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Funny, reading http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=22216 got me thinking...

Seeing as many of you lot bang on about how dubstep is meant to be only heard on 'fully weighted systems' (and indeed, to good effect!), I was just wondering about your thoughts regarding how well the genre translates to other contexts and environments.

I feel that perhaps some tracks which have little nuance beyond a whopping B-line are somewhat redundant outside the aforementioned environment. Take away the physical force of the bass, and some tracks have very little to offer, I feel.

Your thoughts, and experiences? (catwalks, or otherwise! )

yeah i reckon they should play it through those little elevator speakers just for a laugh

that would be so classic wandering onto a lift to find 6 grown men shockin out inside

We have one regular night, otherwise I travel to NYC to hear it in the clubs. So mostly I listen to it in my vehicle or on studio monitors. At home I prefer tracks with more elements than beat and bass. In the car it's all about the big tracks.

Im quiye happy listening to music on my headphones. Always have been.

While I like been smacked in the face by a bass line as much as the next man, all the tunes I really like are ones that last outside of a club. If there's not enough complexity and interest there to keep you paying attention when you're not in front of a giant sub then it's a bad tune, in my opinion.

Alot of Dubstep tunes will have to be remixed with more midrange, should a commercial venture for Tv or Radio pop up. You have to take the most basic set up(hifi/radio/tv) , and ask yourself, "Does my track translate well" ?

Benga and coki's "Night" will translate well, but the low bass, could be lost..................

Citizen wrote:I feel that perhaps some tracks which have little nuance beyond a whopping B-line are somewhat redundant outside the aforementioned environment. Take away the physical force of the bass, and some tracks have very little to offer, I feel.

I totally agree and said exactly the same last year only to be baited by pretty much everyone. Burial's stuff sounds good pretty much anywhere, doesn't really rely on the bass to make it work like other tunes.