demarse7
just what I was looking for! 

Great stuff... I'm sure you will not be disappointed. It's mu go to drum machine when I want an electro sound.
 
Other drum synths (Battery and what have you) also have some retro stuff, but they're sample based and just not as versatile.

demarse7
Hey Andy just went to their link and it looks like only drum sounds?
 

You asked for 808 sounds
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-808
Did you mean 303?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TB-303

demarse7
Hey Andy just went to their link and it looks like only drum sounds?

Ah... I didn't see this post... Sorry.
 
When you said "bass", and "808" I assumed you meant kick drum.
 
As Brando has pointed out, "808" refers to Roland's popular TR-808 drum machine. Their bass synth, the TB-303, aka Bass Line (I had one of those once) is emulated by something called "Bass Station" by a company called Novation. Originally it was a hardware synth only but for some time now they have created a VSTi for it.
 
You can download the demo here:-
 
http://uk.novationmusic.com/software/bass-station/support-downloads
 
I'm trying to find out how to buy it because I fancy that for myself...
 
 

Here's a bunch of bass line VSTi options from kvr: http://www.kvraudio.com/q...earch=1&q=bassline

My favourite 303 clone is still Muon's Tau Pro - one of very few 32 bit plugs I still keep around, which is still for sale and unlikely to ever see the day in a 64 bit version http://www.muon-software.com/html/shop.html

Here is a free VST but not sure how good it is:
 
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=380007
 
 
One to buy would be:
 
http://d16.pl/phoscyon

I've managed to buy the Novation Bass Station VSTi (it's 64bit).
 
It isn't free... Cost me £26.
 
http://www.focusrite-estore.com/novation/
 
You have to slash your wrist and give blood before they let you buy it (name, address, phone number, blood group etc.) but I managed it in the end.
 
For what it is, it should be free. I only bought it because I'm a fan of Novation stuff (I have a Nova gathering dust, amongst other things). There are plenty other ways, free, and 64bit, of emulating a TB-303... Afterall, it was an extremely basic analogue synth in its day. My main use of my TB-303 was to use it to drive my Juno and SH-101, back in the days of CV (control voltage).

synkrotron
 
You have to slash your wrist and give blood before they let you buy it (name, address, phone number, blood group etc.) but I managed it in the end.

That doesn't sound like fun at all. Hope it was worth it.

Luckily, my wrists are still intact (got Novation Bass Station for free with my Scarlett 2i4). It's been a year, but still haven't checked out the software. 

Brando
Hope it was worth it.

I doubt it... Mesh hasn't even bothered to power it up LOL.
 
It is what it is though, and I'm sure I'll fit it in somewhere one day 
 
Too busy playing with Hive at the moment.....................

The Venom VB-303 is hands down the best free 303 emulator I've heard. It has a very authentic 303 sequencer built in. It also has a MIDI mode but you have to "unlock" it by typing in a number every time the project loads - the author did this to encourage people to use the sequencer, which is the heart at soul of the 303's character. Anyway check it out.