Dubstep Sounds come in a million different EQ ranges, tones, keys, speeds and textures. The most frequent thematic element for all of them are a focus on beat (drums are the bedrock of electronic dance music), and tempo.
You gotta have a dubstep sample pack that has tons of standard different beat patterns, drums, drum breaks, and individual drum hit samples. But you also need to have odd, off-beat and rare dubstep sounds that provide a big sound bank for an artist to work on.
Do You Like Your Low Register Wobbled or Dropped?
Besides the focus on schizoid rhythm and beat construction, low-register is the other hallmark of dubstep sounds. And if the low-regsiter ain’t wobbled, then it likely ain’t dubstep!
But what is wobbled bass? Its the technique of rhythmically altering a low (usually buzzing/saw-tooth) bass line following the downbeat of the bar. Obscure, very technical sound manipulation tools like filtering, transformation or fuzz are frequently used to get the wobble special effect.
The “drop” is the commonest formal constant in dubstep, and not only a “dubstep sound” per se. But if we are speaking about sounds in their purest form, then the lack of bass in the 1st 60 seconds or so of every dubstep track – and then the pronounced, loud introduction of it close to the 1 minute mark (normally dubstep tracks are 140beats-per-minute, and 32 bars of intro end close to 55 seconds) – then you would have to classify the “drop” as an important dubstep sound.
The last crucial part of the most common dubstep The last important element of the most trendy dubstep style in America – aka “brostep” – is the grating and sometimes nasty timbres that usually accompany the drop. This is the style that made Skrillex popular.. Forget subtle use of sub-bass frequencies and well-balanced EQ range – Skrillex-style brostep is a severe, squealing, in-your-face sound. You have to have a big assortment of off-kilter samples and loops to achieve a equivalent result in your dubstep tracks.
Just one final parting remark: worrying about audio quality as well as cobbling together clips, samples as well as loops is without a doubt pleasurable, but it might be unproductive from what your key aim ought to always be: creating great new music! So remember to focus on the actual composition, the melody, harmony and rhythm – and focus on making a great hook. The “production” will come naturally!
Check out this site for a great set of Dubstep Samples:http://dubstepsamplepack.org/dubstep-sounds/
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