Ok maybe I've been overanalyzing this but here I go.
Most Goldbaby 808s are tuned around G-G#. After thinking they sounded pitchy in my track (key Gm) I imported them to melodyne. Upon closer observation the attack portion of the kick is around G# and the decay lands down to a G. I selected the bits in G# and dropped the note down to a G but then the 808 loses that sliding feel. Also the "pitch center" of each note seemed to be off a hair so I centered it.
It seems the kick has an attack, then a slide from one note to another. My question is am I over analyzing this? I'm not sure if I trust my ears on this one - it seems weird that if you tune the sample to a G the attack portion will be closer to a G# but then again maybe that is more transient information than a note per se.
Any thoughts? Thanks
Most Goldbaby 808s are tuned around G-G#. After thinking they sounded pitchy in my track (key Gm) I imported them to melodyne. Upon closer observation the attack portion of the kick is around G# and the decay lands down to a G. I selected the bits in G# and dropped the note down to a G but then the 808 loses that sliding feel. Also the "pitch center" of each note seemed to be off a hair so I centered it.
It seems the kick has an attack, then a slide from one note to another. My question is am I over analyzing this? I'm not sure if I trust my ears on this one - it seems weird that if you tune the sample to a G the attack portion will be closer to a G# but then again maybe that is more transient information than a note per se.
Any thoughts? Thanks