The first boyinaband.com seven day song tutorial has come to an end!   Head over to day 7’s page to hear the final song, then jump on youtube to post your dubstep song as a video response!

Cheers for following along, guys!

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The seven day song is almost at an end!   The second to last video uses some cool automation techniques to make a sweet bass drop into the chorus and suggests some ideas for fills.

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Today we’ll turn the Dubstep loop into a Dubstep song! I explain about dubstep song conventions, change the drum loop for the verse and intro and arrange the song ready for the drops and fills we’ll add tomorrow!

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Today I finish off all the synth patches we’ll be using in our Dubstep song by adding a cheeky little lead line and a cool bass note that we’ll have for some drops in the track, similar to that of chase and status.

Check out day 4 of the dubstep tutorial!

It’s 2 for the price of one here at boyinaband!   In day 3 of the 7 day song tutorial I explain how to make two different dubstep wobble bass synths!

Head over to the day 3 dubstep tutorial page to watch and read the tutorial

Incidentally, cheers to everyone who’s been commenting and saying they’re following along; I look forward to hearing your tracks on the final day!

And here it is!   After wrestling with an unco0perative computer for literally 4 hours (fun times), I’ve got part 2 of the 7 day song Dubstep Tutorial up for you right here.

Learn how to turn your head-noddy beat into a more interesting, cool sounding beat with some blips, a delayed-up vocal hit and other samples