Well...not to disagree too publicly, but I'm not hearing it. The 808 kick is almost certainly used, but I'm almost as certain that it's sampled, not played off the original machine. The other distinctive elements (cowbell, clave, etc) aren't really present from what I've heard.
The other thing is that Timbaland's stuff tends to be much more syncopated than I would guess an 808 could be, unless you chained a ton of patterns together & upped the BPM a *lot*. But that's just my guess. Bill / dj marathon (who's been known to slip Timbaland tracks into a mix set..."up jumps da boogie into some Aux88? it's madness). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 4/7/00 4:33:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << i know that the 808 was used a lot in mainstream music in the 80's and > whatnot. does anyone know how widely used it is today in hiphop/rnb/etc? > >> > > One word: Timbaland. > > a. > www.puresonikrecords.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- appnet detroit [formerly sigma6] http://www.sigma6.com http://www.chromedecay.org
