Introduction Always being interested in dubstep music, I was quite enthusiastic in an opportunity to research about it. So our question was, What differences does waves of dubstep and classical music have in terms in period, frequencies and wavelength? It should be interesting to compare dubstep music with classical music, as they are two polar opposites of genres. Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England. It emerged in the late 1990s originating from styles such as 2-step garage, dub, techno, drum and bass, broken beat, jungle, and reggae. The music generally features sparse, syncopated drum and percussion patterns with bass lines that contain prominent sub bass frequencies. Classical music a form of western, including both religious and secular music. While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 which includes the Classical period and various other periods. Instrumental music is a type of music primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments. The frequency of a wave refers to how often the particles of the medium vibrate when a wave passes through the medium. The period is the measure of time it takes for the wave cycle to complete, or the time between a crest and the next. A wavelength is the distance between a crest and the next. The independent variables are the genre and the song that is played through sound studio. The dependent variables will be the waves that are made with the music. and their
period, frequency, wavelength and general form. Control variables would be the volume of the music, and the software that is used. We made simple speculations about possible results. I thought dubstep music would have sharped and jagged crests and troughs than classical music, as the pitch of dubstep music tends to change very quickly. Additionally, dubstep music relies on heavy, uneven precision beats, so I figured dubstep music would have more irregular forms of waves. On the other hand, I predicted that classical music would have more controlled forms of waves. It would be more even, as classical music deploys more instrumental and organic sounds. I think it would have more regular periods and wavelengths, too. It would have more rounded crests and troughs, and lower amplitudes. Materials Samples of Classical instrumental music Smiles of dubstep music Sound Studio program Procedures 1. Select 3 dubstep songs and 3 classical songs. The songs chosen does not largely matter, however, the classical pieces need to be only performed with instruments. 2. Play the songs through the sound studio program to analyze the waves they make.
3. Select sections in each of the songs to analyze. Again, this does not hugely matter, as long as it is a part during the drop for a dubstep song. Data Dubstep Music Skrillex - Kyoto Marshmello - Alone (Slushii Remix)
Nuclear - Zomboy Classical Music Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Boogie Bach Cello Suite no 1 in G
Hawl's moving castle ost Analysis It seems like the hypothesis was quite accurate. Dubstep music and classical music had a lot of notable differences in general. Dubstep music had sharp and jagged crests and troughs, with high amplitudes. On the other hand, classical music made calmer waves, with low amplitudes and rounder costs and troughs. The waves in dubstep music was very irregular, as we expected. However, the waves in classical music wasn t so even, unlike our hypothesis stated, although it was easier to recognize patterns inside the waves. And naturally, dubstep waves had shorter wavelengths and periods, compared to classical music waves. But the biggest difference we found was in the frequency. Dubstep music had higher frequencies than classical music, and the difference was noticeable right away. So what caused these differences? As we stated before, the heavy percussion lines in dubstep contributed heavily to the irregularity of the waves, as well as the fast change in pitch. Classical
music does not have percussion beats, and their melody is less complex. I think these are the factors that contributed to the differences. Conclusion The waves of dubstep music and the waves of classical music differs in almost every aspect. Dubstep music has high frequencies unlike classical music, It also has sharp crests and troughs than classical music, and shorter periods and wave lengths than classical music. But most notably, there was a prominent difference in the frequency, dubstep music having higher frequencies than classical music.