Matthew Weiss Workshop 8 Mixing 808s [TUTORiAL]

Learn tips, tricks and techniques for getting great sounding 808s in a variety of contexts and genres.

• What is an 808? - Constructing and deconstructing the modern 808
• How to add interest, excitement and personality to an 808
• Tips for making 808s translate well on smaller speakers
• How to use compression to manipulate the sustain of an 808
• How to use a sub-harmonic generator to get a deeper 808 sound
• How to use bit-crushing as a sound design effect with 808s
• How to highlight the distortion/saturation of an 808 in a mix
• A simple EQ trick to highlight the best overtones of an 808
• How to navigate mixing low end synths with an 808
• How to make a kick drum/808 combo as punchy as possible
• A counterintuitive mixing trick to "add bass" by removing bass

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