Talk:Roland TR-808
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Thought that Phil didn't use an 808 on 'In the Air Tonight' but a forerunner, such as the CR78? Sounds more like a CR to me. Please confirm. Si
Yeah, that's a CR-78, no question.--feline1 23:58, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Roland CR-5000
Does anyone have the stuff to write up Roland CR-5000? JFW | T@lk 03:07, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
non-volatile memory does not need to be "maintained"
[edit] Outkast
Should there be a note about the reference to the 808 in "I Like The Way You Move" by Outkast? "Cuz' I know y'all wanted that 808/can you feel that b-a-s-s bass?" mmaybe a note next to their listing under notable artists?
[edit] Introduced when?
The article begins with "introduced in late 1980", but the rest of the article report on usage before 1980. Probably that was meant "introduced in late 1970"? (Liberatore, 2006). 17:07, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
- Rubbish, it was introdcued in 1980.--feline1 14:56, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fancruft removal
The "list of notable artists" is way too long and contains numerous non-notable artists who don't even have wiki articles. Pruning required!--feline1 12:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cowbell sample?
Everything I read about either the TR-808 or cowbells mentions the 'unique' sound or the TR-808's cowbell, but I've never actually heard a sample or part of a song using it. Any suppliers? --Evan Seeds (talk)(contrib.) 04:32, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
It's not "unique", it's just the sound of a pair of detuned square waves. You can hear it prominently at the start of, erm, Whitney Houston's "I WAnna Dance with Somebody".--feline1 14:56, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hudson Hawk21
User:Hudson Hawk21, will you please stop re-inserting your edits, which have been rejected by several editors. The material is so badly written it is verging on comical, it doesn't conform to fundamental policies such as WP:VER and WP:NPOV, and there already are some lines about the importance of the TR808 in hip hop in earlier paragraphs - if you feel this material should be expanded, it should be done there, not added as some random new paragraph. I see on your user talk page that you have already been censured for making egregious edits in another article. If you persist in this behaviour, you will doubtless soon find yourself blocked from editing by an admin.--feline1 (talk) 17:13, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
- Also, I'd like to add that I'm pretty sure Hudson Hawk21 is in danger of violating the three revert rule, if he hasn't already. --Evan Seeds (talk)(contrib.) 17:16, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
- This incorrigable user is continuing to vandalise as sockpuppet User:PRINCETON007. --feline1 (talk) 18:47, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] VST versions
It's noted several times in the article that there are hundreds of attempts to sample the TR-808 sound - isn't it even part of the General MIDI specification (program 26, IIRC)? Perhaps we should link to one such software emulation, maybe in VST or soundfont format? I'm putting this on talk rather than being bold as I don't actually know of any to link to...
Also, might be nice if someone who actually owns one of these beasts could make a recording and upload it. It's always better to hear these things in context (I would but I don't own one!) Onesecondglance (talk) 10:22, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Beck
From "Hollywood Freaks":
Looking like jail bait/Selling lots of real estate/Looking like a hot date/Banging like an 808
If you need more refs.
- Any song lyrics would count as a primary source, which is discouraged on Wikipedia. What we need is a secondary source, that is, a verifiable reference that talks about the TR-808 being mentioned in song lyrics. --DachannienTalkContrib 22:47, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sir Mix-A-Lot
There should be a reference in the Notes section from the song "My Posse's On Broadway" ...cause the 808 kick drum makes the girlies get dumb... Dre in l.a. (talk) 04:12, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Notes concerning appearances of "808" in songs - too many?
Most of the recent edits to this article have been to add Yet Another Song that mentions the TR-808 in its lyrics. Is this necessary, and is it encyclopedic? How many is too many? --DachannienTalkContrib 15:48, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
