The Alborosie Dub Station is a new creative plug-in by AudioThing Ltd., which emulates the original echos, spring reverb, and filter of the legendary dub reggae artist, King Tubby. The Alborosie Dub Station user interface contains three unique effects that are stacked vertically on top of one another, which resemble the original hardware units by mimicking the classic rack-mount design and knob styles.
Osbourne Ruddock, otherwise known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer famous for pioneering dub during the 1970s, and is respected today for his influence within electronic music production. The Alborosie Dub Station recreates the genre's famous effects through analyzing and sampling the original hardware units from Alborosie's personal collection, another influential Jamaican dub reggae artist.
The Alborosie Dub Station effects include the FILTER MAN, ECHOWUK, and SPRING BLING. FILTER MAN is an 11 step, passive high-pass filter, modelled after King Tubby's "Big Knob." The ECHOWUK is an echo effect recreating the MCI Two-Track tape hardware unit from King Tubby's old studio. SPRING BLING is a recreation of King Tubby's modified Fairchild Spring Reverb, also from his studio in Jamaica.
Dub Reggae Plug-Ins
AudioThing's Alborosie Dub Station Recreates King Tubby's Hardware Sound
Trend Themes
1. Dub Reggae Emulation Plug-ins - Emulating classic dub reggae hardware units in a software plug-in provides opportunities in the music production industry for more affordable and accessible options.
2. Rack-mount Design User Interfaces - Recreating classic hardware units with vertical stacking and physical knob designs, like in the Alborosie Dub Station, could offer an opportunity for user interfaces in other digital tools.
3. Influential Personal Collection Sampling - Analyzing and sampling hardware units from personal collections of influential artists like Alborosie also provides opportunities for other sampling and emulation projects.
Industry Implications
1. Music Production - The Alborosie Dub Station and similar emulation plug-ins provide a new avenue for innovation and disruption in the music production industry.
2. Audio Software Development - Recreating classic hardware units in software plug-ins offers disruptive innovation opportunities for audio software development companies.
3. Audio Equipment Manufacturing - Analyzing and sampling personal collections of influential artists provides opportunities for audio equipment manufacturing companies to create more authentic recreations of classic hardware.