Re: Jungle bass

Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
09 May 97 21:15:26 -0800


>Does anyone know what machine(s) is used to make those bass
>hits in jungle. Is it a processed 808 (it sounds too different to be
>your basic 808) or an analogue patch?

el> It's *similar* to a Roland 808 bass drum tuned to a low decay, but
el> it's not the same thing, nor is it a sample.

actually, an 808 tom sound will do the trick. you just need to be able to
get different tones from it to construct a bassline. i sampled a roland
tr626 (most drum machines in the last 3 years have this sound resident) and
used really simple intervals (maj 2nd, perf 5th, etc.)

t-bird