DUBSTEP, 140, or 70

i go with 140 (or whatever) mixes into psy easy that way ;)

whhooops forgot to vote. there ya go ;)

Are ALL the drums at 140 in dubstep? Or just the snares?

how is this thread 3 pages.

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Originally Posted by duerr

how is this thread 3 pages.

as a person posts it makes the thread longer. quite simple really...

If in doubt about what the ACTUAL bpm is, read this.

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Dubstep rhythms are usually syncopated, and often shuffled or incorporating tuplets. The tempo is nearly always in the range of 138-142bpm.[9] In its early stages, dubstep was often more percussive, with more influences from 2-step and grime drum patterns. A lot of producers were also experimenting with tribal drum samples, a notable example being Loefah's early release "Truly Dread". Over time, key producers at the time started to experiment with the half-step rhythm which created more of a spacious vibe, and head-nodding rhythm, a feature which started to be used more and more and has become a signature of the genre. Similarly, the half-step rhythm also started to dominate grime, and producers started to lose the more complex and jerky rhythms influenced from 2-step, and started to work with more hip-hop influenced beats.

Dubstep rhythms typically do not follow the four-to-the-floor patterns common in many other styles of electronic dance music such as techno and house but tend to rely on longer percussion loops than the four-bar phrases present in much techno or house. Often, a track's percussion will follow a pattern which when heard alone will appear to be playing at half the tempo of the track; the double-time feel is instead achieved by other elements, usually the bassline. An example of this tension generated by the conflicting tempo can be listened on the right. The song features a very sparse rhythm almost entirely composed of kick drum, snare drum, and a sparse hi-hat, with a distinctly half time implied 71bpm tempo. The track is instead propelled by a sub-bass following a four-to-the-floor 142bpm pattern.

In an Invisible Jukebox interview with The Wire, Kode9 commented on a DJ MRK1 (formerly Mark One) track, observing that listeners "have internalized the double-time rhythm" and the "track is so empty it makes [the listener] nervous, and you almost fill in the double time yourself, physically, to compensate".

It will mix fine at both, but if you're using beatsynced effects or mixing with house or breaks tracks at 125-135 bpm it will work much better at 140. A mate of mine always grids his dubstep tracks at 70 and DnB around 87.5 and I can't for the life of me understand why.

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Originally Posted by fullenglishpint

A mate of mine always grids his dubstep tracks at 70 and DnB around 87.5 and I can't for the life of me understand why.

cos a 17 bpm jump looks less than a 34 bpm jump? idk, just a guess

looks, yes. But it's still the same isn't it!

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Originally Posted by BradCee

as a person posts it makes the thread longer. quite simple really...

get out of town with your greesy trivia muffins.

my thinky sponge is not hungry.

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Originally Posted by fullenglishpint

looks, yes. But it's still the same isn't it!

yep, but still... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by duerr

get out of town with your greesy trivia muffins.

my thinky sponge is not hungry.

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