Computer Music - Guide to Dubstep - Oct 22nd

kwality · Post by **kwality** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:49 pm

They buggered up the one on minimal, so don't stress too hard, I don't think they'll do too much damage.

And for what it's worth the difference between Benga being in FM and a guide in CM is just that - one talks to artists and explores their inspiration, the other does step by step guides to making certain genres. I have no problem with it, but it saddens me sometimes to see things stripped down so far. Still, it must sell magazines, and if it discovers some new guns who cares?

cained & able · Post by **cained & able** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:03 pm

Its a shame there's so much negativity surrounding the possibility of a bit of new tallent coming out.

Personally, I've just "discovered" dubstep, via appleblim at some rave or another a few months back. I fell in love, bought an album by Areial (i think?) and was inspired to give producing a little go.

I found this site a couple of weeks ago and i couldnt wait to got my first track out there...until i read this post. I was into breakbeat for a long time and its sh*t when a small genre gets poluted by bad press and idiots that are just into the next genre in vouge, but new talent brings freshness to genres...isnt that worth the rest?

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:16 pm

Slothrop wrote:
Mike Honcho wrote:
FSTZ wrote:I am now categorizing my music as "bassmusic" due to the fact that everything evolves (including silly genre names)
No kidding. Nowadays within a "dubstep" set you can find a multitude of genres including techno, 2step, breakstep, breakbeats blah blah...

I am about over the term dubstep encompassing anything at 140bpm.

I like the idea of cross genres and the idea of terming my music "bass music" good call FSTZ.
Yeah, to be honest it half bothers me when the people who are making interesting music don't want to be associated with dubstep - it feels a bit like surrendering what could be a vibrant scene to the identikit wobble crew.

I hear ya. please don't get me wrong... I love dubstep. I owe the genre quite a bit.

I just have seen alot of scenes and genres come and go. I hope it never dies but I can see it evolving everyday.

having said that... "Bass" music is a great way to describe what my crew (dnb & dubstep) plays, to people who don't understand what they are hearing.

dekar · Post by **dekar** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:37 am

jagle wrote:and this forum is probably gonna get a mention, which means..

HUNDREDS MIORE NOOBS ASKING ABOUT

HEY MAN HOW DO I DO THAT COOL SHAKING BASS SOUND

ITS A WOBBLE YOU PRAT, AND STOP ASKING

haha yeh thats true..n i agree with the samples bit aswell i very rarely use samples at all when im making this sort of music the whole point of it is to sound different enit??

saxon · Post by **saxon** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:16 pm

TeReKeTe wrote:if this article leads to someone better-understanding the process of programming, who gets really excited, works for a year, and then starts making banging tunes that magically appear in my inbox-- then it's all good.

they did a thing on d&b recently, which raised an eyebrow... until i read the first interview w/ logistics, in which he discussed inspiration (on one hand), and some pretty involved reason programming (on the other).

computer music does this type of shit pretty well.

funny how no one was crying woe for the scene w/ the benga vid posted a few months ago. how is this intrisically different?

if it gives someone with inspiration and a voice to develop a better clue on how to develop-- excellent. if not, the world hasn't died under the weight of 1,000 same-sounding 140bpm wobblers, and it's not gonna with a few more.

out to everyone makin tunes!

100%
I just got into the whole process of starting to make my own beats, reading a few of these replies is pretty depressing

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:14 pm

SAXON wrote:I just got into the whole process of starting to make my own beats, reading a few of these replies is pretty depressing

Fuck being depressed about other people's fear regarding genre classifications and wobble bass tunes, just make your own beats and have fun!

Just because I don't like a the music of a band or producer, it doesn't mean that others feel the same way.

Write music for yourself, and you'll soon find others who like it as well! (Even if it is in a style that 'has been done to death').

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Computer Music magazine helped me learn loads about music production. Even if I don't agree with every article they write, at least it is a great resource for producers to learn new production techniques!

saxon · Post by **saxon** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:46 pm

Yeh I get what you mean man, I come from a guitar background and think magazines like NME and VICE can have positive and negative effects on genres.
But I just cant help but think that a bit more exposure for bass music could help the scene along a bit. I wanna just get out there and make music for myself, I was thinking about taking out a subscription to CM, worthwhile?

Edit: Bit of a threadjack there, sorry

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:51 pm

SAXON wrote:I was thinking about taking out a subscription to CM, worthwhile?

If your new to computer music production, I'd definately recommend subscribing to Computer Music Magazine for a year. After that, it was my experience that I knew the basics and only bought the occassional edition when several articles caught my eye.

These days I simply read the article or two that I find of interest in the store.

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:11 pm

i only started buying computer music and muic tech in aug 07 when cm did the dnb guide. bought them both every month since and learned alot from it

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djake · Post by **djake** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:08 pm

futures_untold wrote: These days I simply read the article or two that I find of interest in the store.

me 2

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:26 am

SAXON wrote: magazines like NME and VICE

Just make your music mate, and if an article in CM either makes it easier for you to accomplish something or clarifies something, excellent-- that's what they're there for. no sense in getting depressed-- it's a waste of time if you've got tunes to write!

VICE, while always entertaining, is proof that cocaine and hangovers leave you judgemental, sentimental, and really earnest at the root of it... with a good dash of self-loathing narcissism thrown in for good measure.

Coco Grimes · Post by **Coco Grimes** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:59 am

drifterman_ wrote:i just say "electrionic music" to be as broad as possible

i hate the term "dubstep" and all its connotations of white rastas drinking redstripe and taking ketamine to their favourite Caspa and Rusko tune in the midlands. Or even worse the Neon Nu Rave crew who are having a "wacky" time dancing to dubstep in Shoreditch according to their incessant facebook updates notifying us mere mortals of their ever so exciting, vibrant and privelidged lives.

gold

saxon · Post by **saxon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:40 pm

VICE, while always entertaining, is proof that cocaine and hangovers leave you judgemental, sentimental, and really earnest at the root of it... with a good dash of self-loathing narcissism thrown in for good measure.

wil? · Post by **wil?** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:08 pm

darkmatterUK wrote:
TeReKeTe wrote:if this article leads to someone better-understanding the process of programming, who gets really excited, works for a year, and then starts making banging tunes that magically appear in my inbox-- then it's all good.

they did a thing on d&b recently, which raised an eyebrow... until i read the first interview w/ logistics, in which he discussed inspiration (on one hand), and some pretty involved reason programming (on the other).

computer music does this type of shit pretty well.

funny how no one was crying woe for the scene w/ the benga vid posted a few months ago. how is this intrisically different?

if it gives someone with inspiration and a voice to develop a better clue on how to develop-- excellent. if not, the world hasn't died under the weight of 1,000 same-sounding 140bpm wobblers, and it's not gonna with a few more.

out to everyone makin tunes!
^^^this^^^

spot on...stop hating...

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:22 pm

is it the full feature guide they are doing for dubstep? or just like half a page? coz they normally have big names contributing to the full feature guide. should make intersting reading either way

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Jubz · Post by **Jubz** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:41 pm

jagle wrote:Get ready for hundreds of shit Dubsteppers

Whaddya mena get ready? I'm fuckin over it already

lazytechnician · Post by **lazytechnician** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:17 pm

Is this actually out yet???

Had a quick flick through the october edition in smiths but didnt really see anything.

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:20 pm

lazytechnician wrote:Is this actually out yet???

Had a quick flick through the october edition in smiths but didnt really see anything.

wow. so in your haste to post, you only managed to get as far as reading the first half of the title before hitting Reply?

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:41 pm

setspeed wrote:
lazytechnician wrote:Is this actually out yet???

Had a quick flick through the october edition in smiths but didnt really see anything.
wow. so in your haste to post, you only managed to get as far as reading the first half of the title before hitting Reply?

lol, beat me to it

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kwality · Post by **kwality** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:57 am

TeReKeTe wrote:
SAXON wrote: magazines like NME and VICE
Just make your music mate, and if an article in CM either makes it easier for you to accomplish something or clarifies something, excellent-- that's what they're there for. no sense in getting depressed-- it's a waste of time if you've got tunes to write!

VICE, while always entertaining, is proof that cocaine and hangovers leave you judgemental, sentimental, and really earnest at the root of it... with a good dash of self-loathing narcissism thrown in for good measure.

Don't forget that everything that's good about Vice was also ripped off from Big Brother magazine.

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