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Posted - 2010.06.02 00:10:00 -
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 Originally by: Zeba
So what exactly is a dubstep song? Nearly every one of the linked tracks sounds like every other electronica/techno song I have ever heard on eve radio over the years.
I dont listen to Eve radio so Im not sure what they play but dubstep is VERY different from a lot of other electronic dance music genre's such as techno, house, trance, progressive, electro, etc. Dubstep is pretty much a mix between drum and bass and trip hop. Here is what decribes a dubstep song:
Dubstep rhythms are usually syncopated, and often shuffled or incorporating triplets. The tempo is nearly always in the range of 130-148bpm.[9] Dubstep rhythms typically do not follow the four-to-the-floor patterns common in many other styles of electronic dance music such as techno and house, but instead tend to rely on a kickdrum based around the first and third beat of a bar (a characteristic inherited from 2-step garage) and longer percussion loops than the four-bar phrases present in much techno or house. Often, a track's percussion will follow a pattern which when heard alone will appear to be playing at half the tempo of the track; the double-time feel is instead achieved by other elements, usually the bassline. An example of this tension generated by the conflicting tempo can be listened on the right. The song features a very sparse rhythm almost entirely composed of kick drum, snare drum, and a sparse hi-hat, with a distinctly half time implied 71bpm tempo. The track is instead propelled by a sub-bass following a four to the floor 142bpm pattern.
A heavy reverberated Snare hit is a common occurrence within the dubstep genre. This distinguishing feature can be created several ways; firstly the level of the hit is usually 6-18dB louder than the drum kit mix and secondly the use of long-held slow release reverb which assists it to stand out within the track due to the depth it creates. The composition of the snare sample itself is the most common method of making it stand out, typically it is a multi-layered sample orientated around an ordinary snare cut. Layered around this; other samples are 'tied' to the attack of the wave, these usually consist of White Noise, Hand Claps and digital snips.
Taken from Wiki. Dont go to a rave....they dont exist anymore. They are called "parties" now.
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