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How much does a Dubplate cost?

How much does a Dubplate cost?

US$7,000 to US$10,000 for 10 dubplates – Prices weighing heavily on sound system business. There is not a hard and fast price scale for an artiste to voice a dubplate for a sound system or selector.

What is a vinyl Dubplate?

A dubplate is an acetate disc usually of 10 inches diameter, traditionally used by studios to test recordings prior to mastering for the subsequent pressing of a vinyl record, but pioneered by reggae sound systems as a way to play exclusive music.

What is a Dubplate dubstep?

In the early days of the dubstep scene, dubplates – individually-cut vinyl records – were a important element. Producers might only cut five copies, sometimes a single copy, to be played in the club that weekend. The idea was to create something exclusive to their set.

What is dub mixing?

Dub mixing is an art form where the engineer becomes the musician and you use your console and the effects as an instrument in a way that typically a mixer or an engineer wouldn’t do. There are two parts to creating a dub.

What is a dubplate DNB?

Dubplate. A dubplate is an acetate disc – usually 10 inches in diameter – used in mastering studios for quality control and test recordings before proceeding with the final master, and subsequent pressing of the record to be mass-produced on vinyl.

What is a Dubplate DNB?

How long does a dub plate last?

Typically they hold around 5 tracks per side, or about 20 minutes of recording time.

Why do Dubplates have two holes?

It is probably a disc from a home disc recorder. The cutting stylus has much more drag than a playback stylus. The extra hole is for a pin to supply the required torque.

What is Dub short for?

Dub has many meanings in English. It can variously mean “to nickname” and “to voice a film in a different language.” It can be short for double and the letter W. It can be slang for a marijuana “joint”, or $20 worth of drugs.

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Ruth Doyle