eli5 – In music, what is an 808?

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eli5 – In music, what is an 808?

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The Roland TR-808 was a drum machine used in a lot of early hip-hop tracks. The kick makes a distinctive bass sound that became popular to sample for use as a bass instrument under another kick drum. Today, people use 808 to mean either an actual kick drum sample from an 808 or something that produces a similar subbass.

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