dubstep
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- noun
- /ˈdʌbˌstɛp/
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dubstep
- The dubstep genre often features deep, wobbly basslines that create a distinctive sound.
- dubstep bass
You can get really good hip hop and dubstep out of these two, but the mid range still exists.
- You can get really good hip hop and dubstep out of these two, but the mid range still exists.
- So I posted something about Excision, which is a DJ dubstep, like very like, like if you look it up, you can see what I mean.
- If I ever have an embarrassing question like what is dubstep, I always know it's safe to ask you.
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Dubstep is actually 140 BPMs cut to half-speed, it ends up being about 70 BPMs.
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Believe me, I had no idea before watching this that a dubstep mashup like this was even possible.
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I thought I wanted to see how people dance to dubstep; I had never seen it before.
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Yes, it's a dubstep track, and no, it's not a new style.
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I guess dubstep never dies.
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For the past few years, any fan of Dubstep is, by association, automatically a fan of UKF.
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I love dubstep!
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So now your latest song, Big Man Ting with Jam and MC is another dubstep kind of song.
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I pretty much credit Britney with the dubstep explosion we're currently witnessing.
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To overextend your metaphor, dubstep is electronic music with a breakbeat and a certain BPM.
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Etymology
The word dubstep comes from two music ideas: dub ('a Jamaican style with very deep bass and remixed tracks') and step (from '2-step', a British dance beat). So, dubstep mixes deep 'dub' bass with a 'step' dance rhythm, which explains its heavy low sound and choppy, off-beat rhythms.