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dub production .. what is that `qwank` ?
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 16:24
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hey i have maby i dumb question , but please try help . i have been listening a lot dub chill out music and i want to try make some now , what is the dub `qwank` instrument in all reggae / dub oriented music .. you know , like the quank is placed where say an open hat would ordinarily be in a 16th bass and trance dum tss dum tss kind of beat .. and some more tips and basic techniques on dub production are also welcome .
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Alias
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 16:37
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i would like to know too....but
seems to me its all about rythm ....wha wha effect...and modulation!
i know how to do it with guitar but never did it with synths
i will try to experiment that....
cheers!
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diskonekt
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 17:07
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Try a synth patch playing a minor chord maybe ?
Try one with no attack, some decay and short release on the osc envelope settings and play short notes. Maybe add a wha effect, reverb and a nice dub delay to it for better results.
Post a clip of an example please, so we can know exactly what you mean.
Cheers!
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Alias
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 17:15
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i think attack envelope necassary....just a little touch
maybe ..tremolo
in the end its all about rythm!
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slyman604
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 18:03
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haha, "qwank"...i like that word.
for roots stuff its almost always a guitar or keyboard. for some roots dub ive heard songs where they actually use the hihat instead almost exactly like in psytrance. Most the time though thats where the chord progression is coming from though.
For synths just mess around with a patch with a percussive attack.
if your around 70bpm, have the qwank and a cool bassline going its pretty much an open book what you do after that. |
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bandarlog
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 23:28
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It's all about rythm? huh? It's always in between 2 beats! (well, if there would be any beats in them) I think he's looking for the actual making of the sound. Problem is you can't point it out so easy because you can't say (like in psytrance) it's a saw wave with lfo on the blahblah...
Anyway, it's hard to produce on a computer using vsti that's for sure... In a real dub/reggae band it's usually a plucked guitarsound with wah on it or sometimes a keyboard (but wouldn't know which or what settings). On vsti you can manage with stringstudio and lots of (post)modulation I guess.
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 08:36
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just put any sound there which has a distinct major/minor chord... no probs 
Crackling universes dive into their own neverending crackle...
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Alias
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 10:19
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diskonekt
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 12:47
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Alias
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 16:35
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ohshit
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 17:04
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Nice job man!
Drums sounds good too (even if are easy)!
Now I need to hear the whole song smoking on my sofa!  |
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OpenSourceCode
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 17:26
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The technical term for it is, "skank."
And 9/10 times it's a guitar playing a minor or major chord. You mute the strings so that they basically don't resonate at all. Just this quick skank sound. Also, they will often throw in a piano hitting the same chord at the same time just for effect, though it's usually buried pretty far in the mix.
Try:
www.interruptor.ch/dub.shtml
all the information about dub production you could ever possibly need.
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captain-kirk
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 20:38
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spring rerverb or tape delay on snare?
ROLAND SPACE ECHO to be precise!!
you can get some spring reverb impulse responses for convolution reverbs pretty much all vst "spring reverbs etc" are useless
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Saf
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Posted : Apr 23, 2007 04:48
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Palm muted chord on a guitar.
I have like one sample like that, here you go:
http://hateatron.com/Junk/Skank.wav
Anyone know of any place for bunches of dub/dubstep type samples? |
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fuzzikitten
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Posted : Apr 27, 2007 22:43
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Yeah, a skank, muted strings on a guitar, usually on the upbeat (so strummed up instead of down). Chord on a piano with some phaser sounds good too (a la Ott). |
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