A lot of trap drums as well.
I learned this in class
May 13, 2025The mafia named it hence 808 Mafia.
- May 13, 2025·1 replyKee
The modern day 808 came from a lot of producers and engineers messing around with white noise.
A lot of trap drums as well.
I learned this in class
did not know this 
May 13, 2025·2 repliesI believe the ‘808’ bass sound came from the kick drum that the Roland 808 drum machine had, as u mentioned in OP.
The kick sound was basically just like a short sub bass noise, and boosting that volume, distorting it, adding noise to it, turned into the 808 sub bass noise. And now any sound that’s like that is called an 808
May 13, 2025They named it after 808s and heartbreak
May 13, 2025Cuz it was popularised by the sound in the Roland TR-808 machine from 1980.
- May 13, 2025scHoolboy Oward did not know this
Another reason why engineers should get paid way more than they should.
May 13, 2025The Roland drum machine kick was pitched down, boosted and distorted into the style we know today that is used for many kick and bass practices since the 00s
That's it
May 13, 2025·1 replyEverestI believe the ‘808’ bass sound came from the kick drum that the Roland 808 drum machine had, as u mentioned in OP.
The kick sound was basically just like a short sub bass noise, and boosting that volume, distorting it, adding noise to it, turned into the 808 sub bass noise. And now any sound that’s like that is called an 808
this is the answer op
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808 comes from the Roland 808 Machine, nothing deeper than that
May 13, 2025·3 repliesBIG lifelinethis is the answer op
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808 comes from the Roland 808 Machine, nothing deeper than that
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May 13, 2025Cuz it was invented in Hawaii
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May 14, 2025Because 7 8 9
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May 14, 2025·1 replyKeeThe modern day 808 came from a lot of producers and engineers messing around with white noise.
A lot of trap drums as well.
I learned this in class
This doesnt sound correct at all, do you mean like band pass filtered noise? Kicks are generally just pitch enveloped oscillators with clicks.
Where does the noise factor in?- May 14, 2025
Imo it shouldnt be called an 808 if its not from or modelled exactly after the actual drum machine. Kinda pisses me off ngl
- May 14, 2025·2 repliesnocomment
This doesnt sound correct at all, do you mean like band pass filtered noise? Kicks are generally just pitch enveloped oscillators with clicks.
Where does the noise factor in?Trust me man, if you had my professor who is a sound designer....
You would be shocked
May 14, 2025EverestI believe the ‘808’ bass sound came from the kick drum that the Roland 808 drum machine had, as u mentioned in OP.
The kick sound was basically just like a short sub bass noise, and boosting that volume, distorting it, adding noise to it, turned into the 808 sub bass noise. And now any sound that’s like that is called an 808
this
- May 14, 2025·1 replyscHoolboy Oward
the bass sounds that we all know and love.
i know the name comes from the drum machine but i’ve always been confused by that. there are so many other sounds that come out of the roland, why choose to name a low freq bass the “808”? and when did people start calling it that?
it was just named in succession to rolands other drum machines there was 606, 707, and 909
May 14, 2025·2 repliesMark Moschinoit was just named in succession to rolands other drum machines there was 606, 707, and 909
909 >>>>>