How come TR-808 drum machines have so much significance in music

>>73825933
Use google. There's documentaries about it.

>>73825942
I'd rather discuss it here for fun.

>>73825933
TR-606s are better.

The 808 has a lot of undesirable sounds.

It's because people think they are apart of some elite sub culture simply by saying 808. But the reality is they probably have never actually touched an 808 and wouldn't know the difference between an 808 vs saturated sine wave.

most people on /mu/ are equally as retarded about 808. Watch the documentary.

>>73825973
>discuss
>for fun
>on /mu/
Oh boy.
Anyways, the 606 and 909 sound better

>>73826359
I did watch the documentary.

Anyway how is it a secret club when everybody knows it?

It's because of how prevalent it is in popculture and music in general, the majority of pop songs in recent years either have an 808 kick drum or something replicating it.

>>73826425
707 is pretty boss sounding, that kick and rimshot

but the best TR sound has got to be the 808 cow bell

cuz it is Japanese product

Tempest = GOAT drum machine

>>73826486
What's the name of the documentary?

>>73826790
'808'

>>73825933
Cause holy fuck is the 808 über-famous and used in like fucking every third track in the industry

>>73826829
Thanks mate

I'm really fucking sick of all the focus there is on the 808's clap samples right now. It's like trap decided to entirely use all of the bad Roland drum machine sounds.