2006-09-09 10:08:01 · 12 answers · asked by robbiegirl2007 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable drum machines. Introduced by the Roland Corporation in late 1980, ("TR" is an acronym for "Transistor Rhythm"), Roland originally intended the TR-808 as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. Like earlier Roland drum machines, it does not sound very much like a real drum kit. Indeed, because the TR-808 came out a few months after the Linn LM-1 (the first drum machine to use digital samples), people generally considered its sound inferior to sampling drum machines; a 1982 Keyboard Magazine review of the Linn Drum indirectly referred to the TR-808 as sounding like "marching anteaters". However, the TR-808 had a significant advantage over the LM-1 in that its $1,000 pricetag was much more favorable to musicians (compared to the LM-1, which was priced at almost $5,000).
Famed R&B songstress Kelis told listeners: "I'm back with an 808" in her 2006 hit "Bossy",
2006-09-09 10:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by David P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The TR- 808 (created by Roland) was one of the first and most popular drum machines ever. The distinctive (and not particularly real) sounds of the 808 are still found all over the place in electronic music production.
2006-09-09 10:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by genexcuse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 808 is a vintage drum machine.
Actually the full name of was/ is the Roland TR-808.
People love this thing. If you'd like to play with an emulated version of this, you can download a now completely free version of Rebirth (it a sequening program) while it's a little tedious, it's fun to make beats/ techno with.
2006-09-09 10:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by lummoxmine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a drum machine. 808 is used in several old school rap songs and referred to in the lyrics like "the TR 808 is coming"
2006-09-09 10:13:24 · answer #4 · answered by Teresa V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omg i replaced into so like questioning what that meant too! Cuz beyonce says it contained in the starting up of her new song "De ja vu." and also you know the female crew "Blaque." that they had this song referred to as 808 out, and it went like "develop like an 808." So i wager its speaking about a drum, its the surely logical ingredient they're speaking about.
2016-11-25 22:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by egbe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the book, Worlds of Rap, an 808 is an STD
2006-09-09 10:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by psxfff123 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Roland t808 is a drum machine..its ver popular among music producers and such.
2006-09-09 10:15:31 · answer #7 · answered by The Richest Man in Babylon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
808 is a song by Blaque... Listen to it, it may explain it to you.
2006-09-09 10:10:47 · answer #8 · answered by Keith Perry 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A drum.
2006-09-09 10:09:49 · answer #9 · answered by wildstar_2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
drum
2006-09-09 10:10:24 · answer #10 · answered by Passionate 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋