true

and if you’re wondering what tr stands for it’s just transistor rhythm - catchy name for when chipsets computer controlled sequences and all that was a new thing.

Don’t forget an IC (integrated circuit) only started to make its way into the market in the 70s

909 snare >>
808 bass >>
909 tom >>
808 hats/cymbals >>

It makes you h****

You don’t wanna know.. but if you do wish to proceed in finding out just know you can never crawl back from that rabbit hole. Here’s a clue though… grap a pen and paper and write out “808” then do it again but this time write it vertically as if the word is on its side..

Happy hunting 🧩🌀♿️

I would be shocked lmao cause i cant find much about it online. Some people seem to run a subtle layer of noise in parallel with the sub, subtle enough i couldnt hear it through phone speakers. I guess i might have misinterpreted what you originally said as people doing some full on crazy maths s*** with white noise.