If your waveform is really small you can play an octave lower to get a bigger waveform. Now your 808 has it’s root tuned to C, you can copy over bass notes from your midi and they will work seamlessly. You can fine tune this to perfection, all without breaking your workflow or opening any new windows! You can play your 808 with the ‘qwerty’ keyboard using the ‘Q’ or ‘Z’ keys to play C, changing the root notes as shown in the following clip. If it moves really fast or is a mess, then you’re not playing C Waveform is static, you’ve hit a perfectly in tune C… So we can use it now to tune anything we want, but it’s especially killer for 808s and basses. Don’t be a noob and use the pitch wheel! Step 3: Tune to CĪmazingly, the analyzer window is tuned to a perfect ‘C’ on the keyboard.
Click on the wrench icon to get to Miscellaneous Settings and the root key / tuning controls. Step 2: Load your 808ĭrag your 808 into the Channel Rack as you would with any sample. This is optional but give you more room to see a big fat 808ski. To give a better view you can right click the toolbar to resize the analyzer, shown below.
