From Brian Willoughby Sent Fri, Jun 15th 2018, 15:27
From Brian Willoughby Sent Fri, Jun 15th 2018, 15:27
Have you compared your 808 to Tom=E2=80=99s after the noise circuit was = fixed? I=E2=80=99m thinking it might have been slowly dying before it = totally disappeared. By the way, one of the trim pots inside the 808 controls the amplitude = of the noise source. It=E2=80=99s supposed to be dialed in to a specific = voltage level as shown in the service manual, but who knows how many = 808s are actually calibrated correctly. On a side note, the 6 cymbal oscillators have 2 tunable ones for the = cowbell, with specific target frequencies listed in the service manual. = Those could drift or be totally detuned on purpose. On Jun 15, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Mike Perkowitz <xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > Agreed with this. I never owned two 808s at once, but I was able to = compare mine with Tom's often and his snare was far crackier than mine. = I still use samples of his 808 all the time. I don't remember noticing = differences among the other sounds really. >=20 > On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:00 PM, Kylee Kennedy <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> = wrote: >> I had two 808s at one point. Snares sounded different on each one. = One sounded more fizzy while the other had more of a crack. Makes sense = because the transistor was chosen for it's noise characteristics and the = manufacturer improved it's noise issues over the years. They stopped = making 808's because they couldn't source the noisyest transistors = anymore. I remember the serials were far apart. Now my second 808 is a = Miami and I still prefer the original 808 snare that cracks...Miami has = a longer kick decay that I love in that box. Having access to toms, = congas, maracas and claps all at the same time while jamming is a ton of = fun. >>=20 >> Also owned about a half dozen 303s at one point and they all sounded = slightly diferent. Kept my favorite stock 303 and will never sell my = Devil Fish.=20 >>=20 >> 606s I found mostly sounded the same also the 110s and 202s I own. = I'm sure if I really started looking at waveforms there will be some = slight variations in them all but those aren't noticeable to my ears as = easily as the 808s.=20 >>=20 >> Kylee >>=20 >> On Thursday, June 14, 2018, matt holland <xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> = wrote: >>> "each one sounds different thats what makes them great." >>>=20 >>> Not to hijack the thread but... (sorry tom) I hear this type of = thing said a lot about different x0x, yet have never heard it with my = own ears or had the chance to make this kind of comparison. Does anyone = out there that happens to have two (808s, 303s, whatever) of something = feel like uploading a side by side comparison (soundcloud or youtube = video) to illustrate the point? or point me to ones that have already = been done? >>>=20 >>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 2:53 AM, Damon Flowers = <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>> my first tr808 i had in 1996 was mint but it didn't sound as good = as the one i have now. which sat in a music room in a cupboard at a = school for 25yrs unused. the case might not be mint but it works = perfectly >>>> and the internals are like new. >>>> so just because the case is tidy doesn't mean the internals are = good. >>>> each one sounds different thats what makes them great. >>>> either way still the best drum machine coming up 40yrs strong =F0=9F=98= =8A >>>> From: Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 9:42:14 PM >>>> Cc: 'Analogue Heaven Heaven' >>>> Subject: RE: [AH] Minty 808 >>>> =20 >>>> So it=E2=80=99s OK if the snare, hi-hat, toms, congas, er ... = cymbal, maracas, cowbell and claves are completely f*cked? :o) >>>>=20 >>>> From: Jason Proctor [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx]=20 >>>> Sent: 14 June 2018 03:15 >>>> To: Tom Butcher >>>> Cc: Analogue Heaven Heaven >>>> Subject: Re: [AH] Minty 808 >>>>=20 >>>> Just for kicks? I see what you did there... >>>>=20 >>>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 18:14 Tom Butcher <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>>> So, just for kicks, interested in scoping out some mint 808s. = Mine's nice and all, but... well it'd be nice to have a really cherry = one. I know it won't be cheap. Any options out there? >>>>> =20 >>>>> -- >>>>>=20 >>>>> Tom Butcher >>>>>=20 >>>>=20