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808 maker

Pick a pattern and a key and press Play: a long, tuned 808 that slides between notes. Turn the decay, drive, tone and glide while it plays, then download the line as MIDI or WAV, or open it in the Studio to put drums and chords on top. Free, in your browser, no account.

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How an 808 line works

An 808 bass is a tuned kick drum held long: a sine with a punch at the start and a tail that rings for a second or more. Saturation adds the harmonics that let it read on a phone speaker, and slides bend one note into the next.

Take it further

Open the line in the Studio to add drums and chords, or describe a whole track to the Maker.