sample magic - dubstep sound library booklet

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Massive beats, mutantbass and bruising breaks.



The sound of dubstep has changedhugely in the two years since we

released our ahead-of-the-curve

Dubstep & Grime. The genre

has undergone a mammoth

metamorphosis, germinating from

its dark, garage-inspired incubator

deep in south London into its currentunstoppable global phenomenon.

The genre has become a multi-

faceted, high-octane hybrid,

encompassing elements of electro,

dget and D&B on the one side and

house, techno and ambient electronicaon the other. Almost no electronic

sub-genre has escaped its rise. This

collection reects that.

We’ve explored the outer reaches of

synthesis to deliver sick, twisted robo-vox

basslines and stadium-sized synth loopswhile paying homage to the original

sub-heavy essence of the genre, all

underpinned by uncompromisingly

brash and broken two-step rhythms.

The collection clocks in at 140bpm,the dubstep tempo de riguer, meaning

all loops work together straight out of

the box.

Drums are served up in stripped (kick

and snare), top-only (assorted perc

combinations) and full loop variantsfor maximum exibility. Try blending a

top from one beat with the stripped

elements from another for thousands of

new grooves. Delve into the kick-free

tops loops and the percussion and drum

hits folders for even more beat candy.

But the bassline remains king. Whether its

a lthy two-bar wobble or an epic four-

bar progression, we’ve got it covered.

Mod-wheels have been melted and

lters overloaded to ensure near-

bottomless bottom-end. You know the

drill: chop, sample, layer and process – rebuild the b-lines your way, or use them

as-is for instant song-starting material.

Enjoy the future sound of dubstep.

Hedux & LabratThe Producers

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producer tips01/

Beat it

One of the pleasures of dubstep is itsinherent lack of rigidity – reecting thenumber of musical cultures imbibed within.Nowhere is this freedom more evident thanin the beats. Unlike in almost every other form of dance music, the kick and snaredrums can be placed almost anywhere.Load up a two (or four) bar grid andexperiment with their placements. Wonkyis good. If you’re in a rut start with your main hits emphasising the 70bpm feel. Tobolster individual hits, get layering. For thesnare start with a low punchy hit (try drum

machine samples) and double it with amid-range snapper. Then add a coupleof upper claps spread across the stereospectrum. Move the different hits in timefor even bigger (and messier) combinedhits. Send multiple hits to the same bus for glue treatment. Try sending the differentconstituent layers (like the low punchy hit)to different reverbs on every other beat tocreate variations throughout the groove.

02/ Beyond the bass-ics

The dubstep bassline is more often than notthe star of the show. It needs to hold the

groove and ll the frequency spectrum.And it’s got to engage the listener in everyway that counts. Which means keep it

moving, and keep it interesting. One of thebest ways to do this (other than the slightlyclichéd and easy to program LFO-derivedand tempo-linked wobble) is to build multi-segment basslines; constituent grooves thatcontain two, three or more different basssounds bouncing off each other in a calland response fashion. The more contrast

you can make between the differentelements, the more impact your bassline willhave on the danceoor. Try throwing a atlow sub bass up against a nasty mid-rangewobbler and a big bendy screamer. Switchthem about on the beats or the off-beatsfor maximum effect. Send all to the same

bus for nal processing. (Or send them todifferent busses to emphasise the differencestill further). Be liberal with pitch bends,portamento and automated rise and falls.

03/ Stacked synths

Dubstep is not about subtelty. It’s aboutbold sonic statements and over-eggedleads; bruising basslines and envelope-pushed riffs. (both literally and guratively).That means layering. Stack up oscillators(across octaves) in your lead synth ofchoice. Detune oscillators for even bigger sounds. Layer one synth with another,picking sounds that either work together or grate. And stack synth lines above basslinesfor mighty multi-octave, multi-instrument

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workouts. Use group busses to bring stacks

together. Use EQ to carve space out ofconstituent parts so that each works together without ghting. And use automation to keeplevels changing (and the ears interested)throughout the track, easing up one synthpart as another dips, or glitching up one asthe other drops out.

04/ Speakers corner

Your monitors are extensions of your earsand are the most important music makingtools at your disposal (after creativity). Whenchoosing the right pair of speakers alwayspush your budget to the max. Save for a bit

longer to get the best you can afford – getit right and you’ll only need to make theinvestment once.

05/ Streamline your setup

Take a good long look at your plug-ins

folder. Do you need that many EQs andcompressors? Make a note of the few youuse regularly. Do the same with synths.Narrow down your choice to three withdiffering sound creation methods and learneach of them inside out, mastering their controls. Consider your preferred tools for

beat making and spend time re-writing their preset libraries with your own patterns andpatches. Top it off with a choice selection ofeffects and disable everything else, stashing

them away for a rainy day. The result? Your

computer is optimised and your workowaccelerated.

06/ Unique sounds

Build a selection of your own sounds fromscratch. Hunt them down from obscure

places / records or go out and record your own. Layer drum sounds with eld recordingsof dogs barking or doors slamming andembellish beats with noise recordings takenfrom the streets. It requires condence and alittle technical know-how, but using your ownfound sounds will give your music an originalelement that’s even more important in the

age of the cut & paste producer.

07/ Listen up

Get a second pair of ears in the studio fromtime to time – someone with unwaveringhonesty and less production know-how thanyou. It’s a great way to nd out what’s notworking in your mix and arrangement froma punter’s perspective. The fact that your ‘second pair of ears’ is out of the loop canspeed up the process of nding out what’sfundamentally going wrong (or right) with,or what’s missing from a mix.

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folder setup /9accessingthe les

Dubstepfolder

Drum Loops 140bpm

Tops Loops 140bpm

Bass Loops 140bpm

Synth Loops 140bpm

Stabs & Shots

Music Loops 140bpm

Smash Vox 140bpm

Undersounds

FX and Toys

Drum Hits

KicksSnaresHatsPercussionCrashes



equipment list /10inside theDubstep studio

Roland TB-303

Roland SH-101

Yamaha RS-7000

Roland VP-9000

Moog Little Phatty

SSL G-Series Compressor

M-Audio Project MixTL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite

NI Maschine

Korg Monotron

FAW Circle

Vember Audio SURGE

Eventide HarmonizerRoland RE-150 Space Echo

Watkins Copicat Tape Echo

Great British Spring Reverb

DR Stereo Spring Reverb

BugBrand BabyBugCrusher

Akai MPD26

Korg Nanokontrol

Hackable Devices Drawdio

Tascam DR08 eld recorder

Bicycle wheel

Fire extinguisher

Toy Guitar

149 bus (London Bridge to Dalston Kingsland)



Collection created bySteve Young (Hedux)Simon Carter (Crystal Distortion)& Groove Criminals

Audio formatting byChevy One

Demos bySharooz and The Producers

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