Whether it’s a hypnotic Techno groove, a gritty trap 808, or a chest-rattling dubstep wobble, great bass can make or break a track. While the electric bass guitar once dominated low-end duties, synthesizers have revolutionised…
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If there’s one element that defines the sound and energy of hip-hop, it’s the bass. From the earliest moments of the genre in the 1980s, what set hip-hop apart from other styles of music was…
In this final part of our series on making trap beats, we’re going DEEP and giving the LOW-down on 808 basslines. If there’s one defining element to trap music other than the drums, it’s using…
Trap music and the Roland TR808 go together like cheese and biscuits, Rum and Coke, Starsky and Hutch. And while the iconic 808 clap, snare, and hats constitute the basis for most Trap drums it’s…
