Question

What exactly is dubstep?

Answer 1

Dubstep is a new genre within electronic dance music. The best way to recognize a dubstep track or mix is by the reverberating sub-bass that is present in most productions. The sub-bass is reverberated at different speeds to give a sense of movement and insistence. The tracks are typically higher in BPM, ranging between 138 and 142 typically. The style does not favor four-to-the-floor beats, instead relying on spaced, syncopated percussion that the listener typically adds their own mental metronome to. Recent incarnations of the genre have found life through dubstep remixes of popular artists like La Roux and Lady Gaga. Newer artists such as Nero incorporate dubstep into their drum and bass and layering it with new vocals to create a more accessible sound. Most recently, singer Britney Spears has tapped into this rising trend in her song "Hold It Against Me," that features the sub-bass frequencies and syncopated beats during the bridge segment.

Answer 2

^in simpler words, drum and base rhythms with different speeds and frequencies, usually sampling from different generes.

Answer 3

Oh i thought it was a guy named dubstep remexing existing songs or something.

Answer 4

So basically dubstep is sampling existing songs?

Answer 5

In a certain way?
Like rap but not exactly?

Answer 6

Hmmm, I wouldnt say that. Its usually creative, but there may be quick samples of another song within the dubstep song.

Answer 7

Heres an example of a dub song that uses samples

https://soundcloud.com/official-flaic/doomsday-2012-flaics-set

Answer 8

that link dont work i dont hear anything

Answer 9

here is some of the artists for dubstep Skrillex, El-B, Oris Jay, Jakwob, Zed Bias, Steve Gurley, Skream, Bassnecter, James Blake, PantyRaid, Nero

Answer 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR2XilcGYOo

Answer 11

ooh I see play button now @Ashleyisakitty IS that megatron doing the countdown?

Answer 12

I like it I think i heard it in a commercial about car insurance. :D

Answer 13

"genre of electronic dance music"

Answer 14

ooh like tribalero? @snapcracklepop

Answer 15

yea kinda

Answer 16

you've heard of tribalero snap?

Answer 17

no i haven't actually.
in fact i listened to it for the first time once u mentioned it
but i was thinking more David Guetta style tho like.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg
also Calvin Harris... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGghkjpNCQ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ozSeGw-fY
and also there's Benny Benassi, Skrillex (of course)...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaIZ0mUJzr0
and i also like this one song by Alex Clare.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYXjLbMZFmo

Answer 18

ook nice :D

Answer 19

actually, its an experiment. i forgot by who, but he created a smooth beat then made the "drop" to see what it would do. it was named the drop because it induced seizures and everyone would drop.

Answer 20

lol somehow i think that is a lie.

Answer 21

lol somehow i doubt u have done the research

Answer 22

sounds impossible

Answer 23

sounds about right. if u have done your research then u would have seen that is how dubstep origionally came into place

Answer 24

lots of origin stories are exaggerated.

Answer 25

so ? doesnt mean all the stories u hear are false

Answer 26

but it could mean this one is :P

Answer 27

Look up Figure- The werewolf timo86m

Answer 28

no gracias if it dubset

Answer 29

Love Dubstep.

Answer 30

What type of dupstep

Answer 31

techno music..?

Answer 32

Well i mean live or pre recorded bcs there is a difference

Answer 33

FacePalm...............

Answer 34

MAJOR FACEPALM! Next time you buy a 5carot ring it for each of u IQ points

Answer 35

LMAO

Answer 36

^that made absolutly no sense

Answer 37

Here is how i read that Bad dog
MAJOR FACEPALM! Next time you buy a Sca asdl ferasdf ;lkjs IQ ironic alskdjfae???

Answer 38

Not music.

Answer 39

Definitely NOT music.

Answer 40

And no sarcasm is being used here by the way. It's actually the furthest you can get from music.

Answer 41

not music?

Answer 42

There ya go, you're catching on to it :D

Answer 43

so you cant dance to it then?

Answer 44

Hardly.

Answer 45

I HATE DUBSTEB. my opinion doesnt matter tho ;P

Answer 46

i was going to say tht D

Answer 47

LOL mind reader

Answer 48

i just like the song not the dance

Answer 49

oh

Answer 50

I like dubstep, its very danceable.

Answer 51

@timo86m i did the research cuz it was bothering me. Born with an IQ eventually tested at 186, Skrillex is oft called the "mad scientist" of electronica. At only ten years of age, Skrillex discovered taht by playing peaceful, relaxing music followed by a deep bass not, he could cause people to instantly have seizures. Skrillex eventually named the note that causes seizures "The Drop" because his friend would drop on the floor when he tested the music. Being bornt he son of a nuclear physicist and granddaughter of Madame Curry, Skrillex used his parents labs to experiment on the blend of seizure inducing sounds he eventually named
"Dubstep"

Thank u and goodnight ^_^ lol

Answer 52

Thats a fun story but I want to make it clear that Skrillex and nothing to do with the birth of dubstep

Answer 53

and how would u know.

Answer 54

that just confused me more @mikaa_toxica13

Answer 55

Because its obvious. Dubsteps been around way longer than him.

Answer 56

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Answer 57

he made it as a teen. not now.

Answer 58

.......dubstep was created as a new form of EDM that originated in the UK back in the 90s. You should probably do some actual research on the subject.

Answer 59

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Answer 60

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Answer 61

Dubstep is a non-traditional form of music form that erupted from the underground music scene. Just think of Hip Hop, Rap, and Techno. On the other hand, you have traditional forms of music, such as Opera, and R&B. Specifically, Dubstep is a mix of Grime, Techno, Rave, Electro, and Randomness.

Answer 62

@Ashleyisakitty I liked ur simple definition just after that long paragraph :)

Answer 63

@Ashleyisakitty some ACTUAL research ? i research every subject before i talk about it. like timo said, there are many stories of origion for almost everything. so how about u just accept the fact that this is the story i believe. just like i have no problem that u believe your story. try being nice and calmly comparing the stories and talking about it like sophisticated people and not throwing around insults as if u know what i do or who i am. have a good day.

Answer 64

there will be no fighting in my q

Answer 65

Im not throwing insults at you lolwat. Im just saying your story was obviously not true in many ways.

Answer 66

I cant beleive i have to warn an ambassador :P j/k

Answer 67

is a genre of electronic dance music.The best way to recognize a dubstep track or mix is by the reverberating sub-bass that is present in most productions. The sub-bass is reverberated at different speeds to give a sense of movement and insistence. The tracks are typically higher in BPM, ranging between 138 and 142 typically.

Answer 68

Got it! it's techno music

Answer 69

k

Answer 70

would give medal but i gave it to someone else already

Answer 71

kk

Answer 72

so u think i jus made it up

Answer 73

lol nobody makes up something that uninteresting

Answer 74

no I dont think you made it up, but its obviously not true.

Answer 75

in other words you think she made it up?

Answer 76

I mean she could have found some weird fanfiction or something..

Answer 77

dubstep is not real music. It's sounds generated by a computer.

Answer 78

rap is generated by computer also. Most of it.

Answer 79

and rap is also not real music.

Answer 80

Its a series of electrical sounds put together in a rhythmic fashion. Many other genres of music use electrical sounds without even realizing it. There is no such thing as a genre of music that "isnt music". I suggest you open your mind a little bit.

Answer 81

haha, yeah, real music requires talent. Dub step, rap, hip-hop, etc. require none. Also, don't tell me what to do.

Answer 82

Obviously you don know what "talent" implies.