Learn How To Make Dubstep songs easy!
Dubstep has taken the world by storm these past few years. A small music genre started in London by forward thinking DJs and producers have progressed to world tours, Grammy award nominations and more. If you want to learn how to make Dubstep songs check out the quick history lesson:
From Wikipedia:
The sound of dubstep originally came out of productions by El-B, Steve Gurley, Oris Jay, and Zed Bias in 1999–2000. Ammunition Promotions, who run the influential club Forward>> and have managed many proto dubstep record labels (including Tempa, Soulja, Road, Vehicle, Shelflife, Texture, Lifestyle and Bingo), began to use the term “dubstep” to describe this style of music in around 2002. The term’s use in a 2002XLR8R cover story (featuring Horsepower Productions on the cover) contributed to it becoming established as the name of the genre.
Dubstep’s early roots are in the more experimental releases of UK garage producers, seeking to incorporate elements of drum and bass into the South London-based 2-step garage sound. Dubstep is generally instrumental. The genre’s feel is commonly dark; tracks frequently use a minor key and can feature dissonant harmonies such as the tritone interval within a riff. Other distinguishing features often found are the use of samples, a propulsive, sparse rhythm, and an almost omnipresent sub-bass.
Dubstep rhythms are usually syncopated, and often shuffled or incorporating tuplets. The tempo is nearly always in the range of 138–142 beats per minute, with a clap or snare usually inserted every third beat in a bar. In its early stages, dubstep was often more percussive, with more influences from 2-step drum patterns.
One characteristic of certain strands of dubstep is the wobble bass, where an extended bass note is manipulated rhythmically. This style of bass is typically produced by using a low frequency oscillator to manipulate certain parameters of a synthesizer such as volume, distortion or filter cutoff. The resulting sound is a timbre that is punctuated by rhythmic variations in volume, filter cutoff, or distortion. This style of bass is a driving factor in some variations of dubstep, particularly at the more club-friendly end of the spectrum.
From its roots in London clubs to its appearances at sold out music festivals the world over, Dubstep is here to stay. The purpose of this site is to provide tips, tricks, feedback, equipment reviews and more for the budding dubstep producer.
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My First Dubstep Class
If your hear checking out Direct Dance Music then you already know what dubstep is about. We recently came across this video that is a dubstep 101 production primer for people who have no idea. LOL! While pretty funny they do explain dubstep production in its simplest terms. Check it out!
