Can't forget that most of the Roland gear from the last five years or so has drum sets from the 808, 909, etc. That must account for some of the 808 sounds we still hear when they pop up.
Tristan ========================================== PHONOPSIA<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/5102/index.htm "FrogboyMCI" on AOL Instant Messenger New mix, "Propper Techno" and new Album, "Québécois", online now. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Duke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Blair McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 313@hyperreal.org <313@hyperreal.org> Date: Friday, April 07, 2000 4:26 PM Subject: Re: (313) 808 usage in mainstream music >blair: many of today's pop musicians don't have the >reverence for the 808 and other classic gear like >those on a list such as this might have. so, when >an 808's sounds do make it into one of today's >pop songs, it is likely "just another drum sample", >nothing special, >to the person using it ie just one of many drum >sounds in a sampler, sampler disc, cdr, etc. they >might be using an 808 in some way and not even >realize it or even care. andrew duke > >Blair McBride wrote: > >> i know that the 808 was used a lot in mainstream music in the 80's and >> whatnot. does anyone know how widely used it is today in hiphop/rnb/etc? >> >> the rnb group blaque has a track called 808 and although im not a fan of >> rnb, i was attracted to the song at first cause they sang about an 808 >> (among other things). i was under the impression that 808's are rarely used >> today in most popualar music, and i thought that blaque just sang about >> 808's to be old skool. >> >> any thoughts? >> >> blair >> ______________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-- >Cognition/Andrew Duke's In The Mix >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://techno.ca/cognition >1096 Queen St #123 Halifax NS Canada B3H 2R9 > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
