The Most Significant Beat
A comparative study of changes in bass drum sounds from 70s disco to electronic dance music of the 1980s and 1990s.
This Paper was presented at the Art of Record Production conference at the University of Edinburgh, September 8th -10th 2006
The title for this paper; The Most Significant Beat, refers to the beat fulfilled as a bass drum sound. The material in focus contains the so-called four-to-the-floor bass drum pattern,where the author believes the bass drum is functionally crucial in initiating kinetic patterns amongst its receivers.
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