Who is to say what 'sounds like dubstep'?

[numaestro]

As the music has spread, it has been played in far more clubs where promoters/clubowners are unable/unwilling to provide the sort of soundsytems which deliver a true physical bass experience, hence the prevalence and spread of the midrange sound.

so , so true.

if you think you can run this music on self powered speakers then you miss the point completely. this is soundsystem music. that means a truck full of speakers and amps, crossovers and box men. promoters need to understand this.....

In Spain people listen to Drum n mid range - different grnre

[vadarfone]

Snore.

Something Something TSS! ........... Something Something Something Chang!

Add to that as you will.

[nousd]

Mids eat into the headroom, taking up space/volume that the subs would occupy so there's less room for bass.

...part of the reason it's crept into dubstep, along with the influx of (ex-)DnB heads...

On inferior systems, the physicality of bass music is lost, so instead DJs/producers rely on midrange to deliver the energy in the audible range to ensure that people actually dance.

midrange greatly dilutes one of the original ideals behind the music.

Truly so
altho it's the subbie scintillations that get me moving.
The rest's details.

[keggarhey]

dubstep need more gabba kick
more well produced reece (btw you can do other automation on lp than wooble innit !!!!)

Space is cool for home listening dancefloor need rudeboy bassline ! (it's just my .2 cent of course)

[d-code]

for me there is two basic factors that make dubstep:

1. around about 140bpm (ruffly)

2. bass.