Trying to make dubstep but it keeps ending up soundin like..

moosed · Post by **moosed** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:12 am

Downtempo music

?

example : http://www.sendspace.com/file/c1ecbu

Does this clip sound at all dubsteppy ? it was intended to be dubstep, its the same tempo but i dunno...just seems to not sound that dubsteppy.

so my other question is...what is it that makes dubstep sound like dubstep ? more distant sounding drums [reverberated to fuckery etc] ? i know wobble bass is a trademark but im not really into the lfo wobble vibes. is the groove on the clip i posted maybe to rigid ?

any advice would be sweet

composite_human · Post by **composite_human** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:31 am

sounds to me like you've got to study dubstep a bit...i remember downloading several mixes and listening to them nonstop, thus it was beginning to become ingrained into my head...then i tried to make my own version of what i had been listening to (not trying to copy it, mind you)...

jahtao · Post by **jahtao** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:44 am

use reverb to make drums sound reverby?

stick at it

i listened, got zero bass on this little laptop, but sounded like you know what you;re doing. what? you wanna ruff it up a bit? your shit is 100% smooove

3rdeye · Post by **3rdeye** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:42 am

composite_human wrote:sounds to me like you've got to study dubstep a bit...i remember downloading several mixes and listening to them nonstop, thus it was beginning to become ingrained into my head...then i tried to make my own version of what i had been listening to (not trying to copy it, mind you)...

yeh i think that's a good approach right there. There's not a huge number of sounds (and hence tracks) being used in dubstep - but this doesn't make things any easier as things like sound selection and arrangement are so important. when i started to think about producing dubstep i really didn't know the genre that well so a lot of analysis was necessary.

try grabbing a reference track and sketching out a 'map' of all the different sounds - where do they fit in the overall arrangement, what kind of sounds are they, how have they been processed with effects etc. this way you can almost get together a template for your own productions. as composite human says, not to copy, but to learn the genre. i think it's pretty obvious when a young producer knows their style of music inside out - you can hear it in the tunes. i personally think that arrangement is the key to dubstep. obviously the sounds have to be great too, but it's how those sounds flow in and out of each other that keeps dubstep both minimal and interesting.

hope this helps!

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:14 am

being able to make garage makes good dubstep, behind every good dubstep beat theres a garage track waiting to break.
halfstep is a GARAGE term for the description of the break.

Lurka · Post by **Lurka** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:49 pm

mate nothing to worry about it sounds fucking sick!!!
cant stop listenin to it!

cuntry_gent · Post by **cuntry_gent** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:57 am

moosed wrote:Downtempo music ?

example : http://www.sendspace.com/file/c1ecbu

Does this clip sound at all dubsteppy ? it was intended to be dubstep, its the same tempo but i dunno...just seems to not sound that dubsteppy.

so my other question is...what is it that makes dubstep sound like dubstep ? more distant sounding drums [reverberated to fuckery etc] ? i know wobble bass is a trademark but im not really into the lfo wobble vibes. is the groove on the clip i posted maybe to rigid ?

any advice would be sweet

mate, it sounds good, best to come with your own style.

ruckspin · Post by **ruckspin** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:51 pm

u know, i pretty much hate garage (that's why i got into dnb) but then dnb got a bit shit so i got into dubstep... except i don't really like the garagey beats that a lot of people are making in dubstep...
people like reso make bashy tunes but they don't need garagey breaks (when i hear that swing hihat it makes me want to go out in bromley in suede shoes and a ben sherman shirt, and start holding my collar as i dance - NOT A GOOD LOOK)

i think downtempo-style dubstep is wicked. as long as it's the right tempo who gives a shit?

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:36 pm

a lot of people.cuz the musics shit.

Rob H · Post by **Rob H** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:49 pm

J_J wrote:being able to make garage makes good dubstep, behind every good dubstep beat theres a garage track waiting to break.
halfstep is a GARAGE term for the description of the break.

moosed · Post by **moosed** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:44 am

J_J wrote:a lot of people.cuz the musics shit.

you think all downtempo music is shit ?

personally im not really into garage, its the non garagey sounding dubstep i seem to like the most

blk plague · Post by **blk plague** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:57 pm

simplicity. when i first started making dubstep i was used to making hip hop and electronica with melodic samples. as i listened to more and more mixsets i realised that less is best. but keep doing what you do rudeboy.

razer-wire · Post by **razer-wire** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:34 am

Just add reeverb on that snare man itil be wkd
best tune ive heard in ages

quietmouse · Post by **quietmouse** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:55 am

It's a pretty solid tune. I mean, it's not really conventional dubstep, but does that matter? This has got style and decent production. You've got your heart in the right place.

parson · Post by **parson** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:20 am

ruckspin wrote:(when i hear that swing hihat it makes me want to go out in bromley in suede shoes and a ben sherman shirt, and start holding my collar as i dance - NOT A GOOD LOOK)

does vex'd angels fell make you feel that way

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:12 pm

moosed wrote:
J_J wrote:a lot of people.cuz the musics shit.
you think all downtempo music is shit ?

personally im not really into garage, its the non garagey sounding dubstep i seem to like the most

did i say that ...?

rekordah · Post by **rekordah** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:16 pm

ruckspin wrote: i think downtempo-style dubstep is wicked. as long as it's the right tempo who gives a shit?

J_J wrote:a lot of people.cuz the musics shit.

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:17 pm

ruckspin wrote:u know, i pretty much hate garage (that's why i got into dnb) but then dnb got a bit shit so i got into dubstep... except i don't really like the garagey beats that a lot of people are making in dubstep...
people like reso make bashy tunes but they don't need garagey breaks (when i hear that swing hihat it makes me want to go out in bromley in suede shoes and a ben sherman shirt, and start holding my collar as i dance - NOT A GOOD LOOK)

i think downtempo-style dubstep is wicked. as long as it's the right tempo who gives a shit?

dumb opinion to have...

behind all good dubstep , as i say is a garage break.or a false impression of one by the more experienced producers.
whether it be in the hats, the kick programming, the bass swing,whatever, its there.which is what makes it good dubstep.
dnb at 138 is not dubstep.

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:19 pm

rekorder wrote:
ruckspin wrote: i think downtempo-style dubstep is wicked. as long as it's the right tempo who gives a shit?

J_J wrote:a lot of people.cuz the musics shit.

yawn...QUOTE:i think downtempo-style dubstep is wicked. as long as it's the right tempo who gives a shit.

^ its a contradiction in itself.

make a dubstep tune at 100 bpm.
itll be shit
youll moan its not dubstep.
in the mean time ill have made 40 beats.
night night.

future producer · Post by **future producer** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:57 pm

Yeah I am a new at this stuff as well and I'm gonna just listen to shit loads of mixes of the next couple days and then try and get something down.

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