Define : D&B Roller

[Gr1pz]

.........I cant believe how many people have no clue what a rolling bassline is. There was already a thread about this and some of the "Examples" of a roller were literally the exact opposite of a roller.

 

[SmallVictoriez]

For me its always been: Tunes with a strong continuous linked bass usually in the form of an ascending or descending arpeggio. That could describe a lot of tunes though eh? I'd have to sing a b-line for it to make sense - can't do that on a text forum.

 

[st420]

ive always thought tunes like splash step are rollers. work well for blends as opposed to double drops

 

[WhoSayReload?]

I'd say a roller is something that is consistent from start to finish and not a tune thats goes out of its way if you see what I mean. A tune that you wouldn't use as an intro or an outro and is fairly easy to mix in/ out with. For example

 

[Subjekt Music]

Break - Destiny Comes Ringin

Big roller

 

[Lunos]

MIST - Outtaspace

the definition of roller

 

[archive]

yeah as previously said break stuff is probablhy the best example
break - splash step i suppose

 

[charlie131]

anything break touches is a roller hahaha

 

[ali^]

 

[Cat Gas]

Where the bass is thick and deep, eg heavily lowpassed, and just continues to roll on, instead of being in stabs etc. Not a tune you would start or finish with. Middle of the set business.
Also, there's no such thing as a jump up roller, because the bass is too aggressive to be rolling. (as far as I know.)

 

[d.o.b]

High Roller - G13... thats what I call roller

 

[d.o.b M.K 2]

High Roller - G13... thats what I call roller

this!

 

[jubble]

Friction & K-Tee - Set It Off

 

[djCoon]

this!

this blud,your real cool man

 

[Scatcat]

Simples

 

[Sweaty Teddy]

My idea of a rollerr

 

[dizzzeejungle]

Where the bass is thick and deep, eg heavily lowpassed, and just continues to roll on, instead of being in stabs etc. Not a tune you would start or finish with. Middle of the set business.
Also, there's no such thing as a jump up roller, because the bass is too aggressive to be rolling. (as far as I know.)

Yeah, this for sure.

I always think of Logistics - Colourhweel ,

 

[encounter]

Back in the day[early to mid 90's: )] a "Roller" referred to the the Break that consisted of Drum rolls linked together & often in conjunction with an Amen over the top but nowadays it seem's to have morphed in tracks like 'The Cleaner' by Hybris etc.

This everyone else is wrong /thread

 

[Gr1pz]

 

[st420]

spectrasoul - the tube

one of my favourite rollers