The second 100 presets in Bass Engine represent the smoother sound of the Emu Mo’ Phatt, ASR-10 and MPC 3000. The first 100 presets in Bass Engine resonate the distinctive sounds of MPC 60 MKII and SP-1200. They include a range of basses from dusty jazzy upright bass to floor shaking 808’s and everything in between, which makes it very unique. Over the last three decades, Bass Engine has meticulously studied the Hip Hop production and has then selected the most representative bass sounds of the genre. A lot of time was spent tuning and servicing this brilliant piece of hardware until it was as practical and clean as possible. Once the keys are released the pattern resets can be retriggered. The intelligent pattern script allows the user to play stored patterns on the keyboard without going out of time or losing their place in the beat if played legato. The best element is that alongside sampler patches for all fundamental DAW’s, Samplephonics has thought of a custom sequencer for Kontakt 5, which has precisely the same feel of the original 808, in addition to various additional elements that make it much more unconstrained and simple to use. There are many components of Samplephonics 808 that make it an awesome synth. ‘ Samplephonics 808’ – Kontakt instrument by Samplephonics In this article, I have picked out the 5 best 808 VST plugins available. You can completely change the sonic characteristics of an 808 where in sampling, it would’ve been impossible. Samples can only get you so far with 808s. Although the roland TR808 was not designed with that intent, it has inspired an endless amount of genres and styles. When you think 808, you immediately think of Trap, Hip-Hop and EDM.