The Tape808 for iDrum, Guru, Battery, Refill and Wav Pack.

huggie · 4th September 2007

Goldbaby is proud to announce the release of:

The Tape808 for iDrum, Guru, Battery, Refill and Wav Pack.
Tape808

Not another 808 sample! Well actually it isn't... this is 407 samples taken from two 808's recorded into an Ampex 351 1/2" valve 2 track tape machine! That's not all... We also put the 808's through other vintage gear and recorded the 808's naked into a Metric Halo ULN-2 firewire audio card. Then we chose the best samples.
All 24 bit, and all phat analog goodness!

If you can't get a hold of a real 808 then this is as close as you can get in samples... Maybe even better than the having the real thing!

Hugo

Silver Sonya · 4th September 2007

Another hit for one of the most stylish independent sound designers working today.

You're probably thinking "[Sigh] Another 808 kit..." but check out the character of these samples. More juice, more sustain, more punch. Hugo has good taste. Rooted in the true creative spirit of hip hop.

- c

electric · 4th September 2007

yeah, i checked out last night. these sound good. great price point. will probably pick up. great alternative to the real thing.

electric

Dom & Roland · 4th September 2007

I have them,they are excellent

huggie · 4th September 2007

Thanks for the compliments...

I had a great time messing about with the 808's and all the vintage gear!

Ekadek studio is the business for vintage gear! The guy even makes customized retro gear. Very cool...

Hugo

5th September 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggie

Goldbaby is proud to announce the release of:

The Tape808 for iDrum, Guru, Battery, Refill and Wav Pack.
Tape808

Not another 808 sample! Well actually it isn't... this is 407 samples taken from two 808's recorded into an Ampex 351 1/2" valve 2 track tape machine! That's not all... We also put the 808's through other vintage gear and recorded the 808's naked into a Metric Halo ULN-2 firewire audio card. Then we chose the best samples.
All 24 bit, and all phat analog goodness!

If you can't get a hold of a real 808 then this is as close as you can get in samples... Maybe even better than the having the real thing!

Hugo

I don't get it. You had an 808 into vintage pieces and you chose to convert it with a metric halo firewire card?

But for $24 bucks It's pretty good.

huggie · 5th September 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by no ssl yet

I don't get it. You had an 808 into vintage pieces and you chose to convert it with a metric halo firewire card?

But for $24 bucks It's pretty good.

The Metric Halo ULN2 is the business! Well I reckon it is... Everyone has there own taste in converters I suppose...

Still no SSL yet... Oh well I reckon they are over rated anyway. ;-)

I'd rather have one of these: www.ekadek.com » fenkners & mixers ;-)

5th September 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggie

The Metric Halo ULN2 is the business! Well I reckon it is... Everyone has there own taste in converters I suppose...

Still no SSL yet... Oh well I reckon there over rated anyway. ;-)

I'd rather have one of these: www.ekadek.com » fenkners & mixers ;-)

Now that looks cool. If the Metric is that cool to you.thumbsup

I have access to an 808,2" etc.... But I may buy your sounds just so I don't have to go through the process (given the price).

(Though I have a billion 808's another cool set can't hurt.)

huggie · 7th September 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by no ssl yet

Now that looks cool. If the Metric is that cool to you.thumbsup

I have access to an 808,2" etc.... But I may buy your sounds just so I don't have to go through the process (given the price).

(Though I have a billion 808's another cool set can't hurt.)

You won't be disappointed! I had a great time creating this product... Greg at Ekadek studio's has full restored his valve Ampex 1/2" 2 track... it even had new heads on it!

We really pushed this machine to it's limits. At one stage we were completely pinning the VU meters with the BD. The tape was completely saturated and the BD was totally distorted... but it sounded sweet, rubbery and warm!

Hugo

Silver Sonya · 7th September 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggie

You won't be disappointed! I had a great time creating this product... Greg at Ekadek studio's has full restored his valve Ampex 1/2" 2 track... it even had new heads on it!

We really pushed this machine to it's limits. At one stage we were completely pinning the VU meters with the BD. The tape was completely saturated and the BD was totally distorted... but it sounded sweet, rubbery and warm!

Hugo

The "rubbery" description is dead-on. A very useful texture. The distortion is dope. Terrific work once again, sir. I remain a fan.

- c

deft_bonz · 8th September 2007

It'd be very nice if you would upload a sample list. I missed that especially on your website. It'd would ease the decision to spend 24 bucks, although it's already a pretty good price

huggie · 8th September 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by deft_bonz

It'd be very nice if you would upload a sample list. I missed that especially on your website. It'd would ease the decision to spend 24 bucks, although it's already a pretty good price

407 samples! Ok here you go...

172 BD
36 Conga
49 Cymbal
26 HH
24 Perc
65 SD
26 Tom

And here is the full list as a PDF:
http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/Stuff/Tape808_sample_list.pdf

Hugo

huggie · 9th October 2007

More free stuff on my free page: Free Stuff

Hugo

huggie · 8th November 2007

Great review of Tape808 at Warbeats:

http://www.warbeats.com/Forums/tabid...c/Default.aspx

Regards
Hugo

TC5 · 10th November 2007

Are the different Kick samples tuned across the whole key range of the 808 in half steps? Long, medium, short decay of each? Can't tell from the sample list.

semtek · 15th November 2007

At the price they're charging this set is a complete no brainer. These are my go-to kicks and snares at the moment.

The only thing I wish is that noone else had them

They're that good.

morebutter · 15th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by no ssl yet

I don't get it. You had an 808 into vintage pieces and you chose to convert it with a metric halo firewire card?

+1...

not to say that t he metric halo is not a quality ADC but there are better IMO.

if you were in the USA I would have lent you my apogee just for some samples!

that being said nice work, I'm still buying it. and maybe the mpc60 pack too.

Silver Sonya · 15th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by morebutter

+1...

not to say that t he metric halo is not a quality ADC but there are better IMO.

if you were in the USA I would have lent you my apogee just for some samples!

that being said nice work, I'm still buying it. and maybe the mpc60 pack too.

Listen, guys, I master records for a living with high-end converters and I gotta say you're being too nerdy even for me. Metric Halo is a perfectly fine converter with a character all of its own.

Anyway, this is a hip-hop minded product. It's not about fidelity, it's about tone. And these are great sounds however he arrived at them.

Load 'em up, use your ears, get some work done, have fun. No more silly nerd talk about converters used in 808 captures.

- c

morebutter · 15th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver Sonya

Listen, guys, I master records for a living with high-end converters and I gotta say you're being too nerdy even for me.

Okay now I've really crossed the line! No gearslutz for a while, back to making music.

Silver Sonya · 15th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by morebutter

Okay now I've really crossed the line! No gearslutz for a while, back to making music.

I'm not trying to embarrass anyone or single you out, but dude, it's a blown-out 808. It's a sine wave with some saturation harmonic overtones. It's intended to FSU! Crank it and enjoy it. Put it to some good use. That's the spirit of this product. That's all I'm sayin': this would be a good time to relax on the converter tip!

I mean, when you listen to it are you really thinking "Pretty good, but a Weiss or Lavry Gold would have been better...?"

I love gear as much as the next guy, but sometimes you gotta put sh*t in perspective.

- c

gm5k · 15th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver Sonya

I mean, when you listen to it are you really thinking "Pretty good, but a Weiss or Lavry Gold would have been better...?"

LOL so true.

huggie · 15th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by TC5

Are the different Kick samples tuned across the whole key range of the 808 in half steps? Long, medium, short decay of each? Can't tell from the sample list.

Hi TC5

I sampled the 808's BD at many different settings... you get long, medium and short decay... Different tone settings and different combinations of both... Plus a tape version, a tape sat version and 2 effected versions of all the settings I mentioned above. 172 different Kicks!

By the way the 808 BD doesn't have a pitch control... it has 3 knobs: Level, Tone and Decay...

Hugo

semtek · 16th November 2007

Hugo, would you consider doing a Tape 909?

I will pay for mine upfront if you do!

huggie · 16th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtek

Hugo, would you consider doing a Tape 909?

I will pay for mine upfront if you do!

I have started the Tape909! Already done the recording session at Ekadek studio. The Ampex 1/2 inch 2 track got a whole lot of 909 love! Now I'm in the middle of chopping, editing, naming, etc...

Hugo

Dom & Roland · 16th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggie

I have started the Tape909!

Silver Sonya · 16th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggie

I have started the Tape909!

Hugo

Now it's really Christmastime.

- c

kenn.michael · 16th November 2007

Ooooohhhh.... Definite purchase without even thinking about it!

Hugo, anything you produce gets my credit card treatment.

semtek · 16th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggie

I have started the Tape909! Already done the recording session at Ekadek studio. The Ampex 1/2 inch 2 track got a whole lot of 909 love! Now I'm in the middle of chopping, editing, naming, etc...

Hugo

you rock man, you rock.

tony666 · 16th November 2007

I'm enjoying the 808 samples Huggie , only loading them into my Yamaha A3000 sampler is a pain in the ...

( but yeah I prefer hardware )

Perhaps you could make a synthedit plugin with 808 controls and dynamically map the settings to the corresponding sample .

huggie · 18th November 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony666

I'm enjoying the 808 samples Huggie , only loading them into my Yamaha A3000 sampler is a pain in the ...

( but yeah I prefer hardware )

Perhaps you could make a synthedit plugin with 808 controls and dynamically map the settings to the corresponding sample .

Hi Tony666
Glad your enjoying the Tape808.
I use a Mac... so I'm afraid I can't use synth edit...

Regards
Hugo

4th September 2007	#1
huggie Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 696 Thread Starter	The Tape808 for iDrum, Guru, Battery, Refill and Wav Pack. Goldbaby is proud to announce the release of: The Tape808 for iDrum, Guru, Battery, Refill and Wav Pack. Tape808 Not another 808 sample! Well actually it isn't... this is 407 samples taken from two 808's recorded into an Ampex 351 1/2" valve 2 track tape machine! That's not all... We also put the 808's through other vintage gear and recorded the 808's naked into a Metric Halo ULN-2 firewire audio card. Then we chose the best samples. All 24 bit, and all phat analog goodness! If you can't get a hold of a real 808 then this is as close as you can get in samples... Maybe even better than the having the real thing! Hugo __________________ Purveyors of quality sample based instruments www.goldbaby.co.nz Blog Twitter

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Silver Sonya Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 7,209	Another hit for one of the most stylish independent sound designers working today. You're probably thinking "[Sigh] Another 808 kit..." but check out the character of these samples. More juice, more sustain, more punch. Hugo has good taste. Rooted in the true creative spirit of hip hop. - c

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huggie Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 696 Thread Starter	More free stuff on my free page: Free Stuff Hugo

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huggie Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 696 Thread Starter	Great review of Tape808 at Warbeats: http://www.warbeats.com/Forums/tabid...c/Default.aspx Regards Hugo

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TC5 Gear addict Joined: Oct 2003 Location: 49th parallel Posts: 492	Are the different Kick samples tuned across the whole key range of the 808 in half steps? Long, medium, short decay of each? Can't tell from the sample list.

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semtek Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 159	At the price they're charging this set is a complete no brainer. These are my go-to kicks and snares at the moment. The only thing I wish is that noone else had them They're that good.

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semtek Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 159	Hugo, would you consider doing a Tape 909? I will pay for mine upfront if you do!

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kenn.michael Gear addict Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 324	Ooooohhhh.... Definite purchase without even thinking about it! Hugo, anything you produce gets my credit card treatment.

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tony666 Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 289	I'm enjoying the 808 samples Huggie , only loading them into my Yamaha A3000 sampler is a pain in the ... ( but yeah I prefer hardware ) Perhaps you could make a synthedit plugin with 808 controls and dynamically map the settings to the corresponding sample .