"Demo your 808 yocto" thread

https://soundcloud.com/kris-osullivan/y ... okorg-test

Here's me mucking around with my Yocto and my Microkorg. Please excuse the ordinary keyboard playing. I don't play piano or keyboard.

I posted a demo of my build to this thread a while back with positive feedback. Yesterday I received a comment on the youtube page about the toms sounding noisey(like they had reverb). I admit I was never impressed with the toms but liked the congas.

I made a new demo here
http://youtu.be/rxAt3m2Zu8k

detailing the toms. I see the commenter's point.

Is this normal?

Any ideas what could be causing the issue?

Or if there is an issue...

Just listened to some sample packs of an original 808 and the Toms also have kind of a reverb. So I guess that's the way they should sound.

eg: http://trashaudio.com/2010/01/roland-tr ... mple-pack/

Thanks Acid303!

This was what I thought too but I was never really into the toms on this machine but really love the congas.

Any remarks on a yocto vs. yocto comparison?

Trouble shooting may be a better place for this topic.

ebbflo wrote:I posted a demo of my build to this thread a while back with positive feedback. Yesterday I received a comment on the youtube page about the toms sounding noisey(like they had reverb). I admit I was never impressed with the toms but liked the congas.

I made a new demo here
http://youtu.be/rxAt3m2Zu8k

detailing the toms. I see the commenter's point.

Is this normal?

Any ideas what could be causing the issue?

Or if there is an issue...

I'll double check on mine when I get home from work, but from memory it is only my low tom that has that sort of noise-ish tone... Actually, it sounds more like an actual tom than just a tuned tone, but it's not a sound I've heard from an 808 previously, and my Drumstation's toms didn't sound like that...

Actually after having a play last night it seems all of the toms do sound like that, but most apparent on the low tom

Here's a little demo of my finished Yocto:

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf-cNPShjwE[/video]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJk6xlvdsU[/video]Finished my Yocto yesterday. I had some minor issues during the build, but it all sounds fine to me now.
One tip if you're starting: apply the noise circuit adaptations as described in the 808 service manual.
So here's a first test to demo the sound.
Now it's waiting for the elSchtroumph case

Here's the first recording I did from mine: https://soundcloud.com/rvooh/yocto-first-try/s-TRv0q

No issues, besides a really long BassDrum with decay open, not sure if I'll fix it

https://soundcloud.com/rvooh/yocto-kiii ... ck/s-UQZQO

Here is a tune I made with my Yocto. Almost all of the tunes on my soundcloud use the Yocto except one or two that used an original TR-808 back when I had one.
https://soundcloud.com/cmos-170971430/sample-and-hold

Here's my yocto, just finished it last week! i used 1% metal film for all and upgraded +/-caps, did the noise section changes as per the tr808 manual, i changed 1 or 2 op amps too! didnt have a scope but had a multimeter which measured frequency so it is only 'calibrated' with that so far. I think it sounds pretty close to me! Overall very happy with it!

https://youtu.be/bfU6Z_7cERY