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Dubstep

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namraj

Feb 7, 2008
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#1
Reading the things bassists hate thread I realised that there is a lot of hate towards dubstep.

I feel that dubstep as a genre has been misunderstood by the bass comunity and needs someone to stand up for it, so I'm going to give it a go.

Firstly I am not suggesting that everyone should enjoy dubstep, I don't enjoy metal, but I also don't think that it is not musical, or that the "bass" isn't bass.

When someone who is interested in dubstep refers to "bass" they refer to a frequency range, this frequency range is pretty much the frequency range of an normal bass guitar, plus a lot of "sub-bass" range. This subbass allows club sound systems to vibrate in a way that allows more physical sensation when on the dance floor.

The creation of dubstep is by no means tallentless either, and the producers are often extremely talented musicians.

So just because you don't like it, doesn't make it not bass.
 
#2
It's a genre that's built upon bass, so it's definitely "bass", just not "bass guitar". I don't find it to be as repulsive as many people say, but it doesn't hold my interest for very long. I only find it kinda tiring that 3/4 of people in my area will reply with "Eh little bit of everything, mostly dubstep and stuff like that" when you ask them what music they're into. It's almost becoming like this era's disco in a lot of places.

To each his own though, just stop posting those godawful remixes of my favorite rock/metal/hip-hop songs on my Facebook wall!
 
#7
My younger brother is a dubstep D.J. and I went to a couple shows. Yeah, it's boring after awhile(for me ) but it's the new techno(so to speak). It's a new dance music that spawned from stepper reggae, dub and electronica. Love it or hate it , it's here.
 
#16
jmattbassplaya said:
WOB WOB WOB WOB WOBBLE WUB WUB VVVVRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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My sentiments exactly lol

Me and some buddies were doing some acapella dupstep the other day that went a lot like that - good times, lots of laughs, try it sometime.


Now here’s the question: Where is the line between music and computer programming?

I feel the art of DJing has been completely massacred by our computer savvy generation.

Back when DJs only had vinyl and MPCs at their disposal they really had to be musical about it: Timing, mixing, adding scratches and samples - and most of the time right on the spot.

But now how hard is it really to download a computer program, download a ton of songs, samples and noises, stack layers upon layers of said noises to make a dubstep song? Most of these programs automatically put everything in time so you don't even need the musical aspect of proper timing. I have a few producer friends who dabble in dubstep and they all tell me the same thing: As long as you can use a computer fairly well, it's a walk in the park.

Now as much as I would argue that it takes very little to no MUSICAL skill to produce these songs, at the same time the finished product makes people dance. Last time I checked one of our main goals as musicians is to move people, make them dance.

So where does that leave dubsetp in terms of musicality? Your guess is as good as mine.
 

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