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=__Dubstep in Popular Music__=

To our grandparents, parents or even now the sound of dupstep may seem as painful, in-harmonic and overly repetitive noise e.g. Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Wuapaupauapuapuapuapuaupapuapuaupapuaupaupaa Blasuvcxshglrugshdugfughgfuldshgu Wub wubwubwubwubwubuwuwbbwuwbuwbwubwubw etc If dubstep is your thing it becomes painful, in-harmonic and overly repetitive bliss. With more and more people accepting it and dupstep has reached world wide popularity in just 20 years.

(even Kim Jong-il is a fan) (not really, kimjongildroppingthebass.tumblr.com/)

__History__ Their were people a hundred years ago that had many ideas related to dubstep. In 1924 a ballet was performed with part of the music being played by a machine, this being the first time that mechanical music was synchronized with live performance. In the 1940's music was made by using just everyday items eg the typewriter piece, just like dupstep uses weird sounds. There were even radical groups, such as the Futurists, based in Italy around the early 20th century, who embraced all sorts of unorthodox sounds and composed pieces with them.

__Definition__ Debstep defined is a sub-genre of electronic dance music believed to originate in the late 1990's in London. It incorporates low to sub-frequency's for the bass and contains layers of syncopated drumbeats as well as synthesized melodies, unorthodox noises and of course the wub.

__Some Popular Dubstep Artists Include:__
 * Skrillex
 * Datsik
 * Knife Party
 * Bassnectar

Each artists may have some similarities but most have their own defined sounds which makes most dubstep quite different with the only aspects being similar is the syncopated drumbeats and synth's. With sub-genre's such as half-step, chill, brostep and dub techno plus many more there is a broad spectrum of styles.

__Popular Techniques used in Dubstep__

Some popular techniques that many artists use while creating dubstep include:
 * Syncopation - Generally used with drum beats, to create on unexpected or off beat sound.
 * Wobble bass - Often referred to as the 'Wub'. An extended bass note is manipulated rhythmically.
 * Bass drops - Where the percussion will typically build up to a point and then pause, then resume with more intensity with accompanied by a dominate sub bass.
 * Rewinds - Similarly where live DJ's physically move the disc backwards, to create an exact identical playback of a short section of a song.
 * Subsonic frequencies - Usually performed by the bass guitar. Created using precise EQ techniques and compressors

Also different 'waves' are used to achieve marginally different sounds:
 * Sine: Named after the sine which appears on a graph. Sine waves often sound clear because they are representations of a single frequency with no harmonics. An example of a pure sine wave is whistling, running a wet finger around the rim of a glass or the sound made by a tuning fork.
 * Square: contains all odd harmonics which make it distinct to sawtooth. The amplitude of a square wave alternates at a steady frequency between fixed minimum and maximum values and with the same duration at minimum and maximum. The alternation is instantaneous and the sound of the wave is somewhat hollow as well as being cheap to produce electronically. Square waves are often featured in cheap toys and video games.
 * Triangle: Like square waves triangle waves only contain odd harmonics. It sounds much like a muffled square wave and as they do not feature vertical jumps in sound they are always much softer. They often sound like flutes, gentle pads or soft basses.
 * Sawtooth: Has its name based on the resemblance it has to the teeth of a saw. It contains all even or odd harmonics and they fall off in the treble range. This produces a bright sound that is not too hard on the ears as creates a harsh but clear sound.
 * Complex Mixtures: Are the in-between and added parts to the various sine waves listed above. Using computers sine waves can be added together to create a completely new and different sound.



Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Lead Sheet (shout out to Chad for doing the lead sheet)

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__Some Classic examples of Dubstep:__

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