Dubstep mastering with drops that hit hard and a sub that stays in control.
Dubstep drops are among the loudest things in electronic music, and the sub carries most of the energy. ZERRRO Engine masters them with a dubstep reference profile. You hear exactly how hard you can push before the growls start to smear.
The engine’s default for Dubstep: loud, in line with released club dubstep.
Deep dubstep leaves more space and sounds better a little lower. It has its own profile.
At club loudness the limiter stops at 0 dBTP, so nothing overshoots. Streaming masters stop at −1 dBTP.
What a dubstep master has to survive
The drop is a wall of sub, mid-bass and distortion. The master makes it louder without turning the growls into noise.
Sub that shakes, not wobbles
The sub is steady energy under the drop. The master keeps it level instead of letting the limiter pump it.
Growls with definition
Mid-bass carries the movement. It needs grit without masking the snare.
Snare on top of everything
In a dubstep drop the snare has to punch through a full spectrum. It is the first thing to disappear when the master is too loud.
Hear it. Shape it. Then decide.
Upload & check
Bit depth, sample rate, true peak, clipping and loudness of your premaster are measured in seconds. If the file is already limited or clipping, you find out before anything is processed.
Pick Bass & Breaks → Dubstep
The engine uses a reference profile built from released dubstep and adapts it to your mix. 140 / Deep Dubstep, Trap and UK Bass have their own profiles in the same group.
Shape it while it plays
Choose an aggressive or punchy character, pull back a harsh band with an EQ dot, and let Auto set the loudness. Every change is audible while it plays.
A/B and decide
Compare the master with your mix at matched loudness, read the measured LUFS and true peak, and render again for free if it is not there yet. You pay only when you download.
Preview free. Pay only for the download.
When you unlock a master
- The master you heard, full length, as 24-bit WAV and 320 kbps MP3
- Your loudness target, true peak never above 0 dBTP (−1 dBTP for streaming)
- Download link right away and by email
- Files kept in My Masters for 12 months
Before you upload
- 24-bit WAV, no limiter or clipper on the master bus
- Sub mono below roughly 100 Hz
- 3 to 6 dB of headroom
- Leave the drop as dynamic as you can in the mix
Questions producers ask
How loud should a dubstep master be?
Around −7 LUFS integrated for club dubstep is what the engine’s Auto setting picks; deep dubstep nearer −8.5. The limiter ceiling is 0 dBTP at club loudness; for streaming, around −14 LUFS at −1 dBTP.
Will the master smear my growls?
You judge it yourself in the A/B at matched loudness. If the growls blur, lower the loudness or choose a softer character.
Does it work for riddim and 140?
Yes. Use Dubstep for riddim and heavy drops, 140 / Deep Dubstep for deeper, more spacious tracks.
Is it free?
The full-length preview and the A/B are free. You pay one credit, from 2.99 EUR, only when you download.
Hear your track mastered first. Decide after.
Drop a premaster or take one of the demo tracks for a spin. Free, right now, in your browser.
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