# Dubstep Production Tips and Tricks **URL:** \ **Category:** Music Production\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599 "2010-04-21T23:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/1 "2010-04-21T23:12:19Z")
**Dubstep Production Tips and Tricks** Now I know I am not the only one out there hell bent on getting wobbly sounds out of my synths, and really enjoying all sorts of different Dubstep tunes out there at the moment. So wanted to try and make a consolidation post of different tutorials and tips people have either found on the internet or have to say about creating this style of tune. So speak up and throw the information you’re willing to share down! ---
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/2 "2010-04-21T23:13:29Z")
Here’s one video on how to create a Dubstep style bassline, linked in a previous post by Str8UpDrew: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/7/b/7b80c385718f07c8993a0939fd790b2e13b88b9c.jpeg "Dubspot - How to Create a Dubstep wobble / bass sound in Ableton Live 8") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcMtxpUAKcQ) ---
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/3 "2010-04-21T23:20:11Z")
And here is an excellent series about using Massive in Ableton by TheSoundTutor. I don’t use massive myself at the moment, but it’s probably one of the strongest synth’s out there. I highly recommend this for anyone because it has great general synth knowledge: > **[The Sound Tutor](https://www.youtube.com/user/thesoundtutor#g/c/22773926FA49A855)** > > This is a space I will share my music on - Songs In-Progress and Subject Specific Tutorials. 1: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/8/f/8f65689e8f77f9bcc7225aed6e1e0c8cee7cc2b8.jpeg "(1 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JK4kYKxVP0) 2: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/d/fdac75c06a557afb7808b9b145d0acb09fe6b9b3.jpeg "(2 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZSR1fZWQPw) 3: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/1/f/1f8b60991e660166f4ab48eb744a1d3fcd7a4287.jpeg "(3 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUi7et430qU) 4: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/8/e/8eb5d97464d7a594c9745ea5d349d2d2792c2d68.jpeg "(4 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwRsxLgw5-0) 5: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/c/e/ce0abc52cbf3c490041e7ce283b3f73e243cf4d5.jpeg "(5 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDaE0drr1Y) 6: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/1/d/1dd1784b829179858833c9fe636d5fca8b2a1e7e.jpeg "(6 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckSl8Jr5jfk) 7: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/5/9/5921ac0cbce82a0f4ddf96ab3d60d3e30a2722c9.jpeg "(7 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhj5Ou_h3Qk) 8: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/8/5/85f0d3011c3bdab503934e8bd74dd30fd316c8af.jpeg "(8 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeFj0Cx6bT8) 9: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/8/6/86e5b89c120e0c00b252c477dcbeccfbec63dbfc.jpeg "(9 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcsMUptjLi8) 10: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/5/7/57abbd88bac72383f500ce44a0984cd9ecb287b0.jpeg "(10 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbpqsFBzEiw) 11: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/d/f/dffc872c089af292bc51800c43e81893902da154.jpeg "(11 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OveAlwnBY1g) 12: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/d/0/d060deaae1fff46e93e56827436474d1d0a290e5.jpeg "(12 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHoqmKQBc0c) 13: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/e/e/eeec4e6b865c02cbca47304c063f1044726e9f13.jpeg "(13 of 13) TSTs Dubstep bass tutorial workshop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq7kfe2l3XM) ---
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/4 "2010-04-21T23:23:03Z")
Here’s another series on creating Dubstep in Logic which I found pretty helpful, even if translating it over to Live is a bit of a hurdle. https://www.youtube.com/embed/HCOiMmu5peY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque https://www.youtube.com/embed/KksqQh5mptc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/5 "2010-04-21T23:29:43Z")
Although not necessarily for Dubstep, I also found the tutorials on this site enlightening: [http://www.quantizecourses.com/pages.php/?cat=3](http://www.quantizecourses.com/pages.php/?cat=3) ---
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/6 "2010-04-21T23:31:56Z")
And here’s another little tutorial that I found interesting: > **[How to make a dubstep bass sound](https://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/how-to-make-a-dubstep-bass-sound-211550)** > > The latest How To,/how-tos,,how-tos, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at MusicRadar ---
**Author:** ![empolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@empolo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/empolo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/7 "2010-04-23T07:12:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Although not necessarily for Dubstep, I also found the tutorials on this site enlightening: > > [http://www.quantizecourses.com/pages.php/?cat=3](http://www.quantizecourses.com/pages.php/?cat=3) Thanks BigC!! I just watched the first video - niiiice! You don’t even have to use Ableton. The overall idea and application of the technique was described well. ---
**Author:** ![DennisJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@DennisJ](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DennisJ)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/8 "2010-04-23T23:35:15Z")
massive is just massive. the fattest synth out there for sure. ---
**Author:** ![djhipnotikk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djhipnotikk/32/12495_2.png) [@djhipnotikk](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djhipnotikk)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/9 "2010-04-26T14:22:11Z")
production bible on [dubstepforum.com](http://dubstepforum.com), everything you’ll ever need. personal experience: mind the bass. yes, dubstep is all about it, but sub-bass carries so much energy, your levels will make or break the mix. too little, and it doesn’t hit. too much, and the mix is covered. find that sweet spot, and test it out on some big subs. spend A LOT of time on your drums. like rusko said in his masterclass vids, make the drums interesting by themselves. vary them, don’t make them sound like 1 loop repeated the entire time. this is huge. BE ORIGINAL, find your own sound. bass layers. usually i have one sub-bass pulling the weight, and mid-range either adding fatness to it, or doing the rhythmic wobble stuff. you can do this in one instance of massive with different oscillators (make sure they’re harmonic with each other (-12, -24, -36, etc)), or with different tracks (what i do most of the time) so you can EQ, compress, and level them completely independent of each other. ---
**Author:** ![MisterMoleyMole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mistermoleymole/32/12910_2.png) [@MisterMoleyMole](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MisterMoleyMole)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/10 "2010-04-26T14:24:46Z")
Just make it go waaa waa wa wa wa wa wa wawawawawawa Done 😉 ---
**Author:** ![5-0-What](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/db5fbb/32.png) [@5-0-What](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/5-0-What)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/11 "2010-04-29T17:08:10Z")
OK lets start by saying just like kicks and snare layer your bass take two or 3 bass patches and layer them together even if you use the same patch 3 times low pass one band pass one and high pass one send each one to its own mixer track then combine those mixer tracks into one mixer track eq again then add wobble to taste "lfo to low cut off "hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![grow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e56c9b/32.png) [@grow](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/grow)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/12 "2010-04-30T12:59:53Z")
Hello my name is grow and I am a wobble addict…I am 4 tracks sober…🙂 As dubstep is starting to sound all the same unfortunately I think my first recommendation would be to concentrate on your other sound architecture and composition before getting obsessed with wobble city as I did for a spell. The best stuff coming out doesn’t scare the ladies off the dancefloor imo so subtle groove wobbles with intelligent sounds and MORE THAN ONE OR TWO BEAT PATTERNS FOR GOD SAKE will make your music stand out more in this sea of lfo clock automation. Lfo some other sounds too! You can get that dubby flow without the end of the world wobbles. Building your own sounds from scratch helps as well. The basic wobble is a combo of layering a sawtooth and a square with some widening and distortion then lfo clock and frequency automation as many of the previous videos will show but for the future of this amazing genre we should all start thinking outside the wobble box imo. I hope I didn’t offend anyone I am just giving my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![djhipnotikk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djhipnotikk/32/12495_2.png) [@djhipnotikk](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djhipnotikk)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/13 "2010-05-04T07:26:40Z")
imo, wobble’s played out. unless you have a completely new take on it, like what caspa’s doing with some of his stuff, i’d quit it. but then again, if you like it, go for it. just don’t expect people to rave over it or get a release. ---
**Author:** ![RT31784](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@RT31784](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/RT31784)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/14 "2010-05-04T22:24:14Z")
I’m new to ableton so be nice 😛 Anyhow, I was checking out that dubstep bass tutorial for the simpler in Ableton. Quick question… I was following him with no problem up until the midi control part. When he maps the LFO and such, what exactly is he mapping it to? In other words.. I was able to emulate the sound he made, and then made it my own by tweaking some parameters. I can also get the LFO to make it wobble…but the problem is, after following every step in the video, that I can’t get the bass to wobble more or less depending on the velocity I hit the keys on my controller. I think I am missing a step. Where he maps the midi, he has a CC number on there..what is that CC for? Couldn’t be a specific key on the keyboard could it? Any help would be great.. ---
**Author:** ![RT31784](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@RT31784](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/RT31784)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/15 "2010-05-05T03:56:47Z")
Perhaps he was mapping the LFO rate control to a random knob, and then changing it on the fly with that? I might have misunderstood what he was saying. I am under the impression that he is saying the higher the velocity, the more frequent the wobble…right/wrong? ---
**Author:** ![grow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e56c9b/32.png) [@grow](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/grow)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/16 "2010-05-05T04:37:47Z")
the higher the clock rate the more frequent the wobble…velocity is the amount of intensity with which the sound is struck. ---
**Author:** ![djproben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djproben/32/14259_2.png) [@djproben](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djproben)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/dubstep-production-tips-and-tricks/10599/17 "2010-05-06T21:31:53Z")
**more tutorial vids** Here’s some more tutorials from the dubspot: > **[Dubstep Wobble Bass w/ Logic ES2 Synthesizer :: 2-Part Video Tutorial](https://blog.dubspot.com/dubstep-wobble-bass-w-logic-es2-video-tutorials)** > > Dubstep Wobble Bass w/ Logic ES2 Synthesizer :: 2-Part Video Tutorial