I remember first hearing the "cowbell" sound on the George Michael Aretha Franklin song " Knew You Were Waiting" remix when it first came out. th-cam.com/video/6iIsN3R2y7c/w-d-xo.html
I once brought my 808 to a local music store to test some monitor speakers. Suddenly people were filling the speaker corner because they were attracted by the killer sounds of the 808 from the real machine. Especially the kick sound with it's endless boom.
The cymbal sound was created when one of the chief designers spilt a drink on it causing the 808 to make a pssh sound. They spent months trying to remake it.
I'm always surprised about how big an 808 is. It's huge and love how it's made out of metal. Probably why it still works and sounds great 35+ years later.
Nice video and demonstration, look forward to the next one. I love the whole story of the 808. It's original purpose was to replicate a drum kit, but it sounds _nothing_ like a drum kit. However, for that precise reason, it inspires a whole generation to experiment and it becomes famous in its own right. What's not to love?
maybe the sound, to me it said nothing, just not my kind of sound, maybe cause i´m very tired of listening this sound in lots of recordings, same happens to me with the 9O9, i´ll never paid what they ask for, in fact i would not paid nothing for this machines absoluty obsolete those days, Welcome Elektron and Dave Smith Tempest they are both lot more creatives and sounding machines
Hi Alex, glad you enjoy our demonstration. The 808 is iconic indeed and it still inspires artists nowadays. Since you love vintage gear stay tuned cause we have more of it on the way :-)
Sort of not true.The 808 was not made to replicate a drum kit, but rather to be a cheaper option to the Linn Lm1 drum machine...but it was still over a $1000 usd. Reviews of course slammed it as Musicians and producers WANTED a drum machine to replicate a real drummer . The TB 303 is the same story. Of course electronic music was not so popular around its release date, and the rest is history.
It feels like there is no other drum sound in the world on the radio at the moment! The 808 drum sound will probably still be in commercial music in 100 years time. I'm surprised it hasn't popped up in a time travel movie yet!
You can hear the TR-808 prominently throughout the soundtrack for the first _Animal Crossing_ of all places; then again, that same soundtrack also has at least two homages to "Simoon" by Yellow Magic Orchestra, the very first band to adopt the 808 in the first place (their 1981 album _BGM_ in fact was the first to use it, and it's a *very* prominent feature of the music within).
The Roland Rhythm Composer TR-808 is nicknamed "8 (ya) 0 (O) 8 (ya) (a greengrocer in Japanese)" among Japanese musicians and music lovers. For reference only. I'm sorry if I knew. (I can't speak English, so it's Google Translate) by Kakura Hayachine.
This guy: does really basic demo of the really basic sounds of the machine Also this guy: oof yeah so groovy what more could you ask for incredible sound * grinds on the machine *
This machine created one of the most iconic and most influential sounds of rap Memphis producers like dj paul dj squeaky zirk etc. used this to produce and just see how they had the bare minimum and did so much with it amazes me
chiefindisguise they don't compare, they are totally different in so many ways. The history at your fingertips is amazing, just read if you don't know through ownership and participation of the instruments across time.
I had both originals the 808 & 909. But sold the 808 and still have the 909. The 808 sounded to weak for techno & rave compared to the 909. But a good machine. Just not worth the hype and price for the original. Just get the Roland I cloud version or the TR8s.
The awesome sound of my youth right there, it was just another piece of Japanese tech back then, but expensive! If I'd known how easy it was to use, I would have begged, borrowed and stole to get hold of that piece of magic 🤩🤩🤩
Think Uli will make a mint when his RD-808 finally hits the deck ... an utterly classic sound, hope the RD really is a true clone. My £££ is awaiting to disappear 😎🎹
one of the most iconic drum machines of all time. Though I never liked it, it is still unique and is such a wonderful instrument, which has been used on so many iconic songs.
@@RdLu I was surprised at its post-punky style, since before listening to it I was only familiar with their dreamy ambient stuff with Harold Budd and that first track off Heaven Or Las Vegas.
@@superclarendon8648 My first impression was their album "Treasure", wich is one my favorites; it was love at the first listen... I love their works with Harold Budd, it just amazing ambient and ethereal gems. "The Moon and the Melodies" is a mistical experience, same with Guthrie 's solo works ... R.I.P. Harold Budd 💙
Absolute love it! the drums bring a bit of a hip-hop vibe to it (when listening with modern ears) which makes it absolutely unique. Goth/post-punk guitars with drum machines is a great vibe in general, another favourite of mine is Alice by Sisters of Mercy, it's a 606 though I think
I find it ironic that the more realistic sound Linn LM-1 (preferred over the 808 at the time) has become the drum machine seen as dated and passé. Literally every hip hop record these days has 808s all over it
Just found this because of the OG creator Taro being on Instagram explaining the unique sound comes from the fact they used defective transistors, they later couldn't source as production and technology improved and production had to stop, loving this Doctor Mix Video too ❤
Don't know how the heck I inadvertently hit a thumbs down, but I fixed it and am sooo glad this video was done to mark one of the greatest drum machines ever made!!
The TR-808 is a classic drum machine that uses analog synthesis to create its sounds. The sounds have a very pure quality and are closer to the sound of the CR-series of Roland drum machines, as opposed to its popular successor, the TR-909. The TR-808 has become the signature beatbox used in most R&B and hip-hop as well as a lot of dance and techno music. Booming bass kicks, crispy snares and a distinctive cowbell sound made famous in the 1980's are all part of the 808 and its famous sound. Its 16 drum sounds include the famous boomy 808 kick, snare, low/mid/high toms, low/mid/high congas, rimshot, claves, hand clap, maracas, cowbell, cymbal, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat and accent. Most of the sounds can be edited. Bass Drum and Cymbal (tone, decay), Snare (tone, snappy), Toms and Congas (tuning), Open Hat (decay). All sounds have individual volume controls and individual outputs. Unfortunately it was not MIDI equipped but it did use Roland's DIN Sync. The TR-808 was OK in its time-it just didn't sound like real drums. When the Linn Drum machines appeared, the 808 seemed doomed. But its unique sound and analog allure have allowed it to find a long-lasting home in many forms of music. Ultimately, the 808 has become one of the more important and famous drum machines in the history of music, spawning imitators (ReBirth, DrumStation) as well as band names (808 State). Famous users include Orbital, Überzone, Download, Aphex Twin, 808 State, BT, Bomb The Bass, Sense Datum, The Prodigy, Josh Wink, Faithless, Skinny Puppy, Bushflange, Jimi Tenor, A Guy Called Gerald, Eat Static, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Edgar, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Freddy Fresh, Richie Hawtin, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Cocteau Twins, Marvin Gaye, Luke Vibert, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, the Beastie Boys, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), and Puff Daddy.
yeah I know, but unfortunately this is what we have, all the modern re-releases of classic synths/drum machines done by roland are just an easy cashgrab, and I don't hope very much in behringer..
I want to try out one of these so much, but since the last production was '83, I guess that'll mean hitting a lot of music shops and thrift stores. I was shocked to hear it's long gone. The store I went to only had some Alesis 16 and 18 or something like that.
❤🧡💛🤍 Download Doctor Mix's 808 samples, loops and kits here doctormix.com/808/ ❤🧡💛🤍
in the 2000s and 2010s KPOP used 808 drum kit to perform such as BIGBANG; 2NE1; TAEYANG; G-DRAGON etc
I love the 808s iconic cowbell sound. Sounds nothing like an actual cowbell.
But no one cares but you sir doucheburger
@@HuntersMoon78 rude
I remember first hearing the "cowbell" sound on the George Michael Aretha Franklin song " Knew You Were Waiting" remix when it first came out. th-cam.com/video/6iIsN3R2y7c/w-d-xo.html
no! worst sound in it!!!!
Wow hunter's moon is a cunt. But I agree it doesn't.
4:24 lowkey thought he was about to start rapping there
ahahah gotcha
KDJDKDJ lol
XDDD me too
MEHBEHWENEED... open hi hatsssss
Big mac
Big mac
I'll have a double cheese burger but hold the lettuce
I once brought my 808 to a local music store to test some monitor speakers. Suddenly people were filling the speaker corner because they were attracted by the killer sounds of the 808 from the real machine. Especially the kick sound with it's endless boom.
Uhhh niiiice
add all the decay to that bass drum and BOOOOMMMMM
How do I set up one
r/thathappened
Love how he gets so into it it’s like he forgets he’s making a video
The cymbal sound was created when one of the chief designers spilt a drink on it causing the 808 to make a pssh sound. They spent months trying to remake it.
Is this story real?
Actual no it was created to replicate a real open hat from a real acoustic drum set
The spilled drink story is def true
Bullshit!!!!!!!!! You're a fucker!
@@jnkmal9519 you must hate stand-up comedians with a passion
I'm always surprised about how big an 808 is. It's huge and love how it's made out of metal. Probably why it still works and sounds great 35+ years later.
How much do they sell for now?
@@Mirozenx they sell for around 4000 bucks
@@ilovepizza4205 that was the original price not even accounting for inflation (which would be 3700 dollars now).
@@ilovepizza4205 you wish lol
I had an 808 and a Yamaha DX7. Absolute tank of a rig. Yeah, you can duplicate the sounds but it's not the same. I regret selling those.
This machine made Hip-Hop
Also Techno & House music.
@@Quim1441 That and the Roland TR-909.
Not really
@Dale Cooper exactly
@Dale Cooper Da south Bronx...da south south Bronk...da south Bronx! haha 😂💀🚬
Best sounding analog drum machine.
Is it analog?
JohnnyNismo pure descrete analog transistor sound
ITS SWEET
Hands down
100% digital storage for samples was still too expensive at the time.
Once you know the 808 sounds, you hear them everywhere in electronic music.
I use an emulator myself.
very true, its like you just wanna yell out "oh thats the 808 hi hat!"
I know I've been using the 808 and awful lot by way of samples captured from the machine
It honestly gets annoying
@@onion6667 a hit hat and an 808 are very different things, the 808 is the boom, the hi hat is the tititiit 😒
@@alex2k147 no
A TR-808, A Juno-60 and a DX-7.
A synth wave recipe made in 80s heaven.
You don't even need a Moog.
Hell yeah!
I wanted to write a comment, but you already wrote everything ... 😆
I love the clap sound so much, makes its way into many of songs even when it doesnt have other 808 sounds
Nice video and demonstration, look forward to the next one.
I love the whole story of the 808. It's original purpose was to replicate a drum kit, but it sounds _nothing_ like a drum kit. However, for that precise reason, it inspires a whole generation to experiment and it becomes famous in its own right. What's not to love?
maybe the sound, to me it said nothing, just not my kind of sound, maybe cause i´m very tired of listening this sound in lots of recordings, same happens to me with the 9O9, i´ll never paid what they ask for, in fact i would not paid nothing for this machines absoluty obsolete those days, Welcome Elektron and Dave Smith Tempest they are both lot more creatives and sounding machines
Hi Alex, glad you enjoy our demonstration. The 808 is iconic indeed and it still inspires artists nowadays.
Since you love vintage gear stay tuned cause we have more of it on the way :-)
Sort of not true.The 808 was not made to replicate a drum kit, but rather to be a cheaper option to the Linn Lm1 drum machine...but it was still over a $1000 usd. Reviews of course slammed it as Musicians and producers WANTED a drum machine to replicate a real drummer . The TB 303 is the same story.
Of course electronic music was not so popular around its release date, and the rest is history.
@@nandoblondemobydick5438 You have just giving moving testimony on how influential the Roland TR-808 and the Roland TR-909 have been in music. Bravo!
When a legend comes to see another legend 😎😂🤣
Classic machine. Was way ahead of its
time.
Here because Hi-Fi Rush made a cat called 808 apparently sound like an 808 and I have never heard of an 808 before.
Likewise. I thought it was interesting that they named the character after the equipment used to make its sound effects!
his body movement is like a retired cha cha dancer when he's at home.
It is cute and funny. :)
I had a couple of 606s and 808s and still have memories of being in the studio back in the 80s.
It feels like there is no other drum sound in the world on the radio at the moment! The 808 drum sound will probably still be in commercial music in 100 years time. I'm surprised it hasn't popped up in a time travel movie yet!
The Roland TR- 808 is a collectors item now, the cheapest online starts at $4000. up to $10,000.
You can hear the TR-808 prominently throughout the soundtrack for the first _Animal Crossing_ of all places; then again, that same soundtrack also has at least two homages to "Simoon" by Yellow Magic Orchestra, the very first band to adopt the 808 in the first place (their 1981 album _BGM_ in fact was the first to use it, and it's a *very* prominent feature of the music within).
The Roland Rhythm Composer TR-808 is nicknamed "8 (ya) 0 (O) 8 (ya) (a greengrocer in Japanese)" among Japanese musicians and music lovers.
For reference only.
I'm sorry if I knew. (I can't speak English, so it's Google Translate)
by Kakura Hayachine.
2:31 "and back and back and forth and forth" I CAN'T GO FOR THAT
This Bass is unbeliveble
Amazing how so many things could be done with just a few sounds
Needs more Cowbell
LMFAO
needs more phonk
Never 2 much cowbell.
I have a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell.
i think a cowbell on every click would be perfect
Every single song in the global top 50 of 2020
It doesn't sound like real drums at all. This will never catch on ;)
this is not meant to sound like real drums
yong keef he was being sarcastic
@@1204-p3r no shit sherlock
lol...
*catches on a few years later*
*Surprised Pikachu face*
For reference Roland Tr 808 got inducted into the NAMM hall of fame this week.
Dude, I love the 16 step sequencer design. Probably this is the most convenient and intuitive sequencer metod.
This machine is so fking cool, so many great sounds. Real hip hop style, thanxs for this video!!
The iconic sounds of hip-hop and early-to-late 90s video game soundtracks… beautiful.
This really takes me back....big thanks Doc..
3:14 snoooooohoooooooooop when the pimp is in the crib ma .. !
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this sounded like drop it like its hot😂
I've a Roland antique stompbox, the melody so sweet it can make a grown man cry!
This guy: does really basic demo of the really basic sounds of the machine
Also this guy: oof yeah so groovy what more could you ask for incredible sound * grinds on the machine *
lmaoo
Any Hi-Fi Rush people came here cause of the cat?
One of the greatest inventions of all time.
Old school Dj's like Egyptian Lover and many hip hop artist from the 80's made wonderful music with this machine.
Egyptian lover still is using this today!
Nice you're new 808 T-Shirt Doctor Mix ! And great analog drum beat !
So legendary
2:14 that's what she said
Jason Everett lol I’m dead
Jason Everett perv😂😂
"The accent makes it longer." Oooh behave!!
she?
W
What a cool piece of history, to this day I still use 808 samples.
This machine created one of the most iconic and most influential sounds of rap Memphis producers like dj paul dj squeaky zirk etc. used this to produce and just see how they had the bare minimum and did so much with it amazes me
Awesome!!! Would really enjoy an 808/909 comparison video. Just discovered this channel it's excellent, very Pro.
chiefindisguise they don't compare, they are totally different in so many ways. The history at your fingertips is amazing, just read if you don't know through ownership and participation of the instruments across time.
I like both for different reasons and actually prefer to mix between them.
I had both originals the 808 & 909. But sold the 808 and still have the 909. The 808 sounded to weak for techno & rave compared to the 909. But a good machine. Just not worth the hype and price for the original. Just get the Roland I cloud version or the TR8s.
808 Beats . . a Legend, unpayable Today.
The awesome sound of my youth right there, it was just another piece of Japanese tech back then, but expensive! If I'd known how easy it was to use, I would have begged, borrowed and stole to get hold of that piece of magic 🤩🤩🤩
In the Gelka song "Body" (2020), the Roland TR-808 was heard.
what an epic video, love this
Dr. Mix, really, its everytime im inspirated about your videos. You have the charisma, you can show a device like an art object
見てるだけで音に感動します。いい！
Great dance moves 😂
hahahahaha
Think Uli will make a mint when his RD-808 finally hits the deck ... an utterly classic sound, hope the RD really is a true clone. My £££ is awaiting to disappear 😎🎹
0:18 „oooh, I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with somebody“ 😄
Yea i wanna dance with somebody used 808 and iconic cowbell and clap
In the song "OK with It" (2023), the Roland TR-808 was heard.
HipHop needed this ... Bless ikutaro kakehashi he wasn't the "creator" by the GOD of ALL !!!
one of the most iconic drum machines of all time. Though I never liked it, it is still unique and is such a wonderful instrument, which has been used on so many iconic songs.
Thanks for helping me with my year 12 music tech class! Keep up the good work😁
The more instruments u kept adding the more I was feeling it.... I mean u just made a 90's hit hip-hop song !
I finally got a TR-8S so I'm here for it.
Cocteau Twins show us how good this drum machine is in a particular musical context. They made their first álbum "Garlands" entirely with the TR808.
Bro I just came from listening to the album to look up a demo for it, great sound.
@@superclarendon8648 😉👌🏻 Amazing debut album from the Cocteaus
@@RdLu I was surprised at its post-punky style, since before listening to it I was only familiar with their dreamy ambient stuff with Harold Budd and that first track off Heaven Or Las Vegas.
@@superclarendon8648 My first impression was their album "Treasure", wich is one my favorites; it was love at the first listen...
I love their works with Harold Budd, it just amazing ambient and ethereal gems. "The Moon and the Melodies" is a mistical experience, same with Guthrie 's solo works ...
R.I.P. Harold Budd 💙
Absolute love it! the drums bring a bit of a hip-hop vibe to it (when listening with modern ears) which makes it absolutely unique. Goth/post-punk guitars with drum machines is a great vibe in general, another favourite of mine is Alice by Sisters of Mercy, it's a 606 though I think
Watching hip hop evolution on Netflix brought me here. Btw many of this beats were also used by Latin freestyle in New York city back in the late 80$
when man discovered fire :)
Crazy, it looks very simple
Legendary Roland TR 808
I find it ironic that the more realistic sound Linn LM-1 (preferred over the 808 at the time) has become the drum machine seen as dated and passé. Literally every hip hop record these days has 808s all over it
Beacuse people get bored of realistic drum they wanted drum that Has bass and 808 Kick Has it
Das !!! ist wahre Kunst
so dope for the real og jam master mcs out there.
Very very dope machine
Just found this because of the OG creator Taro being on Instagram explaining the unique sound comes from the fact they used defective transistors, they later couldn't source as production and technology improved and production had to stop, loving this Doctor Mix Video too ❤
Don't know how the heck I inadvertently hit a thumbs down, but I fixed it and am sooo glad this video was done to mark one of the greatest drum machines ever made!!
In the Sandman song "Late Night", the Roland TR-808 claps were heard.
Man I loove the 808 kick drum. If the 909 kick is an 80s action movie, the 808's kick is s 70s porn!
In the 2023 Cuco song "Piel Canela", the Roland TR-808 was heard.
The TR-808 is a classic drum machine that uses analog synthesis to create its sounds. The sounds have a very pure quality and are closer to the sound of the CR-series of Roland drum machines, as opposed to its popular successor, the TR-909. The TR-808 has become the signature beatbox used in most R&B and hip-hop as well as a lot of dance and techno music. Booming bass kicks, crispy snares and a distinctive cowbell sound made famous in the 1980's are all part of the 808 and its famous sound.
Its 16 drum sounds include the famous boomy 808 kick, snare, low/mid/high toms, low/mid/high congas, rimshot, claves, hand clap, maracas, cowbell, cymbal, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat and accent. Most of the sounds can be edited. Bass Drum and Cymbal (tone, decay), Snare (tone, snappy), Toms and Congas (tuning), Open Hat (decay). All sounds have individual volume controls and individual outputs. Unfortunately it was not MIDI equipped but it did use Roland's DIN Sync.
The TR-808 was OK in its time-it just didn't sound like real drums. When the Linn Drum machines appeared, the 808 seemed doomed. But its unique sound and analog allure have allowed it to find a long-lasting home in many forms of music. Ultimately, the 808 has become one of the more important and famous drum machines in the history of music, spawning imitators (ReBirth, DrumStation) as well as band names (808 State).
Famous users include Orbital, Überzone, Download, Aphex Twin, 808 State, BT, Bomb The Bass, Sense Datum, The Prodigy, Josh Wink, Faithless, Skinny Puppy, Bushflange, Jimi Tenor, A Guy Called Gerald, Eat Static, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Edgar, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Freddy Fresh, Richie Hawtin, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Cocteau Twins, Marvin Gaye, Luke Vibert, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, the Beastie Boys, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), and Puff Daddy.
This machine created modern hip hop music started by DJ Spanish Fly and DJ Squeeky in Memphis Tennessee
Great unit! Classic!
The King is undefeated
Watching this for school :)
Who else?
I really like your videos. You're always smiling, it shows that you do what you like. Thanks for sharing, you have a lot of knowledge.
Ilove this DrumMachine
Нуууу. При всей крутости и легендарности, на пару раз поиграться
A piece of Hip Hop History
Roland really has to remake this amazing machine. I would buy it immediately. Of course with programmable sounds.
Behringer have.
they did, it's called tr-08
Its a little brother version in terms of sound compared to the original. Hopefully the Behringer one will be closer.
yeah I know, but unfortunately this is what we have, all the modern re-releases of classic synths/drum machines done by roland are just an easy cashgrab, and I don't hope very much in behringer..
tr-08 is digital
3 years ago: 2013 trap
Now: PHONK
The Best!!!!
I want to try out one of these so much, but since the last production was '83, I guess that'll mean hitting a lot of music shops and thrift stores. I was shocked to hear it's long gone. The store I went to only had some Alesis 16 and 18 or something like that.
I like the sounds you made with your mouth better. They have a great fit with the context
Stratocaster to guitar and Tr 808 to Drum machines… a what an amazing comparing, because it is exactly like that sound wise.
One always knew when the 808 was used on a recording I can still here it now
Bro crackin something up 🔥
I said the TR808 is come in bright and early in the morning!
Powerful basslines
Old school baby. 😉
I started out on a mc 505 when I was a kid. Tobad it really was a bad machine but it got me going in making electronic music 😊
Awesome demo
*Os melhores aparelhos do mundo na minha opinião:*
*Akai MPC 5000*
*Roland TR-808*
*Pioneer RMX-1000*
*Gemini PDM-7024*
This sound like modern clix.
I love it
Miami bass is awesome :3
That was awesome 🙌🏾😎
this is important of Hip-Hop history
Happy 808 day! (Aug 8)🎵🎧📠😎
Hail to the 808 🤩🤩🤩