POST CHALLENGE UPDATE: Whoa, we had some really good submissions on this one! Here is the sample pack for FREE download.

http://bit.ly/CommunityPack808s

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Happy Saturday. It’s about to get very way much louder! That’s right, it’s an 808 challenge. We will be making 808 samples and creating a 4 bar beat at 95bpm.

Instructions:

***Join the Gravitas Create Facebook group if you haven’t already: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gravitascreate/

1. You must create 3 different 808s.
2. First 808 will be made by recording your own sample. We recommend a rubber band. Use whatever you have to record audio, even if it’s your phone. See the tutorial below for more information.
3. Second 808 will be made by using a synth of your choice – typical sub note with a pitch envelope and alter the decay, sustain, release, etc.
4. Third 808 will be layering 1 and 2 together. Use the top end from the first 808 to layer over the synth 808. Get creative with this one.

After making the samples, you have to use all 3 in a 4 bar loop at 95 bpm only using percussion sounds. You can use samples from your own library for snares, hats, toms, etc. Upload your 3 808 samples to this post (google drive or dropbox) using the naming convention below, along with a private Soundcloud link to your 4 bar loop. We will make another community pack out of the 808s.

IE: YourProducerName – Gravitas Create Weekend Challenge 04 – 808 (1,2, or 3) – Note (E, F, D, etc.)

Keli made a tutorial on making an 808 with a rubber band recording. You can use whatever source you want, but rubber bands seem to make good 808s.

DEADLINE: Friday, 17Mar2017 at Midnight.

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with!

Gravitas will compile all of the 808 samples into the next Community Sample pack for a FREE download.

GOOD LUCK!