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About Dubplates
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WHAT IS A DUBPLATE / SPECIAL
| "Special" is a term used in the Jamaican music industry to describe a personalized song done on a selected rhythm track exclusively for Sound Systems, Discos, Disc Jockeys, Clubs and Radio Stations. It can also be defined as an extended Jingle. The "Special" is done live with the artiste recording a song with lyrics written exclusively for and include the name of a particular client onto a Dub Plate, Digital Audio Tape (DAT) or Cassette. Now A days most recording Studios are Digital so Songs are recorded to Hard Drive. "Specials" can be very effective when being broadcast or played in the Dancehall because the listeners or audiences uses them to elevate the performance of Disc Jockeys, Sound Systems, Selectors and also to adjudge the winner from two more Sound Systems competing (Sound Clash) for the title of "The Best Dancehall Sound" or "The Best Selector". |
