5/30/2023 0 Comments Dubplate dnbWith the new emergence of better DAW’s, new sound engineering and processing techniques, producers and dj’s dove headlong into the new technology, leaving drum and bass dubplates to take a back seat.ĭue to the nature of music production development, you didn’t need to press a dubplate in order to hear what it was like. Everything the play could easily be run through the CDJ’s and computer, but for some, it’s a way to hold on to the past whilst embracing the future. You can often see dj’s using Traktor vinyl setups. It’s sort of a way of remembering the roots of the scene. ![]() As a result, less people started pressing dubplates until they almost faded out.ĭrum and bass has always had a strong vinyl culture. This was simply an evolution to the next phase of music production. ![]() With the introduction of mp3’s and digital decks, vinyl started to fade. It doesn’t have to be forced to evolve it simply does. The amazing thing about drum and bass is that it is constantly reinventing itself. ![]() Dubplates became a way to hype up a track, dj or sound in the club scene, long before it was released to the general public. Everyone wanted to know what the track was, as well as if they could get their hands on it. Early versions of tracks that were later remixed became a sign that if you could get your hands on a popular track as a dubplate, you were well in the know.Įventually, having one of these dubplates and playing it out in a club became a badge of honour. Drum and bass was in its infancy then and only the big corporation labels were able to press huge volumes of dubplates.Īs a result, these usually unheard pressings became like gold dust to other dj’s. It would cost about £50 per press and back in the early 90’s that was a fair bit of money to outlay for independent record labels. You’d rip the track and get it pressed to vinyl so that you could play it over a large sound system and then hear what edits needed to be made in the final version and how it needed to be mastered. Moving forwards a few years and in the early days of drum and bass music production, one of the few ways to check what a track would sound like was to get a dubplate cut. They would only last for about 10 plays of the record, so it was a super exclusive, yet highly cheap and convenient way for dj’s to generate exclusive tracks. In sound clashes, dj’s would often create one of tunes for the event using acetate covered metal records. The Birth Of The DubplateĪs we all know, drum and bass has its origins in reggae, dancehall and Jamaican sound system culture. It’s a good idea to take a look at what they are, how dubplates affected drum and bass and how they continue to be a driving force in the development of the music and scene we all love. The term dubplate has meant a few different things over the years. It seems as though drum and bass dubplates are back in style.īut let’s take this back a little bit. Some of the scenes big hitters have been releasing dubplates by the boatload recently S.P.Y’s Dubplate Style releases, Dom & Roland with Dubs From The Dungeon as well as a whole host of other labels and artists. In fact with the significant increase in vinyl sales again over the past few years, actual dubplates are being pressed for the masses. ![]() To say that drum and bass dubplates are making a comeback is to insinuate that they ever went away.
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