Production tips from Dubspot

[rx]

Hey, how's it going? This is Alex / Rx from Brooklyn, NY. I just started working at Dubspot ( http://www.dubspot.com ), a school for DJs and producers here in Manhattan.

I've been using this forum for a while to learn a ton about production, meet other people in Philly & NYC into dubstep and for checking out mixes and events. All of us at the office really love dubstep and want to help more people produce.

We have a lot of production tips and tutorial videos on our youtube page already ( http://www.youtube.com/user/DubSpot ), but we're interested in hearing what type of production videos you'd like to see. Any style conventions you'd like to see us break down? Making a wobble bass, wonky synth lines, making a sub bass, future-garage-or-whatever-you-want-to-call-it rhythms? Let us know!

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mastering ?

[palo56]

it't would be great if you could make a tutorial about song structure/arangement

[VirtualMark]

A tutorial on synthesis would be great, maybe emulating popular artists sounds. I personally would like to make a chasing shadows style synth. Maybe also a tutorial on some of the popular plugins used, and effects chains.

[Wagsi]

I'm taking the sound synthesis course in january! I can't wait.

[therook]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

[ogunslinger]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

At least they offer FREE tutorials.

Haven't you heard of private lessons for sports? thats kind of what they do, but MUCH less expensive.

[upstateface]

Hmmmm creative compression, synth drums, and weird percussive elements?

[DJ Crackle]

Nice, i clicked the youtube page and the first thing i saw was how to sync ableton and traktor, one of the things that's gonna be important to me here soon. heheh.
props

[therook]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

At least they offer FREE tutorials.

Haven't you heard of private lessons for sports? thats kind of what they do, but MUCH less expensive.

Yes the tutorials are quite nice. But $500?! To learn an art form... that most people have learned through experimentation...

[ogunslinger]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

At least they offer FREE tutorials.

Haven't you heard of private lessons for sports? thats kind of what they do, but MUCH less expensive.

Yes the tutorials are quite nice. But $500?! To learn an art form... that most people have learned through experimentation...

Almost 90% of all artists I know, (that are any good) went to school some way or another, and honestly, $500 dollars is nothing compared to other schools. I'm pretty sure you would get your $500 dollars worth through their program.

Not everything in life can be free my friend

[Ldizzy]

^ when u say wise stuff like that i feel like odb is fathering me..



may i add that investing in ur talent often makes u take ur own self more seriously... (that being a mere symptom, a motivation source or both)

[Depone]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

At least they offer FREE tutorials.

Haven't you heard of private lessons for sports? thats kind of what they do, but MUCH less expensive.

Yes the tutorials are quite nice. But $500?! To learn an art form... that most people have learned through experimentation...

Almost 90% of all artists I know, (that are any good) went to school some way or another, and honestly, $500 dollars is nothing compared to other schools. I'm pretty sure you would get your $500 dollars worth through their program.

Not everything in life can be free my friend

Have to agree here rook. To get the resources and time from the tutors, $500 isnt a bank breaker. I went through college, and now in university. College was £1000 of my own hard earnt money... and well spent too.., University is currently setting me back £30,000 (repayable student loan).

[B-Frank]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

Blah blah blah, is there ever one time your not going to be negative?

[therook]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

Blah blah blah, is there ever one time your not going to be negative?

Haha. I'm usually pretty positive.

[RandomEyez]

Seems like these guys have a lot of knowledge to share

Had a look through the tutorials on offer and i'm looking forward to working my way through them

Muchos Gracias !

[Sharmaji]

dubspot's great. Taught a masterclass there last year-- great folks on staff w/ tons of knowledge and history in their respective scenes, and an excellent setup.

[RandomEyez]

it't would be great if you could make a tutorial about song structure/arangement

this one might help

http://blog.dubspot.com/ableton-live-vi ... -w-nalepa/

[ogunslinger]

oh hey $500 to learn how to make dubstep. cool.

Blah blah blah, is there ever one time your not going to be negative?

Nah, he is just trying way to hard to be cool man.

[mks]

Nice, i clicked the youtube page and the first thing i saw was how to sync ableton and traktor, one of the things that's gonna be important to me here soon. heheh.
props

Nice one on this, thanks for the heads up. I just got Traktor Scratch Pro last week and I was wondering the same damn thing. Looks like it was just posted 4 days ago.

Dubspot seems to be a really cool and a valuable resource. My good friend DJ Kiva teaches there and he has told me a lot about it. It's great that they are putting out a lot of videos too, I'm stoked on that Traktor / Ableton one, I'm about to try that one tonight!

EZ