TR-808 samples, packaged for fluid-music

npm install @fluid-music/tr-808

Free 808 drum sample library packaged for fluid-music. The module exports multiple fluid-music technique libraries.

const tr808 = require('@fluid-music/tr-808')
tr808.kit  // a drum technique library
tr808.bass // a pitched bass technique library

The tr808.kit Technique Library

The tr808.kit technique library contains the following drum sample audio file techniques:

• B - less click, longer sustain
• b - more click, short sustain
• h - closed hat
• H - open hat
• k - short snare
• K - long snare
• p - clap 👏
• 👏 - clap (same as p)
• w - cowbell

The tr808.bass Technique Library

The bass drum sound on the original TR-808 drum machine had an adjustable decay. Setting the decay parameter to a high value causes the bass drum to sound more like a bass guitar with a long, low, resonant pitch. A tuned 808 bass drum sample with a long decay is often used to fill the role of a bass guitar or bass synthesizer in trap and other styles of electronic music. These two samples in this the tr808.bass technique library can be re-tuned to make melodic trap-style bass lines:

• G - a sustained pitch bass note, tuned to g1 with minimal click
• g - a sustained pitch bass note, tuned to g1 with some click

License

Samples originally downloaded from machines.hyperreal.org.

The original audio files were recorded by Michael Fischer (fischer1@student.msu.edu), who included a .TXT with detailed information about the samples, and no licensing restrictions.