esta. - whoevenusesoundcloudanymore | 808 Synth Patch Remake

Remaking the 808 synth from the 2020 song "whoevenusesoundcloudanymore" by esta. can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "whoevenusesoundcloudanymore" 808 patch and play this iconic sound on most hardware or software subtractive synthesizers (Serum, Vital, Pigments, Prophet, Korg, Moog, etc). We've included the preset download directly for your convenience, but we strongly recommend you use our programming tutorial to recreate it yourself.

Original Audio

Short, boomy 808-style synth bass hits at 0:15 in “whoevenusesoundcloudanymore” by esta.. The tone is driven by FM sine operators with fast envelope modulation on FM amount and filter cutoff to produce the plucky transient. The patch is low-frequency focused with a short decay and a slight plate-style reverb tail. The result reads as a modern FM 808 hybrid rather than a pure sampled 808 kick.

Our Remake of The 808 Synth sound

This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the 808 synth from the song "whoevenusesoundcloudanymore" by esta., giving you a reference point as you design your own synthesizer preset. Play it as often as you need to familiarize yourself with the nuances of the sound.

Synth Patch Programming Recipe

Getting Started

• Start by initializing your synthesizer to a plain saw with no filter, modulation or effects. For soft synths use the "init"/"default" preset or the the button to reset all parameters to their default factory values.
• No two synths are exactly alike, so treat the values below as approximate, and use your ear.
• Percentage values (e.g. 50%) represent the relative position of a knob or slider within its full range. The full range of each parameter may differ from synth to synth, so use your ear.

Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.

Explore More

• FM synthesis (Wikipedia)
• Yamaha DX7 (Wikipedia) — FM synth example and operator basics
• How to make 808s (iZotope)
• How to create 808-style bass (Sound On Sound)
• FM bass tutorial — plucky 808-style techniques (YouTube search)

Preset Downloads

Don't want to learn synth programming now? Use our synth preset as your starting point and tweak it from there. Register an account with Audible Genius and download the presets for free for the following synths:

• Primer, our free synthesizer VST
• Vital

Comments

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