Hip-Hop music has come a pretty long way.. still, there are certain events in the relatively short timeline of the genre that can be considered significant... a few of them based on equipment. Where would Hip-Hop be without the invention of the Technics 1200 turntable? Where would Hip-Hop be without the innovation of a crossfader in a mixer? .... and what would hip hop sound like today if the good people at Roland had never come out with the Rhythm Composer TR-808?
These sounds are as much a part of popular music today as ever. Part nostalgia and part perfecting an electronic drum sound the 808 is everywhere. Here's a bunch of .wav files in a folder in a .zip file of 808 sounds.. put 'em in reason, ableton, garage band, acid or whatever your program of choice.. it you're really old school you'll put 'em on cassette and make a "pause-rewind" loop. that's gangsta.
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