How can I make my 808 kicks sound like this?

**osiB** · 05-04-2012

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Are my 808 Kick sounds just horrible? Anytime I try to make an 808 pattern like the one in that song, the pitch changes during the pattern sounds NOTHING like that.

**BeatGenerals** · 05-04-2012

Theres nothing special there but an eq and compressor with a distortion setting, you can do it all in FL.

**streetstruck** · 05-04-2012

I got that 808 sample they used in the song PM if you want it.

**osiB** · 05-04-2012

Originally Posted by BeatGenerals

Theres nothing special there but an eq and compressor with a distortion setting, you can do it all in FL.

Can you explain? I tried to EQ the 808 to sound like that but to no avail. Actually, sometimes I can get it to sound like that, but when I up or lower the pitch it doesn't sound like it does in that song.

**BeatsByD** · 05-05-2012

Maybe you need some better/different 808's

This dude named Kid Urban has a free drum kit out with some good 808's and more
Dl link :
Kid Urban Christmas BeatKit.zip

**nosway** · 05-06-2012

i suppose what you are looking for is the way the kicks flow into each other right ? the wuuuh type effect it gives. to do this, in the sample you use set voices to 1 and put the glide function on. this makes each note slide into each other, just play with the knob depending on how fast/slow you want the slide to be

**ExoticHasBeats** · 05-07-2012

Originally Posted by nosway

i suppose what you are looking for is the way the kicks flow into each other right ? the wuuuh type effect it gives. to do this, in the sample you use set voices to 1 and put the glide function on. this makes each note slide into each other, just play with the knob depending on how fast/slow you want the slide to be

is all this under Polyphony? i dont see voices or glide setting but i know polyphony makes notes slide.

**nosway** · 05-07-2012

yea should be under polyphony. what VST are u using?

**Flowie** · 05-07-2012

Is it possible to recreate it with 3xOSC?

**nosway** · 05-07-2012

i cant speak for 3x osc as im on a mac and FL studio is windows only, but do a search for 3x osc glide on google and you should get some hits. I cant post links, but in one of the first links there is a tutorial for electro house bass, and he shows how to use glide. Check it out