some things i wanna share with djs. take it, leave it, and contribute
im not a proper expert but ive been playing for 7 years and done a few systems legal and illegal, all this applies to playing at home too
if you are playing/recording dubstep on a system/setup and it sounds shit, sometimes theres a couple things that can be done.
some problems and solutions ive found:
if the volume is good but theres not enough bass for dubstep-
dubstep is sub driven, if your playing loud and theres not enough bass, please dont just turn the master and bass gains up!
it prob means the system isnt that good for bass (as long as the bass gains are in reasonable position to start with) its gonna sound alot tighter if u turn the master volume down and boost the low ends (within reason, not about having the bass or mid gains on full).
theres no point in deafening your audience if it doesnt sound any good so turning down the master is useful in many situations
it aint the natural thing for a dj to wanna do so u gotta think about it
if its really loud and u dont wanna drop the energy by turning it all down, then do it subtley over a quiet drop of a tune, or even slowly over 2 tunes
distortion-
see above. excessive low end could be doing this depending on the system
volume changes from tune to tune-
some acetate and sequencer mixdowns straight to cd can sound lower and less full than each other or compared to release pressings, usually the channel gains will sort this but the frequencies might still sound inconsistant depending on original mixdown.
in this case you'll have to be sensitive to what is lacking, but for cds its usually the low mids in my experience and sometimes highs and high mids for acetate, so boost & cut with the frequency gains
more bass, less volume- is a vague but good rule for sorting out dubstep when playing loud
any experiences or additions you lot got then please say
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