My two biggest surprises where the fact it was two drum loops, I only ever noticed the funky drummer loop
And I thought it was just a plain 808, never knew about the tone stuff.
My two biggest surprises where the fact it was two drum loops, I only ever noticed the funky drummer loop
And I thought it was just a plain 808, never knew about the tone stuff.
Right? And I love the way he gives you the blow by blow of how the people in the studio were feeling it as he built the track.
This appeals deeply to the hip hop sample nerd in me that got me going hard on records in the first place.
Can someone explain the tone? So the 40hz tone generated by the board sounds close to an 808?
Yes.
Gating a 40 Hz sine wave in the way MM describes will produce a sub bass hit similar to the effect of an 808 kick. The 808 bass drum has other aspects to it too though, like the frequency sweep that produces the attack to the note, and also it goes flat (decreases in pitch slightly) during its length. You could say that the 40 Hz mixing board trick results in a simplified version of an 808 kick.
Both 40Hz and 30Hz are really low (much lower than an 808) and are only heard (or rather felt) on a boomin' system.
What Marley was doing was basically using the mixing board as a modular synth. The signal generator is basically an oscillator with a fixed pitch, the gate works as a VCA and the 808 he's feeding it triggers the gate.
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Dope all the same.
but no gangsta boogie?
So fun, and nicely put together.
They should show this in schools, in morning assembly.
And I thought it was just a plain 808, never knew about the tone stuff.
Right? And I love the way he gives you the blow by blow of how the people in the studio were feeling it as he built the track.
This appeals deeply to the hip hop sample nerd in me that got me going hard on records in the first place.
The unreleased LL verse at the end is a nice treat.
Yes.
Gating a 40 Hz sine wave in the way MM describes will produce a sub bass hit similar to the effect of an 808 kick. The 808 bass drum has other aspects to it too though, like the frequency sweep that produces the attack to the note, and also it goes flat (decreases in pitch slightly) during its length. You could say that the 40 Hz mixing board trick results in a simplified version of an 808 kick.
What Marley was doing was basically using the mixing board as a modular synth. The signal generator is basically an oscillator with a fixed pitch, the gate works as a VCA and the 808 he's feeding it triggers the gate.
Pretty interesting little tidbit! Never heard tone used like that before!