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MAKING DUB WITH COMPUTERS

INTRODUCTION

This section contains a multi media presentation. 

Since I've started to put computer-constructed Dub music on the Internet and it proofed to be quite popular, many people have been writing, asking me to put something on the Dubroom about creating dubwise with computers. 

"Making Dub With Computers" is a direct result of these requests. 

Hopefully it will serve as a source of inspiration for a whole new movement of Dub Producers with the intention of creating serious music from their home-studio's. 

It is not my intention to give you a step for step guide how to create dub with computers. 

This will not help your creativity, and one of the parts of dubwise is to create your own use of available techniques. A simple copy of someone else's working method will not enhance the quality of you music, since every Dub Creator has his or her own techniques, based on knowledge but also personality. 

So I will limit myself to a deeper explanation of the philosophy I have when it comes to making the music, and some technical advices.

This section is under heavy construction and more chapters will be added in the coming times. You will not only find text in this online course, but also graphic files, good quality audio examples, and links to high quality sites.

All pages are divided into two different sections. The main section has the main text, while the other contains a summary of the previous chapter as well as some more in depth information on stuff discussed in the main text. 

You will also find usefull tips, tricks and links  in this presentation.

CHAPTER 1: PREJUDICE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Messian Dread has been actively involved in the production of reggae music since the middle of the 1980's. His original reggae dub midifiles are widely spread all over the Internet, and every serious midi archive will have some Messian Dread music available for download. His music also serves as background for numerous reggae websites. Many people enjoy his music, some of them are not even into "computerized dub" at all. He has also given some "lessons in Dub" at a university in the United Kingdom for which he was invited.
ABOUT THE COMPUTER
The computer plays a very big role in the process that Messian goes through each time he makes his music. His experience with this device when it comes to creating music dates back to the early 1990's.

MAIN TEXT

First, let me try to take away some prejudice that people have concerning the process of creating Dub with computers. Computers are no magical machines, and although there are programs such as "Band in a Box", supposedly creating tunes based on a few chord progressions, the computer will not make the music or the mix for ya. A computer is a machine, that you give commands to, and the machine does the commands. It will not be creative, it will not give you tips and tricks, and if it does, it is put there by another human. A second prejudice I have to take away, is the idea that the right software will lead you to the right musical productions. The same applies for soft- and hardware, it is neutral, it has a few things YOU can do, one is fast and the other is slow, but it doesn't carry any creativity in itself. Why do I start this introduction with taking away prejudice? Simple. If the start is wrong, then the result is also wrong. There are many people I know that seem to think that the right combination of soft- and hardware will enable them to "create" the greatest music. So they keep looking for the right software and the right computer. But then, after they spent lots of money getting what they want, they will find out that they have spend a lot of money for nothing at all. You can tell an artist to make art, but you can not tell the computer to make art. I also think, that when you want to make music "the easy way", and you think computers can do the work for you, you are seriously limiting the development of your own creativity. Music, regardless the used techniques to create it, will always be hard work. This is an essential part of music and people appreciate music because they know an artist puts his heart, soul, and sometimes even well-being in it. Now that I have set the tone for this section, I would like to invite you to read on to the next chapter, in which I will tell you a bit about how I see the computer.

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