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The dub high-pass filter

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The high-pass filter on King Tubby's mixing board, famously swept live to strip bass out of a mix and slam it back in, becoming one of dub's signature dramatic gestures and an example of studio electronics used as a performance control.

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Michael Veal, Dub; FACT 'A beginner's guide to King Tubby'.

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