{"id":11791,"date":"2024-08-08T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=11791"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:19:37","slug":"8-levels-808s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 levels of 808s (free sounds and MIDI files included)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">808s have become a ubiquitous and favorite sound in popular music, heard across a range of genres including trap, R&amp;B, hip hop, and pop.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, producers have developed a wide array of techniques to transform and reimagine this simple but iconic sound. In celebration of 808 day (August 8th), we explored the eight levels of 808s, spanning everything from basic sustains and glides to uncharted realms of 808 enlightenment\u2014join us on our journey via the video above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incorporate new 808 sounds into your own music<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you enjoy the examples heard throughout the video? If so, feel free to experiment with them firsthand in your own DAW by <a aria-label=\"downloading the MIDI files for the 808s and all stems here. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8-Levels-of-808s-MIDI-and-stems.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloading the MIDI files for the 808s and all stems here.<\/a> For more on the historic impact of the 808, be sure to also check out our conversation with Egyptian Lover below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog-splice wp-block-embed-blog-splice\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fw7qOE9lpm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/egyptian-lover-tr-808\/\">The king of the TR-808: Egyptian Lover on the iconic drum machine<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The king of the TR-808: Egyptian Lover on the iconic drum machine&#8221; &#8212; Blog | Splice\" src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/egyptian-lover-tr-808\/embed\/#?secret=YrfSxKmvRW#?secret=fw7qOE9lpm\" data-secret=\"fw7qOE9lpm\" width=\"370\" height=\"209\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there a ninth level of 808s that we didn&#8217;t cover? Are there any other sounds or production topics that you want to see us explore on <a aria-label=\"our YouTube channel? (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCb8xLPa5RP8TnCsU7E5ASKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel?<\/a> Let us know in the comments section of the video, and <a aria-label=\"join the Splice Discord (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/splice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join the Splice Discord<\/a> to start your own conversations with other music creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish you the best of luck on your 808 journey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Explore more free 808 sounds via Sample Magic&#8217;s <em>TR-808 Samples<\/em> pack:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/sample-magic\/sample-magic-tr-808\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore the sounds<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We explore the 8 levels of 808s, spanning everything from basic sustains and glides to uncharted realms of 808 enlightenment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":17661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1886,1890,1891,1846,1696,49],"tags":[253,348,641,1061,1254,918],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>8 Ways to Use 808s in Your DAW (Free Sounds and MIDI) - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the 8 levels of 808s, spanning everything from basic sustains and glides to uncharted realms of 808 enlightenment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"8 Ways to Use 808s in Your DAW (Free Sounds and MIDI) - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the 8 levels of 808s, spanning everything from basic sustains and glides to uncharted realms of 808 enlightenment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-09T03:59:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-08T15:19:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_Levels_808s_2021_BlogPost.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nick Chen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nick Chen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nick Chen\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/006da68db2cca36c1730e68e67130d39\"},\"headline\":\"The 8 levels of 808s (free sounds and MIDI files included)\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-09T03:59:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-08T15:19:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/\"},\"wordCount\":236,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/8-levels-808s\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_Levels_808s_2021_BlogPost.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"bass\",\"drums\",\"MIDI\",\"sample packs\",\"sounds\",\"youtube\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Free\",\"Free Project Files\",\"Free Sounds\",\"Sound Design\",\"Tips &amp; 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