DubStep, Made by yours truly, Spi

This aint dubstep. I produce electronic music as well and I can tell you right now this isn't dubstep.

Critiquing it with dubstep out of mind, this is horrible. Sorry, but it is. There is no song structure, its way too long, no beat, the synths don't flow with each other. Back to the drawing board mate.

 

Here we have it, folks, the genesis of avant garde dubstep! ;P

Listened to it all the way through and I must say, it's very abstract. The one big thing that stood out for me was there didn't feel like there was any cohesion to the sounds. It basically felt like they were just thrown in and messed with for the sake of throwing them in. Something that would have made it all fit a bit better would probably have been some percussion so it had a bit of rhythm. Either a kick, a kick + snare, or kick + hihat, and you'll probably have a bit better flow to it, and have something the listener can bop their head to. Usually dub is synonymous with half-step drum lines, so try working with that.

Some could argue that this isn't dubstep, but their arguments would probably be based on the fact that there's no drops or wubs, but a true dub enthusiast knows that it's not always about those, and dubstep doesn't always = Skrillex. Even though this doesn't have either of those, it still barely borders on dub. It has a groove in there, but just barely.

In my opinion, the following is a perfect example of great dub without resorting to wubs and drops.

Plastician - Japan (Official Youtube) - YouTube

Interesting enough to keep you listening, and it's groovy as ****. Just keep working on your execution and you'll get better at it.

Also, may I ask, what version of Fruity Loops are you using, and is it full or demo version?

 

I didn't insult you any way, I gave you criticism. I may have been a bit harsh but sometimes its needed to help people along. Im still learning as well, although I do have a backing of learning drums and piano for a few years. My songs aren't great yet, in fact if you wanna hear what I've produced message me and Ill link you.

And to clarify, dubstep is characterised by is its large amount of bass, generally syncopated drum patterns, chopped vocals and high range synths.

 

Moved to videos forum. GnA isn't the place for music videos.

 

I would argue that. If it's made by him, it's clearly his "art". It's Graphics and art. If I'm not mistaken, people have also posted poems, short stories, and other written works on occasion.

 

But not music, or videos.

It's debatable where music goes. Because if it's a video of someone playing music, it's a video and should be in the videos forum. As it's a track, uploaded to a video site... it displays as a video.

If it was a track in a trackplayer (like soundcloud) I suppose it could be debated where it should sit. At the moment, there are no definitive forums for user created music. I'll look into a GnA Sub-forum.

 

This reminds me of a side-scroller level song, in that regards it's damn awesome, almost a twisted drugged out kinda level. Gives off a creepy feel and wouldn't distract the player from the visuals. I like it in that regard as it can loop, end, and go heavier for a "boss" fight.

Gave me a flash back to games like Contra and **** lol.

 

Moved back to GDnA