How to program a Roland TR-808 (64step beat!)

[railwayraver]

you English is fucking shite, as is the sound quality

[2NationsOfficial]

Nostalgie erg leuk om dit weer eens te zien

[rincon8]

Just got an 808 and your vid had me making beats with it in minutes. Thanks!

[arnojargueta]

great work man

[chassoto]

Very helpful video.  Thanks!

PS-Time to clean the contacts on the start/stop button :)

[moogslie]

Hi, thanks for the video - really answered a lot of my questions. I also need to figure out how to chain the patterns together, and have them run at the same tempo. I just got my 808, and it seems that every beat has it's own different tempo. Any ideas how to fix this?

[nvanzoeren]

@moogslie

While you in First Part / Pattern Write mode you can switch between 4 time-modes / pre-scales. press the small red button while setting the vertical pre-scale switch. This will change the tempo

[moogslie]

@nvanzoeren

Thanks so much - I got it!

[Xend54]

Nice video. To bad i don't own one...

[BLAZE45]

if i gave you a song with the 808 could you possibly tell me which numbers the congas were on? duo had an 808 drum machine with these congas beat but i could never figur out were the placed them in the song

[nvanzoeren]

@BLAZE45

I guess so, but im not really sure what you are trying to ask me here?

[nvanzoeren]

@BLAZE45

Sorry, but some things you should try yourself

[BLAZE45]

@nvanzoeren YOUR RIGHT,LOL



[usernameL1]

leer engels

[nvanzoeren]

@usernameL1

Misschien kan je je beter eerst focussen op je moedertaal, Nederlands in dit geval. Dat is toch geen zinsopbouw en de reden is al helemaal ver te zoeken. Misschien moet jij nog een potje BlackOps spelen. Word je vast wijzer van. Maar wel leuk dat je toch even naar mijn filmpje heb gekeken.

[usernameL1]

@nvanzoeren Dat noemt men spreektaal. Of luiheid, want ik was te lui om: 'Je moet je Engels wat bij spijkeren' te zeggen.

De reden? Genoeg. Patren? Er staat toch echt Pattern. Of dingen die je in het Nederlands op een bepaalde manier zegt maar zodra je het naar het Engels vertaald, nergens op slaan.

En goed naar me channel gekeken man. Maar volgens mij hadden we het over jou.

[tresortechno1]

And then i go to the super markt to get some aardappels and some koteletten

[nvanzoeren]

@tresortechno1

Maybe you need to get some mayo on the side, it wouldn't be Dutch enough just like that

[tresortechno1]

@nvanzoeren Hahaha..but serious nice 808 !

[VisceralVoids]

Thank you for this killer TR-808 video.

[yupug]

awesome tutorial!!! well explained and straight to the point..thank you!!!

.. just to note that the feel of the sequence is totally different when in INT or EXT sync.. EXT is just mechanical.. you loose the feel

[polartech]

Hey, super cool and helpful video mate, thanks so much!!

Just got my new 808 hooked up and this has explained everything that I wanted to know ;-) I was copying your moves from this video onto my own 808.

Peace!!

[vegunited06]

I think a better question would be, how to raise money for a roland tr-808 :p 2nd hand price on ebay are stupid right now! no wonder people go for software/hardware emulations

[hollandturbine]

If your start/stop button or tap button is playing up you can connect switches to the jacks at the back.

[traviswolfemusic]

You posted this video on my 16th birthday!

[bonusbmusic]

what is the correct way to eq 808 drums? just cut highs on the bd and cut lows on everything else? or is there another secret? I want the snap i hear on records but the 808 sounds very raw and dull on its own

[badgerthebadger]

Thanks man, this is a great Tutorial! Well put and simplified.

[EonPeon]

To think that when I bought my TR-707, I had the choice of a TR-808 and a TR-909!

I went with the TR-707 because it had all digital sounds, a groovy LCD display and MIDI. How I regret not getting the 909 or the 808!!!

[Changer01]

It surprised me that this thing sounds like an old pinball machine whe nyou press the keys XDDD

[darkshiningstar3]

Gotta be kidding right?????? Everyone can easily program a beat, some of my friends are not even musicians at all and they were able to program something dynamic its just a logical question, if you cant program this, it means you cant even do 2 + 2 = 4, dammit

[nvanzoeren]

You are the king man, i mean, seriously, you are so damn smart. I guess your brain is going to leave our orbit any minute. So please let me say thank you before i cant reach you anymore.

[darkshiningstar3]

what the heck

[AtomicCheese92]

stfu

[bluerock77]

Best Answer Ever ! Ahahhahahahahhah :D

[darkshiningstar3]

moron

[owlwink]

yeahhhhh,but a 64 beat is way more challenging.

and you also seem to be missing the whole point of this drum machine.Its simple in comparison to a real drum kit.Its not trying to be a real drummer.

[shaevatho]

@darkshiningstar3 4?? 2 + 2 = fish duuuuuuh

[MrLokification]

@darkshiningstar3 successful troll is successful

[tuberenvy]

Very nice. Your English is fine, by the way. I can learn from this type of video- it's very straight forward, enough information to play with and figure it out on my own. Awesome.

[destruktobot]

Really nice work, mate. I think this will be invaluable.

I loved the little unexpected dubstep bit at the end =)

[sgtsawtooth]

love this, thank you! was about ready to throw my 808 out the window. :D

[KaersoNProductionS]

Can you use that in a software? I mean, use the content on cubase sx for exemple playing all with a midi keyboard? But link that directly to the pc?

[LEXLUTHA]

CHECK OUT: Nepheton

it's a virtual software TR-808, looks like the real thing and has all the knobs and step sequencer. It's a VST plugin also has individual outs.

[Vemvaresomkasta]

Russian noob. DETVAR JAG SOM KASTA

[cmacmanus]

i just bought a TR808 and cant wait till i get jamming after it comes back from repair at Roland Canada.

I still have to learn about DINSync and Midi. will i be able to hook it up thru midi into my djm800 mixer?

[nvanzoeren]

DINSYNC and MIDI are 2 different things. Both of them can send a CLOCK signal. If you want to sync the 808 to a MIDI-CLOCK you will need a MIDI-to-DINSYNC-converter. But the DJM800 doesnt has MIDI nor DINSYNC :D But you can use the MIX-out of the 808 and route it to a audio-input on the DJM800 However, the 808 is MONO, so maybe its a good idea to route it through the microfoon-input on the DJM800. You have to sync them by the ear, which shouldnt be a problem for a DJ, which i'm not :)

[jackmasterdick]

that was helpful, it explains why some of my patterns sound weird! thanks

[derbydookie]

arg all the big patterns i coulda been making all this time.

thanks alot!, no more 16steps for me :)

[quoth2001]

Dude...awesome fuckin movie...SUPER helpful.....one curious thing is why u chose a 64 step beat over a 16 step beat? by the way...i know a guy here in nyc who is an expert at repairing old roland vintage equipment..it's what he does for a living. I had the same issue with a sticky start/stop button..he fixed it and also cleaned the pots and changed the batteries. If you want to make more 808 vidoes i will watch them!!!! I love the 808!

[nvanzoeren]

Its not that i prefer a 64step beat above a 16step. Some times i like to make a 35 step beat :D

I just try to show the way how to gett longer patterns then 32 steps. Which i thought was the lmit for a while. Until i figured out 2nd Part and that is what im demostrating :)

Thanks for comment!

[Thalassa77]

Hello good demo, I've posted this video on switchedonsynthesizer.blogspot . com

[nvanzoeren]

Thanks, i appreciate that

[hapech]

U have some problem with start/stop button dont Ya? or its typical? besides 808 its a rare equipment :> ... and trust me your english its more enough than U think :> im polish trust me :D

[nvanzoeren]

the start/stop button is a bit dirty, i start the 808 normaly with the Roland MSQ-700 so thats why there is probaly a bit of dust under it :D

[Man0rMachine]

Man I wish I had a 808 to try this :D

[nvanzoeren]

You liked my movie and you think it was helpful!

Please leave a comment then, thanks.