This is especially handy when working with rhythms, as you can accentuate specific parts of the pattern using the filter and LFO.ĭub delay also evolved from being a genre-defining effect into a production tool, like many others. The 24db/octave LP filter can be set to pre or post delay, which is useful for tone-shaping. Its simple, modular design has 2 gain stages, with the ability to drive the input level to produce saturation. Although the TAL Dub X isn’t an emulation of one delay unit in particular, it provides just the right set of parameters for creating almost any type of delay effect. Swiss audio software company, Togu Audio Line creates a range of plugins based on vintage hardware. This gives you the tonal control needed to shape the affected sound.

However, some delay plug-ins have HP and LP filters, saturation, or overdrive built in. You can even create decent dub delay effects with your stock DAW delay and echo plug-ins. Creating dub delay using software can be challenging, so we’ll check out some plugins and different approaches. It has become a signature effect with application in many musical styles and also as a sound design tool.įrom the pleasing washed-out ambiance created when combined with tonal instruments like vocals, guitars, and keyboards to surreal sounding groove-based passages with drum patterns. Dub delay has since been produced with analogue and digital delay and echo units, from rack gear to guitar pedals. Special thanks to Lloyd James “King Jammy” for the continuous inspiration and guidance.As dub Soundsystem culture grew, the use of these effects become more widespread. This filter defined the sound of the entire ‘roots’ area of Jamaican music! SPRING BLING: directly from King Tubby studio in Waterhouse Kingston, the modified Fairchild Spring Reverb used by the Maestro himself in most classic records and dub mixes he recorded and produced.įILTER MAN: modeled after Tubby’s so-called “Big Knob”, a passive high-pass filter with eleven frequency steps from 70Hz to 7.5KHz. We sampled, analyzed, and carefully recreated the original filter, echos, and spring reverb pre-owned, modified, and used by the legendary Osbourne Ruddock “King Tubby” – producer, studio engineer, and pioneer of dub reggae from the golden era of the 70s – from Alborosie’s personal vintage gear collection.ĮCHOWUK: directly from federal studios, then King Tubby studio in Waterhouse Kingston, the MCI 2 track tape that was used to record and also to create the echo effect for most of the reggae classics overall and popular Tubby’s instrumental dub mixes. Straight from the heart of Jamaica’s most prolific music community, Waterhouse in Kingston, we proudly introduce you the Alborosie Dub Station.

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