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bass-less dubstep = oxymoron

lilt wrote:maybe?
maybe not?

i mean, there are really only three elements to dubstep. bass, broken beat and 140/70bpm

so would bass-less dubstep work?

im wondering cos i like making dubstep, but all my bass sounds are just too medicore, and when i listen back to my stuff it sounds better without bass

thoughts?
anybody else who makes bass-less dubstep?

if you cant make a nice bassline but your tune sounds nice and your drumz are working. add an 808 bass (or any other bass thats pretty much just sub) under your kicks so its got that hip hop bass feel. as long as everythings eqd and there really is room for bass this should work.

dubstep without bass ?

... your not really selling it to me im afraid

It wouldnt be 'Dubstep' anymore, just 'Step'...

ps. Hello dubstepforum.

MovingTarget wrote:It wouldnt be 'Dubstep' anymore, just 'Step'...

ps. Hello dubstepforum.

hahaha lol @ this being yur first post and intro to da dsf community, lol, welcome starr!

it could definitely work. sine wave and wobble are not the only ways to make 'bass' per se. dubstep is about weight and motion, and nowhere in the rules does it say you need those ingredients to make it work.

if you've got an idea:: DO IT. you can get a shitload of 30hz out of a snare drum, for example.

Battle Gong wrote:

FSTZ wrote: it's like pasta with no sauce

actually quite common in italy

foiled again!!!

I eat ravioli without sauce all the time LOL

most burial tunes dont really have definable basslines and he's like the epitome of this stuff (arguably (sp?)).

anyone that says "it has to have this," or "it has to have that" is only pigeonholing and that is definitely NOT what this music is about.

but, to me at least, i just wouldn't worry about it. worrying about whether or not it fits into some dumb defined genre is just a waste of time and your energy is best spent elsewhere (like writing more tunes ; ).

prisoner wrote:burial

burial is 2step/garage, i am not really sure why he's always lumped into the dubstep genre.

Bass-less dubstep = testicle-less ballsack

Werd2jaH wrote:bass-less dubstep = oxymoron

McDosian wrote:Bass-less dubstep = testicle-less ballsack

looks like the makings for a game!


bass-less dubstep = ?????

get on it

.klimaxx wrote: try using MASSIVE by Native Instruments if you're having trouble finding a good bass sound. It is almost too easy to use lol.

true that! use some camel phat on that shit to amp it up some more. Cyanide is a good filter for bass too

abZ wrote:I don't think you necessarily have to have a "bassline" but IMO it's not dubstep with out massive low end. Something like Blimey by Ramadanman is a good example of what I am talking about. But yeah I think if your basslines are weak maybe you should just work on that part of your production until you get good results.

what he said

if theres any argument whatsoever for dubstep without bass then i dont know what dubstep is anymore.

as long as it has the halfstep and the reggae samples it's ok... loads of mid-range wobblers coming out at the moment!

drifterman_ wrote:Well don't forget that your Bassdrum=Bass, try boosting its low end and giving it a bit more release.

Was gonna say this put a decent 808 subby kick in to under pin everything, open the release to fill more space.

Nick Gutterbreakz did a dubstep mix (his Blogariddims set, I think) where he dropped Skepta's Stageshow Riddim near the end. That sounded pretty good.

So I'd say that if a bassless grime instrumental can work in a dubstep set then a bassless dubstep tune can work in a dubstep set.

Plus whenever I hear a solid rule laid down for what a genre can and cannot do (beyond 'work in a set with other tunes of that genre'), I immediately get the urge to try breaking it.

what a curious thread