The original Roland 808 drum machine was introduced in 1980, and ever since, the 808 kick sound has become arguably one of the most iconic and widely recognized sounds in music production.
These days, the 808 drum kit is still used everywhere and especially in modern hip hop music. Even if it isn’t a direct sample from the original 808 drum machine, most people refer to any sine wave in the sub frequency range as an “808”.
In recent years, producers have been stretching the limits of 808s and using distortion, saturation, eq, and compression to shape them into sounds very different from the original Roland 808 drum sample.
If you are looking for a wide variety of 808 samples that represent all of the different forms of the 808, without going through the same recycled 808s that just get renamed and put in different sample packs, here are some recommendations on our favorite free 808 drum kits.
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Oracle 808 Sample Pack
We had our production team listen to and analyze 808s used in tracks from some of the top hip hop producers in the game.
They identified the key characteristics that make an 808 hit hard and loud so that you can have the perfect collection of 808s to work with.
Our Oracle pack contains 34 free 808 samples and much more!
Cobra Hip Hop & 808 Drum Kit
Cobra is an all encompassing hip hop sample pack that was created to include every element you need to make placement ready trap beats.
Not only does this pack include free 808s, but it also has melody loops, midi chord progressions and other drum one shots.
19 free 808 samples
24 guitar and flute melodic loops
29 melody loops
100+ drum one shots
24 Midi melodies + 5 Midi files
50+ trap drum loops
14 hi hat midi patterns
808 Mob Trap and 808s Sample Pack
This 808 sample pack is a collection of drums, melody loops, 808s, MIDI files and Serum presets, all inspired by the 808 Mafia team.
These sounds will take your beat productions to the next level.
This free sample pack includes:
17 808 samples
50+ drum one shots
18 hip hop drum loops
17 melody loops
13 FX samples
16 MIDI progressions
13 Xfer Serum presets
Astro Hip Hop and 808 Drum Kit
Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” was a production marvel when released in 2018 and featured some insane 808 samples to drive the songs behind it. In this sample pack you’ll find 85 amazing sounding samples and loops inspired by the sounds used in Astroworld.
Astro includes:
7 free 808 samples
19 drum loops
40 drum one shots
10 melody loops
10 fx samples
9God Hip Hop and 808 Drum Kit
Inspired by Drake’s impressive resume of countless incredible songs, our production team created a premium collection of 100+ samples, loops, MIDI, and even Serum presets that capture the quality and feel of Drake's recent biggest records.
While making “9God”, our production team carefully studied top hits like Portland, Gyalchester, and Fake Love to make sure every drum one shot, drum loop, melody loop, and more sounded fully authentic.
7 free 808 samples
39 drum one shots
10 melody loops
11 serum presets
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Diamonds Vol. I
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Two of our most popular Hip Hop and 808 sample collections of all time.
Each member of our team carefully studied top Hip Hop producers like Metro Boomin, London On Da Track, and Murda Beatz while making this pack to make sure every sound was as authentic as possible.
They constructed unique melody loops, fully fledged drum loops, powerful 808 samples, and everything in between so you can make better beats more quickly.
In Diamonds Vol I:
50 high quality drum loops
90 drum one shots
25 free percussion samples
25 808s
40+ melody loops
25 MIDI progressions & more!
In Diamonds Vol II:
110+ drum loops
147 drum one shots
23 free percussion samples & 16 loops
55 melody loops
25 FX samples
15 vocal samples
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The entire collection is extremely diverse, giving you everything from Trap synth drop loops and soft modern Hip Hop melody loops, to crisp drum one shots, organic FX, and MUCH more.
Not to mention, the 808s in this pack are without a doubt the best we’ve ever created.
You’ll find rich 808 samples in every single key, and our team put extra emphasis on making sure the sub and harmonics came through for all of them -- even for the lowest notes.
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Creating asub bass can be very easy: Open your favorite (bass) synth, turn on a sine ortriangle oscillator and boom, you got a nice and clean sub bass.
Sometimes,a sub bass like this won’t do, though – you might need a little more bombast. Forthis case, I’ve created the following list where I’m collecting free sub bassVST plugins and sample libraries.
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Note: Make sure to use headphones or quality speakers to listen to the audio examples. Sub frequencies do not translate well on phone and laptop speakers.
Xsub
Format: VST, 32 bit + 64 bit
OS: Windows, Mac
Audio examples:
Xsub is a free808 sub bass VST brought to you by Hexloops and SimplySounds. According toHexloops, Xsub was created “using analog synthesizers, digital sine waves,guitar amps and other fancy gear.” A total of 36 different bass sounds areincluded, each spanning two octaves. I was surprised by how much the includedsounds differ in character. Some of the sounds include an 808-ish click in thebeginning, while others are smooth bass sounds. Many of the presets are more onthe distorted side – and while this means that Xsub might be a little dirtierthan some might like, this is also what gives some of the sounds their uniquetone and presence.
Xsub has abuilt-in ADSR envelope, a panning knob and even a reverb. There’s also a pitch-modulatingLFO.
You can download Xsub from the Hexloops website.
X-Eight Lite
Format: VST/AU, 32 bit + 64 bit
OS: Windows, Mac
Audio examples:
X-Eight Liteis the free lite version of X-Eight, an 808 and sub bass VST/AU plugin createdby Thenatan. While the paid plugin contains over 1000 presets, X-Eight Litecomes with a total of 80 sub bass and 808 presets. That’s a good amount ofpresets for a free plugin! What’s even better is that these sounds are all verydistinct, creative and fun to play with.
For some,the main issue with X-Eight Lite might be that many of the sounds are not subbyor subtle enough and will steal quite a bit of attention as they contain plentyof high frequency content. However, depending on the style of music you’remaking, this might also be a good thing – these samples bang hard!
If you wantto remove some of the high frequency content, you can use X-Eight’s built-inlow pass filter. Besides attack and release, you can also dial in the rightamount of glide. This feature makes X-Eight Lite even more useful for creatingengaging beats.
There’sanother issue with this particular preset selection if you’re looking for subbass for layering purposes. Most of the included samples feature a prominentkick or click sound in the beginning. While you can lengthen the attack or pulldown the filter to remove some of the kick/click sounds, this will also shapethe sound in a way that might not be practical for your purpose.
I alsodiscovered an odd behavior that you should be aware of when using the filter:When the filter is completely at 0 and you start turning the knob up slightlywith your mouse, the knob will be sluggish and not move but the filter will, infact, open. (Note: I don’t know if this bug exists just in the context of mysetup or whether it’s reproducible somewhere else.) This is not a big problem,but it’s good to be aware of it.
To get X-Eight, you’ll have to add it to your cart on the Thenatan website. You can decide what you want to pay ($0 is okay as well) and are then redirect to a page where you have to type in your email address. After you’ve submitted your information, you will receive a download link in your email inbox.
Alternatives
Not happy with the selection? Here’s more:
- Beatmaker 808 Bass Module 2 Lite (VST, AU / Windows, Mac / 32 bit + 64 bit)
- subfreak (useable sound but GUI is TINY) (VST / Windows / 32 bit)
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I decided to focus page exclusively on plugins and libraries that have their strength in the sub range. There are many other bass synths and libraries with a wider range of bass tones that I will cover in other articles.
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