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DUBBING
IS A MUST
Yes, it can be done. And that is an
understatement. It is not only possible to
create DUB with Reason;
the software is simply made for it. When you
want to make DUB, it can be done.
And we know: Dubbing Is A Must. Or at
least, we should know it.
Producing DUB is not the same as creating
a riddim. Producing DUB is creating a riddim
to DUB IT. And because it's not easy to
create DUB with sequencers such as Cubase
and Cakewalk, a lot of people simply make a
riddim, apply some effects over them and
that's it.
Sequencers are for fine-tuning, for
mixing several audio tracks into one. These
programs won't let you connect everything
the way you want, for example. Synchronizing
Midi and Audio is the complaint number one
among the producers too. The only solution
to this collection of problems is to buy a
lot of hardware or to get into Reason.
The fact that the software is in frequent
use by producers of electronic music brings
another prejudice to the surface. Many
people do not realize how much Trance,
Techno and other electronic forms of Dance
Music have in common with DUB and yes, even
with Reggae Music. And so they think that
software such as Reason cannot be anything
for a DUB or Reggae producer. A prejudice,
which seriously disables a personal
progression!
There are also a lot of preterist
producers who basically claim that the best
Reggae of today is the Reggae that
"sounds old". They claim that
Reggae and DUB music had some golden age in
the 1970's, and their attitude is basically
that "the only good Reggae is
retro-Reggae". One can even wonder as
to why these people make music anyway,
unless they are preterists who think they
can bring back the "good ole days"
by imitating them.
Another prejudice is the idea that music
must be "played" by
"musicians". The reason why many
think it really is like that, is because the
midifiles of many contemporary producers
sound like they should have been played by
musicians. The tightness that comes with
sequencing isn't recognized as one of the
strongest parts of Digital music production,
when these midifiles suck.
Reggae is primarily a studio music.
Riddims are recorded. Look at them as
midifiles. What do you do with the midifiles,
with the riddims? In Reggae, the vocalists
and the DUB mixers take care of the riddims
produced in the Studio. A boring riddim can
even, in theory, become a killer tune with
some right DUB mixing or good
singing/chanting on top of it.
When you know all these things, when you
know how prejudice disables many from
developing themselves in this current day
and age, then you have no reason not to get
into the studio, which Propellerhead
Software created for you. When you know how
Dubbing Is A Must, why then continue to
struggle with audio sequencers that aren't
even designed for DUBBING?
Maybe you hear people say how they only
buy old Reggae, or that they don't like to
listen to digitally created music anyway.
Maybe you think about ways to reach those
people with your music. Don't even bother
with it, though. These preterists think that
Reggae is museum music. Every time they
claim how the "old is the best",
they are doing some pathetic attempt to
declare Reggae Dead.
There's more. Because most people of
today have absolutely no problem with
Digital Music. The dances are full! More
people visit a dance than concerts. And it's
not unusual to pay more money to get into a
Dance Part then for a live concert. Music,
created by Reason or other software, rules.
When you listen to the electronic dance
music, it's obvious how DUB is the
inspiration for it. Rhythm, effects,
skillful mixing in and out of instruments,
all of these obvious DUBWISE techniques is
incorporated and people dig it to the
fullness.
But where is the DUB? Unfortunately,
still in the back of the Reggae Collections
in the Record Stores. And magazines are
filled with crazy statements claiming how
DUB is a music of the past, too. Where the
whole world is dancing to the rhythm of a
drum and bassline. If these people even hear
a glance of Reggae, they all start to cheer
and dance more. So it's clear: DUBBING A
MUST.
Where are you waiting for? Get some
Reason!
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