Dubstep Sounds can come it a zillion different EQ ranges, tones, keys, tempos and textures. The most common by far theme among the entire bunch are fixation with beat (drums are the foundation of electronic dance music), and speed.
You have to have a sample pack that has a truck load of standard various beat patterns, kits, drum breaks, and individual drum hit samples. But you also must have odd, off-beat and hard-to-come-by sounds that give you a large sound bank for a musician to work on.
You Like Your Low Register Wobbled or Dropped?
Aside from the focus on unusual rhythm and beat structure, low-register is the other sign of dubstep sounds. And if the bass ain't wobbled, then it likely ain't dubstep!
But what's wobbled bass? Its the way of rhythmically changing a mid-range (usually buzzing/saw-tooth) bass line after it hits the downbeat of the measure. Lesser-known, geeky sound alteration techniques like filtering, transformation or fuzz are frequently used to achieve the wobble effect.
The "drop" is the most common structural constant in this style, and not really a purely a "dubstep sound" per se. But if we're speaking about sounds in their purest form, then the lack of bass in the first 60 seconds or so of just about every track - and then the pronounced, in-your-face introduction of it at about the 1 minute mark (usually dubstep tracks are 140beats per minute, and 32 measures of intro end near 55 seconds) - then you would definitely need to mark the "drop" as an critical dubstep sound.
The remaining important element of the most prominent dubstep style in America - aka "brostep" - is the grating and agressive timbres that generally go along with the drop. This is the style that made Skrillex legendary.. Forget subtle use of sub-bass wavelengths and well-balanced EQ range - Skrillex-style brostep is the severe, squealing, in-your-face sound. You need to have a huge set of off-kilter samples and loops to accomplish a equivalent outcome in your tracks.
Just one final parting statement: worrying about audio quality and also cobbling together clips, samples as well as loops is without a doubt enjoyable, yet it can be distracting from just what the key objective ought to be: producing great new music! So remember to focus on the composition, the melody, harmony and rhythm - and focus on making a great hook. The "production" will come naturally!
You have to have a sample pack that has a truck load of standard various beat patterns, kits, drum breaks, and individual drum hit samples. But you also must have odd, off-beat and hard-to-come-by sounds that give you a large sound bank for a musician to work on.
You Like Your Low Register Wobbled or Dropped?
Aside from the focus on unusual rhythm and beat structure, low-register is the other sign of dubstep sounds. And if the bass ain't wobbled, then it likely ain't dubstep!
But what's wobbled bass? Its the way of rhythmically changing a mid-range (usually buzzing/saw-tooth) bass line after it hits the downbeat of the measure. Lesser-known, geeky sound alteration techniques like filtering, transformation or fuzz are frequently used to achieve the wobble effect.
The "drop" is the most common structural constant in this style, and not really a purely a "dubstep sound" per se. But if we're speaking about sounds in their purest form, then the lack of bass in the first 60 seconds or so of just about every track - and then the pronounced, in-your-face introduction of it at about the 1 minute mark (usually dubstep tracks are 140beats per minute, and 32 measures of intro end near 55 seconds) - then you would definitely need to mark the "drop" as an critical dubstep sound.
The remaining important element of the most prominent dubstep style in America - aka "brostep" - is the grating and agressive timbres that generally go along with the drop. This is the style that made Skrillex legendary.. Forget subtle use of sub-bass wavelengths and well-balanced EQ range - Skrillex-style brostep is the severe, squealing, in-your-face sound. You need to have a huge set of off-kilter samples and loops to accomplish a equivalent outcome in your tracks.
Just one final parting statement: worrying about audio quality and also cobbling together clips, samples as well as loops is without a doubt enjoyable, yet it can be distracting from just what the key objective ought to be: producing great new music! So remember to focus on the composition, the melody, harmony and rhythm - and focus on making a great hook. The "production" will come naturally!
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