Editing Drum and bass (section)

==Live performance==
[[File:Pirate station moscow 2009.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Aphrodite (musician)|Aphrodite]] in 2009 at [[Pirate Station]], the world's largest drum and bass festival at that time, in Moscow]]

Drum and bass exhibits a full frequency response which can sometimes only be fully appreciated on sound systems which can handle very low frequencies, including [[sub-bass]] frequencies that are often felt more than heard. As befits its name, the bass element of the music is particularly pronounced, with the comparatively sparse arrangements of drum and bass tracks allowing room for basslines that are deeper than most other forms of dance music. Drum and bass tracks are meticulously designed to create a hard-hitting emotional impact, with the drums complementing the bass to deliver a pulsating, powerful experience. Consequently, drum and bass parties are often advertised as featuring uncommonly loud and bass-heavy sound systems.

However, there are many albums specifically designed for personal listening. The DJ mix is a particularly popular form of release, with a popular DJ or producer mixing live, or on a computer, a variety of tracks for personal listening. Additionally, there are many albums containing unmixed tracks, suited for home or car listening.<ref>"The Good Life, No Such Thing As Society", ''The Independent'', 23 July 2003</ref>

===DJ performance===
Although this practice has declined in popularity,<ref>{{Cite book
|last = Reynolds
|first = Simon
|title = Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture
|year = 2013
|publisher = Soft Skull Press
|quote = When the drum and bass gradually fell into the orbit of techno, the MC – both as a samplesource taken from dancehall and rap records and as a live partner of the DJ in the club – began to disappear from the music.
}}</ref> DJs are often accompanied by one or more [[Emcees|MCs]], drawing on the genre's roots in [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[reggae]]/[[ragga]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD2OTWHppzs | title = Goldie in Shanghai on youtube.com| date = 27 August 2006| via = [[YouTube]]| access-date = 6 September 2006}}</ref>

MCs do not generally receive the same level of recognition as producer/DJs, and some events are specifically marketed as being MC-free. There are relatively few well-known drum and bass MCs, mainly based in London and Bristol, including [[Stevie Hyper D]] (deceased), the [[Ragga Twins]], [[Dynamite MC]], [[MC Skibadee]] (deceased) and [[MC Tali]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.knowledgemag.co.uk/features.asp?SectionID=1031&uid=&MagID=1063&ReviewID=1680&PageNumber=1&arcMagID=1062| title = MC Evolution feature on knowledgemag.co.uk| access-date = 6 September 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070309101059/http://www.knowledgemag.co.uk/features.asp?SectionID=1031&uid=&MagID=1063&ReviewID=1680&PageNumber=1&arcMagID=1062| archive-date = 9 March 2007}}</ref>

===Live instrument performance===
[[File:Pendulum CopenhagenNov2010.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]] performing live in 2010]]

Many musicians have adapted drum and bass to live performances, which feature instruments such as [[Drum kit|drums]] (acoustic or electronic), [[Sampler (musical instrument)|samplers]], [[synthesizer]]s, [[turntables]], [[bass (instrument)|bass]] (either [[upright bass|upright]] or electric) and [[guitar]]s (acoustic or electric). [[Sampler (musical instrument)|Samplers]] have also been used live by assigning samples to a specific drum pad or key on [[Roland V-Drums|drum pads]] or synthesizers. [[MC]]s are frequently featured in live performances.