How to make HUGE 808s!

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[@lionel_9479]

the clap at the beginning shouldve been an 808 lol

[@andrewhuang]

AAGGGHHH HOW DID I MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY

[@wheezythosauce]

Edit quick lmao

[@perfectpitch2506]

@@andrewhuang repost the video!! Repost it!!

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am the cool kid from Germany making videos for the USA and the rest of the world. I will make your day so don't say nay to my videos today, dear lio

[@downhill2k013]

ANDREW HUANG or at least an 808 clap lol

[@TheSyracuseCircus]

the video is 8:08 minutes long as well.. wow, andrew.

[@chrisg0001]

Just about to comment that. The boy's got skillz

[@Yotrymp]

lol bass drum number

[@OreyTelevision]

8:09*

[@Livvie_osu]

and uploaded on August 8th (8/08)

[@beatsxlucas8021]

Kyu Akii well obviously 🙄

[@jeffreyk.693]

"If you don't have $70 and you don't have $40..." sounds about right

[@JakeyWakey]

Proceeds to turn a high hat into an 808! Why didn't i think of that🤦‍♂️

[@johndeggendorf7826]

...yeah, we are talking about musicians. This is why we buy beer for the band (which should be free).

[@Gruftgrabbler]

Actually I found the stock plugin way far more interesting as just using a vst for that. you have so much more control about all that and especially you can do this with push or another midi controller

[@Day11film]

dont have $70 but has ableton live!!

[@gothcaillou]

It’s so like Andrew to say “Here’s how to make an 808” and then do the most unconventional, roundabout method possible.

[@artvandelay3282]

Legit just sample it

[@spacetaco048]

@@artvandelay3282 what if you want to feel special and brag about how you made an 808 out of a high hat? Huh? What would you do then? I bet you also use the chord finder plugins as a life line too lmao

[@artvandelay3282]

@@spacetaco048 bruh what? It’s a joke about how people call any bass sound an 808. Videos “how to make killer 808’s, 808’s that CRUSH YOUR BONES” An 808 is a drum machine

[@artvandelay3282]

For the record I despise chord finders and these goddamn “midi chord packs”

[@spacetaco048]

@@artvandelay3282 not today it’s not. 808 has a different meaning now and Andrew explained that in the video

[@JM.ON.THEBEAT]

Andrew: hear this 808. My cellphone: ..........

[@norwardradtke1361]

that's what upper harmonics are for!

[@uniworkhorse]

@@norwardradtke1361 I like your thinking!

[@BubtheBubble]

@@uniworkhorse s a t u r a t e

[@pixel5music626]

"If you just wanna throw money at the screen and be done with it.." -Every producer ever

[@lordgeronimo72]

Hence why 90% of producers should be acknowledged as “songwriters”, not producers

[@queenpurple8433]

Maybe nowadays but not back in the day

[@whackamole]

Jeremy Hand should not be acknowledged 😜

[@lordgeronimo72]

whackamole 😢

[@whackamole]

@@lordgeronimo72 Not you personally dude! As in money throwers should not be 😬

[@fluffartistt]

808 day? automatically my favourite day.

[@mr_sugas_fire3015]

oof

[@heartache5742]

wait until 909 though

[@timothybarfield802]

808 day is my birthday lmao

[@amsep011]

fax yo

[@mycraft1926]

@@timothybarfield802 mine too

[@patcummins1405]

It was released in 1980, discontinued in 1984 due to poor sales. It was then picked up for cheap in pawn shops and became a cult classic. Really interesting history surrounding the 808, what an instrument

[@theodorebs7512]

There's three ways a normal people would read 808's : - Eight Hundred and Eight - Eight Zero Eight - Eight o Eight

[@koriankimchi]

or if you're me at 10 years old: BOB O'CLOCK

[@projectasteria]

only sane people call it eight o eight, who says eight-hundred eight???

[@tortoiseOThighway]

Tranquility in French the say “huit cent huit” which means “eight hundred eight” in English

[@projectasteria]

@@tortoiseOThighway touche

[@henryrichard7619]

Eighty & Eight

[@GeorgeHammondMusic]

It is amazing to think such a great piece of hardware came out so long ago and is still "Kicking":) Happy 40th bday TR808 EDIT: Also it is a pity the video is one second too long:(

[@shanefiddle]

only on android app. on computer it is 8:08

[@GeorgeHammondMusic]

Shane Jewell well it was 8:09 on my pc but if you saw Andrews tweet, he edit the video to fix it

[@bobriver9570]

8:09 for me

[@Adefesio94]

Peter Roland, Samuel Korg, John Yamaha

[@mihailmilev9909]

I didn't see that lol

[@DannyPlass]

Thats the most none 808 sound ever. Fav drum machine!

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

video length will show 8:09 in the thumbnail for some people because youtube is screwy like that but it shows 8:08 on the actual timeline for me, you did it Andrew

[@matthewlo55]

3:05 So this is how 2020 sound like....

[@Glasses5x]

YESSSS! ROFL!!!

[@edonslow1456]

Thanks for explaining the modern use of the term "808". Old folk like me get confused when people talk about an "808" as anything other than the drum machine sounds.

[@m1chacha]

@@AlexAlcyone it's not misused, language just changes and evolves over time

[@xXkevenXx1]

I've learn more in this video about the stock plugins than most of the "stock pluggins tutorial" type of video!

[@joshmathews1301]

hell yeah, new andrew vid!

[@reggiep75]

I remember making 808 kicks and toms with 3 elements - 1 osc (sine or triangle wave) & 2 envelopes (one for pitch) on a really simple modular synth sample maker in the mid 90's - It's name escapes me at the minute. There was violent tweeter nightmare in the first few attempts (think Kraftwerk blips) generating the samples on a 66Mhz CPU PC. This stopped when I dialled the pitch env way down. After that it was beef and scruff the sound up a bit and bingo!

[@casecold1864]

S950 AKAI.

[@dathunderman4]

Damn you boomers had it tough back in the day. Can’t imagine having to make drums from scratch lmfao.

[@joeymng1160]

I usually don’t watch Bestmaking Videos from people using other DAW‘s than the one that I use but your videos are really educational. U can learn so much

[@Ebeoji]

He literally waited to make a tutorial about 808 on August 8. That's epic 😂

[@adk_studios]

LOL 808. Thanks for the material for my next video 😜

[@anonymousofficial2832]

Should’ve made an 808 using sounds from walking with the shoes

[@YoungBeanz]

YES! I needed this video so badly rn!

[@fishlemonade2114]

When he uploads my day Is then perfect

[@fatrightfoot]

Great vid Andrew thanks for the info 👏👏👏

[@adityaramesh1764]

This video about 808s is 8:08 long and was posted on 8/08 Some inception shit going on here lmao

[@AugustBurnsSam]

That's... kind of the entire point.

[@interestedbystander196]

They will limit it to 808 comments as well...

[@apollospyrol7168]

Its 8:09

[@ale-pg3xb]

Michael White on phones it is 1 sec longer idk y

[@Armadeus]

@@interestedbystander196 wrong

[@rahulk4482]

love ur vids andrew

[@gaelfaun2459]

"OK ! I'm done with Weird Gear ! Let me introduce the Weird Give Away !" * Weird Give Away jingle *

[@kdtryxz.]

Thank you Andrew.Happy 808 day!

[@restrelax6282]

Wish he would have talked about mixing 808’s. Making them isn’t all that difficult. Making them sound clean in a mix is another story.

[@Bluleopard97]

You have to build all your elements around it if you want it clean, for example dont go for sounds that are going to resonating where the 808s overtones are

[@jackabrams5859]

Honestly it's really just about high passing everything so that basically the only thing taking up the lowend of the mix is your 808

[@seemose]

L I C K M Y N U T S

[@artyompopov9990]

Frequency separation and sidechaining with bass, no?

[@beatsxlucas8021]

Not necessarily tho

[@TubeVibes]

You are The Best you inspire me for my own music channel ❤️

[@koji_sessions]

6:33 *cue Wolves - Kanye West intro*

[@Atesjb]

Damn

[@jaredrossnortman]

OoooooooOoooooOOOOOOOoooooooOoooOoooo

[@Kenkalusikka]

The duration of this video is on point

[@mon_nobi]

fam did you really purposely make this video 8mins and 8 seconds, that's god tier content right there, lol

[@YuriSouzaMaciel]

man, this is very awesome, congratulations for the video!!!!

[@VY_Canis_Majoris]

Wow, the video length is one off from 8:08

[@evilgirl-1]

It actually is 8:08, but youtube sucks so it says 8:09

[@LewisMovieChannel]

YES the video i was waiting for

[@swingsetsounds7983]

Perfect timing with this one! Was just getting into 808’s. Also, I’ve been wanting to mention that I’d be interested in a video on reggae/dub. Would be killer if you made a video and went over the theory, techniques, rhythms and or sounds used. For instance: “the bubble” on keys or the “dub” baseline. I don’t believe any of the elements are very technically challenging but you could spice it up by explaining how all the elements fit so well together to create the overall mix/ umami.

[@lhommesourd]

This will change my life ! Thank you very much !

[@artifexmusic]

Andrew: 808 day, auguest 8 me: cries in 8/8/2020

[@fratzentoaster]

Why not 08/08/2020. I mean, it's far from perfect, but yeah.

[@artifexmusic]

@@fratzentoaster idk, my pc was setup that way maybe

[@charliedalencour5141]

Video is 8:08

[@saintpat2721]

@@charliedalencour5141 8:09

[@flex3137]

love you Andrew!!

[@ashequestionmark]

Damn being a men's size 13 in shoes is really a rough life out here

[@d4rkblu386]

bro same

[@CalebTibster]

As a size 16, I get you.

[@samuelmyles3102]

gee guys

[@interestedbystander196]

@zombiesrock61 Is that something about technology for virgins? Or is it a rather ironic indicator of the quality of education one can expect from Virginia Tech?

[@ProdBonyo]

as a size 24 i can totally agree

[@fudgecake212]

if anyone wants to know what Andrews monthly classes are like. This video is exactly like them. Easy steps to follow to achieve a goal. :)

[@akapo9999]

*trap producers have entered the chat*

[@rhealastname266]

Trap 808s are just bass with a click, lol

[@evilgirl-1]

@@rhealastname266 well yes but actually no

[@rhealastname266]

@@evilgirl-1 nAnI?

[@baxterstanley6347]

😂

[@FLprivat]

Genius, That Video Streched my Horizon and Crativity into infinity. Nice THX

[@LivingUnlabeled]

you should hit up Alex Tumay to talk 808s

[@jorhay1]

That’s a cool sounding kick drum ! You probably already know this, but an actual 808 kick drum is created by a resonant low pass filter being driven into self oscillation. Triggered by an electronic pulse and modulated by envelopes, a deep sine wave is produced with a variable attack and and sustain length. The sound is created by the filter being used as an oscillator, not a vco or sample.

[@darieciobanu2044]

i was listening to wolves by kanye before watching this video it fit too perfectly

[@mauricioDS6514]

now thats how you make an outro

[@viedeciel]

2:20 Actually, I have 70$ but I don't have 40$. 🤭💸

[@hellodumplings8564]

Vie De Miel if you have 70 you have 40.

[@hellodumplings8564]

enigma No shit Sherlock. It’s, still, a stupid joke.

[@kingbingbong1920]

Luominen R damn you must have a lot of friends

[@hellodumplings8564]

minusign I do, but i don’t see how that’s got anything to do with anything.

[@hellodumplings8564]

enigma Well you don’t have to write a paragraph about it. But oh shoot, you still did.

[@einhendrik9325]

the date of the video... the lengh of it .. its perfect

[@perfectpitch2506]

Is there something special today? First splice posted about 808 and now Andrew.looks like Im missing something out.... Edit: OK found out . Todays 808 day

[@skatechatham]

You didn't watch the first 8 seconds of this video?

[@gunderalex]

@@skatechatham yah its in the first 8.08 seconds

[@perfectpitch2506]

@@skatechatham nah bro just opened the video and wrote the comment .

[@crewdoyal9159]

the video being 8:08 is such a good touch. good work Mr. Huang!

[@jimbeaux4988]

Me: Spends a week tweaking an 808 I made in Massive. Andrew: Makes an 808 from a hihat.

[@enouyenough7937]

watching your Videos is like going to the movies! Just great

[@jakewood1942]

I really wanna enter the giveaway but I really don’t need these shoes

[@michaelbayron]

The amount of detail in this is just BVROOOOOMMM. Thanks Andrew!!

[@noahbarton2809]

*high fives the screen*

[@cashews1016]

I do it back every time

[@hlqa7938]

OMG hahaha bro I just found about da level of details u can adjust with Simpler n now u turn a hihat into an 808 it just bmm good! THANK U ANDREW HUANG!!!

[@CamoFlash7_]

*Hello there!*

[@CamoFlash7_]

@Drawan *Back away! I will deal with this Jedi slime, myself...*

[@CamoFlash7_]

@Drawan *Attack Kenobi...* (I think we mixed it up but whatever)

[@1111luii]

andrew has gotta be one of the smartest and most hard-working guys i know... like damn.

[@omnipossum92]

"Pretty much any sound" *uses recording of my cat meowing*

[@catherine31544]

I mean... [City Girl: "making a song with my cat"] kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4LKqKSLbcd5fNU

[@omnipossum92]

@@catherine31544 This is pretty damn awesome! I know what I'm doing today 😉

[@BurgerBeatz]

Method 2 was so dope, thanks for the inspiration as always! Never thought of making an 808 like that 🤯

[@teko634]

Andrew: “how to make the best 808” Me, watching from my phone: haha yes..

[@satchmothewerewolf]

"A far cry from what we now consider 808's which is like (808)"this wrote me off 🤣Nice tutorial man!

[@000063028]

8:08 I was waiting for Adam Neely to say BASSSSS

[@Riols]

Awesome, Thx Andrew!

[@jeeaybeats2822]

dude u are great!! been looking for a video like this thanks!!

[@armstrong.r]

I love working with Simpler but I tend to gravitate toward Operator when making basses because I can add harmonics like we just saw in SubLab. Also I love how the bottoms of those shoes look like MIDI notes.

[@mysticsage1597]

I forgot I had a tab open to this video. with my studio headphones at full blast I was closing the tabs I didn't need open any more and nearly had a heart attack as I hear "HEY IT"S ANDREW HUANG!!" I guess it's my fault for having good headphones. Great video, but also I'm going to have nightmares of me being chased by him, yelling "hey it's andrew Huang!" lol. Thank you for the video man

[@canon5204]

Anyone else realize the Sublab demo sound was the 808 in Sparkle Mountain?

[@jasonakagecko]

You know how I make 808 sounds. I bought a Roland TR-808!!💪🏻😎👍🏻

[@llortaton2834]

Man i like your vids the way you matched the ending screen is just a plus on the technical side.

[@kenzylafrance]

I just purchased Sublab, and bro it is bangin'!!!!

[@OfficialJagPaw]

Got a few good tips out of this video! Thanks! 1. That sub vst looks awesome! And it's still only $40. Looks like a good solution for someone like me always struggling to get the bass to sit correctly in the mix on all notes. Generally looks fun to use too! 2. Using the dang tuner to tune the sample after messing with it. OMG. Why was I never doing this before?! I always just use the tuner for acoustic instruments. Whenever I'm doing electronic, I just face the fact" that I will have to do some of the composing by ear and that the notes might be a lie. hahaha, what a concept! Duh! I needed that. 3. Flatten in Live. I guess that is new? Back in the day I would use the resample "channel" to record on a separate track. Kind of slow. Seems like they made that a lot easier to do. I'll have to read up on that.

[@chrisyacksic1236]

YOU ARE AMAZING ANDREWWWWW

[@TheEllisPrice]

This just played next in my que, it's 8/8/22 happy 808 Day!

[@alecrivera8928]

You know what's crazy I'm actually in your classes and I used sublabs in my first song and I was reccomending this program to people. It's crazy how you made a video about this right when I used it 😭 hope you hear my song in your class!

[@BrianDightman]

Bad ass dude! One of the best demo's I have seen in a while.

[@juliok5982]

Thank you Andrew huang!

[@JamesRamboPearce]

I've been wanting those shoes for so long!

[@JamesRamboPearce]

My size too!nn

[@ChristopherQuarry]

Really appreciate this video, Andrew! I'm in the Learn Monthly class right now and looking for a way to clean up my low-ends.

[@wislian]

Always learning new things with you:)

[@ann29light]

an Andrew Huang video always makes me happy and motivated to keep trying out new stuff in music. thanks Andrew! and happy 808 day!!

[@Jofaneth]

Nice!

[@devanfarrell16]

Andrew: Might be the weirdest song I've made Me: *Thinks of the entire Bouncy Castle album*

[@NICUofficial]

great explanation of drum envelopes related between real life and percussion synthesis, helped me comprehend the three envelopes better (amplitude, pitch, cutoff)

[@myfamily1818]

this is gold

[@psytogamu]

I've learned so much production tricks from your videos. Thank you very much!

[@strictly2prohibit]

I love listenning to you. Your channel is great, funny and informative 🏆

[@overhaul4319]

MY GUYS FIT DOE STRAIGHT HEAT

[@TallicaMan1986]

god damn. When he put on that Eq Three he brought my studio monitors sub bass to life. Not many youtube videos do this.

[@Cerialyeti]

Clever and creative.

[@stardustjustlikeyou]

"OH! There it is!" He says while my whole fucking house is shaking

[@liamhebden8857]

great video!!!!! great new sound experimenting ideas

[@AceeSoul]

Wow I'm getting Sublab because of this! And I must try to make my own now, Thanks Andrew!

[@lazerrrrr]

808 is the life, baby!

[@OMGHIDE]

NOW WE TRAPPIN

[@zgelt813]

Thanks for matching the volume with and without the comp! Nice video :)

[@goofboat]

Happy 808 day

[@Conceptualcreatures]

You da dude! Love your videos 💫🌎💫