bass/dubstep...whats the difference??

[55stevieboy2010]

basically i dont understand the difference between bass and dubstep...its basically the same right?

[press]

bass music is more of an all encompassing term, dubstep is more specific imo.

[Sageon]

My interpretation is that bass music encompasses all sorts of genres from dubstep, drum & bass, breakbeat, breakstep, etc ... any genre that has its foundations based on bass - if you excuse the pun.

Dubstep is a variation of bass music normally following a particular formula; approximately 140bpm, half-step, reh reh reh, Of course, a lot of artists have interpreted this in their own way, adding/subtracting various elements i.e. Doctor P confusing screeching synth for bass

For instance, Aphex Twin has some bassy music, I'd call it bass music but certainly not dubstep.

/YaGetMe?

[sigbowls]

some people just call dnb 150bpm+ and dubstep 140bpm

[55stevieboy2010]

cool, i get it now, leads me to another question, excuse the ignorence, whats breakstep?? like breaks but kinda dubstepp'y i guess?

[ahier]

one is a fish

[Dark Reign]

one is a fish

dubstep right? Cuz it sounds like whale noises... but whales aren't fish they're mammals.

[RightOnTime27]

one is a fish

dubstep right? Cuz it sounds like whale noises... but whales aren't fish they're mammals.

a baby whale can gain 200 pounds in one day.

[slugabed]

ive been to wales

[Caski]

Twisted Individual - Wales

if slowed down, it becomes Goat Stare

[jayladders]

bass is a frequency of sound used in dubstep, and most genres of music

[mashmash]

cool, i get it now, leads me to another question, excuse the ignorence, whats breakstep?? like breaks but kinda dubstepp'y i guess?

breakstep was before dubstep

[Jak The lad]

Dubstep is a genre, didn't think bass was a genre...