What is the fastest music humanly possible?

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  • Turns out, really fast. (the intro is faked, by the way)
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    RESOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO:
    Tom Grosset's world record:
    • Tom Grosset - World's ...
    An example of Extratone music:
    • Aekhloria - The Lost T...
    Anne-Sophie Mutter and her ensemble perform Summer from Vivaldi's the Four Seasons
    • ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER - V...
    Mike Glozier - Frictional Nevada
    • Venetian Snares - Fric...
    George Kollias - Shall Rise Shall Be Dead
    • George Kollias - " Sha...
    66Samus - The different kinds of blastbeats
    • Different Types of Bla...
    Cognitive Constraints on Metric Systems (the paper I referenced probably the most heavily in this video)
    www.researchgate.net/publicat...
    Thaddeus Bolton - Rhythm (paper from 1894 that first established the 100 ms threshold)
    www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/14109...
    Parncutt - A Perceptual Model of Pulse Salience and Metrical Accent in Musical Rhythms
    mp.ucpress.edu/content/11/4/49
    Pekcan Ungan and Suha Yagcioglu - "Significant variations in Weber fraction for changes in inter-onset interval of a click train over the range of intervals between 5 and 300 ms"
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    Steve Lehman - Liminality as a Framework for Composition: Rhythmic Thresholds, Spectral Harmonies and Afrological Improvisation
    academiccommons.columbia.edu/...
    Jim Van Cleve - Train 45
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    Max Roach + Abbey Lincoln - Freedom Day
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  • @wilsonsguitarlounge8244
    @wilsonsguitarlounge8244 5 років тому +4499

    Imaging being such a Chad that you play so fast you literally create a note.

    • @chadbierman8058
      @chadbierman8058 4 роки тому +32

      Wilson From Castaway wdym by such a Chad?

    • @snohometalhead
      @snohometalhead 4 роки тому +37

      @@chadbierman8058 he's an incel

    • @mattthompson1876
      @mattthompson1876 4 роки тому +9

      420 lol

    • @siddhant717
      @siddhant717 4 роки тому +74

      @@snohometalhead how does that imply he's an incel?

    • @mazon33
      @mazon33 4 роки тому +34

      @@snohometalhead Don't ever make fun of the bass player. He'll show up to the perfomance with something other than a bass in his gig bag.

  • @Koettnylle
    @Koettnylle 7 років тому +6072

    Not quite my tempo

    • @iankrasnow5383
      @iankrasnow5383 7 років тому +242

      Were you rushing or dragging?

    • @AddisonTownsendGommers
      @AddisonTownsendGommers 7 років тому +10

      oh my god

    • @pereztube2
      @pereztube2 7 років тому +112

      oh hey, look its that guy that references whiplash in the comment section of music related videos.

    • @Heavy_Metal_Cyclist117
      @Heavy_Metal_Cyclist117 7 років тому +6

      hahahaha....gold!

    • @Koettnylle
      @Koettnylle 7 років тому +41

      @randomlygeneratedusername Hello there, actually it's the first time i reference whiplash. I understand a comment like this is very tedious for you.
      Now, since we're on the topic of youtube comments i have two questions for you: have you reflected on why you made that comment, and how it might affect others?
      Regardless, enjoy the video.

  • @annajepsen2615
    @annajepsen2615 5 років тому +2386

    IF YOU CAN PLAY IT SLOW YOU CAN PLAY IT FAST

  • @sp00g37
    @sp00g37 5 років тому +3386

    so is this essentially the "fps" of the ears?

  • @jpm_drums
    @jpm_drums 4 роки тому +746

    Here Jazz drummers playing 250BPM like *just normal swing bro*

    • @gabo4850
      @gabo4850 4 роки тому +72

      Death metal too.
      *Normal tech death bro*

    • @Marquploads
      @Marquploads 4 роки тому +1

      ye

    • @monalisadabbing7491
      @monalisadabbing7491 4 роки тому +28

      @@gabo4850 280bpm would be a warm-up for death metal drummers.

    • @gabo4850
      @gabo4850 4 роки тому +6

      @@monalisadabbing7491tech death bassists put les claypool to shame

    • @restfulflames9855
      @restfulflames9855 4 роки тому +20

      @@gabo4850 death metal bassists work so hard but you can't hear them

  • @gagefraw3182
    @gagefraw3182 7 років тому +2478

    You're the Vsauce of music

    • @mtnmotoadv
      @mtnmotoadv 7 років тому +36

      Had this exact same thought during this entire video

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 7 років тому +54

      No. Vsauce just clumps together vaguely related things without rhyme or reason, it feels like clicking through Wikipedia and a few minutes later no longer knowing how you got there and why. Adam presents an argument, a logical chain of claims and evidence.

    • @mateussilva635
      @mateussilva635 7 років тому +33

      Siana Gearz Try watching the videos more than once. Especially in the most recent ones, all the stuff that seems random is cleverly related in one way or another.

    • @RaymondtheHon
      @RaymondtheHon 7 років тому +9

      his knowledge is far more grounded than Vsauce's lol...

    • @mateussilva635
      @mateussilva635 7 років тому +35

      Raymond Hon His style is definetely more in depth and analytic, but I think Vsauce has much better presentation and instills a sense of wonder and curiosity. I like both channels and think comparing them it's a apples and oranges case

  • @TheActualJae
    @TheActualJae 5 років тому +657

    Daft Punk used this effect very cleverly at the end of “Giorgio by Moroder” on Random Access Memories. They used (what sounds like) an 808 kick drum played so quickly it sounds like a synth. Then, as it slows down, you start to notice the intervals until they finally slow it enough that it sounds like a 808 kick being played at around 80bpm or so. It’s gotta be one of my favorite endings to a song...

    • @shanettequao9043
      @shanettequao9043 4 роки тому +27

      Jay Carr daft punk are always clever with how they use instruments

    • @StarsWithScars
      @StarsWithScars 4 роки тому +9

      I checked it, its true

    • @nedisahonkey
      @nedisahonkey 4 роки тому +28

      The fact that it's connecting back to the click track that starts the song and the broader theme of the history of dance music and electronic instruments is also brilliant. Truly one of their masterpieces of song making.

    • @OLBICHL
      @OLBICHL 4 роки тому +2

      XD what a ride you took me to, liked the music and the end was all the more satisfying!

    • @OLBICHL
      @OLBICHL 3 роки тому

      @A A sweeeeet I love it! If all the songs are like Touch and Contact... then I must get my hands on the album!

  • @timdedecker7894
    @timdedecker7894 4 роки тому +400

    imagine that you could make a song where the pitches of the notes are purely achieved by playing a rythm so fast that it becomes the desired pitch

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 4 роки тому +90

      The drummer becomes the guitarist.

    • @rikkiegieler5638
      @rikkiegieler5638 4 роки тому +46

      I mean, that’s basically all music right? Just a series of really fast oscillations...

    • @Therodinn
      @Therodinn 4 роки тому +2

      someone do this

    • @kingkiwi7851
      @kingkiwi7851 4 роки тому +33

      @Willem De Veroveraar There is, its a genre of music called extratone, which is a more extreme version of speedcore. it's called extra tone because the beats of the bass get so fast they turn into an "extra tone". music of this genre is played at 1000 bpm or higher! a good song in this category is "uranoid" by Daibarha.
      there are also more extreme versions of extra tone, the fastest genre is called hypertone, this genre contains the fastest music known to man, and the fastest song in this genre is
      25,000,000 BPM! the song's name is "Crooked Smiles" by Murrosity, an example of the bpm is at around 0:13, although its present all throughout the song.
      I recommend looking into these genres more because there's a chance you might like some, so give it a try. also FYI there's a middle ground genre called ultratone you should check out as well.

    • @EthanDyTioco
      @EthanDyTioco 4 роки тому +3

      Rikkie Gieler yeah but you have to manually perform each pulse of those fast oscillations

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 6 років тому +2303

    8:00 So basically the fastest rhythm we can recognize is a high pressure fart.

    • @-zephyressence-2018
      @-zephyressence-2018 5 років тому +47

      Jefferson Sales good gosh my sides hurt from laughing so much 😆😂

    • @khormunhuai5901
      @khormunhuai5901 5 років тому +44

      Yeah....like constipated for 3 weeks with diet only beans, black pepper and onions. Then release Em once for all...

    • @Irobert1115HD
      @Irobert1115HD 5 років тому +10

      @@khormunhuai5901 there was a guy in india who lived in a cave an made a diet made up from beans, garlik and onions. i think i dont need to say that his cave wasnt vented very well.

    • @khormunhuai5901
      @khormunhuai5901 5 років тому +3

      @@Irobert1115HD you know what happen when people start up a gas stove nearby the cave....lol

    • @Irobert1115HD
      @Irobert1115HD 5 років тому +1

      @@khormunhuai5901 nope. he got some digestive problems, startet to fart and gassed himself to death.

  • @johnmanganaro3109
    @johnmanganaro3109 7 років тому +135

    I ran into Adam on the street today in Manhattan about two hours after commenting on this video. It was awesome!

    • @AdamNeely
      @AdamNeely  7 років тому +56

      +John Manganaro Nice to meet you John!

    • @johnmanganaro3109
      @johnmanganaro3109 7 років тому +24

      haha and here I had always assumed Casey Niestat would be the first youtuber I would run across in New York ... BTW if you're ever looking for a trumpet player on short notice I'm your man

    • @Absolutely_puck_fakestine
      @Absolutely_puck_fakestine 7 років тому +12

      John Manganaro how fast were you running ?

  • @kuzuchan3361
    @kuzuchan3361 4 роки тому +146

    I'm an audio engineer. If you're interested, there's a concept called the Haas Effect, wherein two sonic phenomena occurring within 50ms or less from each other are perceived as the same sound. There's a pretty good article about it by Produce Like a Pro if you want to know more.

    • @stevesoldwedel
      @stevesoldwedel 3 роки тому

      "Would you like to know more?" -R.A. Heinlein

    • @MrJdsenior
      @MrJdsenior 3 роки тому

      Did the guy that discovered/papered it open a large tool manufacturing business?..sorry, a EE and machining hobbyist who couldn't resist. My bad.

  • @huhneat1076
    @huhneat1076 4 роки тому +569

    3:58 hear the sound and imagine Mr. Krabs

    • @alamooji3716
      @alamooji3716 4 роки тому +35

      You have perfect pitch!!! You can hear not just notes but full on identities

    • @ivybrowning9830
      @ivybrowning9830 4 роки тому +10

      i hate u lol

    • @squidfanatic2831
      @squidfanatic2831 4 роки тому +7

      @@ivybrowning9830
      Uh, you hate him? I understand it's a joke, but...

    • @chromosoze
      @chromosoze 4 роки тому +1

      i how is mr krabs related to thata

    • @Crispy656forever
      @Crispy656forever 4 роки тому +10

      @@chromosoze he means the sound of mr krabs walking

  • @UnbanNilgizmoMrBaker
    @UnbanNilgizmoMrBaker 7 років тому +2860

    The true answer: Initial D - Running In The 90s

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 7 років тому +78

      I'M JUST RUNNING IN THE 90S

    • @Kirusei
      @Kirusei 7 років тому +36

      NIGHT OF FIAH

    • @AxelGame
      @AxelGame 6 років тому +44

      DEJA VU

    • @MisterQuasar
      @MisterQuasar 6 років тому +7

      Pretty sure it was made at a MUCH slower speed and then sped up in post

    • @Mastermile
      @Mastermile 6 років тому +8

      158 bpm, but yea...

  • @Andrew90046zero
    @Andrew90046zero 7 років тому +333

    7:55 sounds like a lawn mower revving up
    8:06 sounds like a taco bell fart

  • @sittynj
    @sittynj 4 роки тому +620

    “if you can play it slowly
    you can play it quickly“🐝

    • @Beanie-Babe
      @Beanie-Babe 4 роки тому +10

      l i n g l i n g

    • @423adriana
      @423adriana 4 роки тому +7

      lingling40hours lingling40hours lingling40hours

    • @HeroicTombolo
      @HeroicTombolo 3 роки тому +3

      somehow I knew this would be here somewhere

  • @ahobimo732
    @ahobimo732 4 роки тому +52

    Aphex Twin released an album called "Richard D. James Album" in 1996. The first song on that album is titled " 4 ", and it features a sound that quickly mutates back and forth between a series of beats and a single continuous tone. The effect is incredibly catchy. It's a great song.

  • @Michael-ow5yp
    @Michael-ow5yp 6 років тому +1030

    4:42 When you reach 1st place in Yoshi's Valley on the 3rd lap.

  • @DelinquentDJ
    @DelinquentDJ 7 років тому +225

    I was waiting for the day extreme metal would be mentioned in an Adam Neely video

    • @tk4x431
      @tk4x431 7 років тому +2

      DelinquentDJ Yes Yes!

    • @iurigrang
      @iurigrang 7 років тому +2

      DelinquentDJ well, he has mentioned it multiple times, but in his Q and As. he is definitely familiar with metal, :)

    • @Addrum
      @Addrum 7 років тому +6

      When the video started, I was hoping he mentioned George Kollias. Not dissapointed :)

    • @alexanderjaskowsky8276
      @alexanderjaskowsky8276 7 років тому

      Adolfo Cabrera Schmidt Pretty much the same here

    • @Goabnb94
      @Goabnb94 7 років тому +1

      I was thinking "you want fast music? Listen to blast beats" Would've commented it too until he mentioned it.

  • @sadiemcc9363
    @sadiemcc9363 4 роки тому +42

    *Scrolls to comments to see just how many "If you can play something slowly, you can play it quickly"s there are*

    • @starlightsall
      @starlightsall 3 роки тому +1

      @Lord Belial
      ----- joke ----->
      ( your head )

  • @appletreepear
    @appletreepear 5 років тому +9

    I like extratone, it feels nice. Ending bars/beats/rhythms very slightly early can give a similar effect and make things feel really fast too, and combining different time signatures/tempos at the same time can make it feel like they're part of a faster tempo/time signature that includes both.

  • @bevraduketesi6248
    @bevraduketesi6248 7 років тому +1304

    Misread the title as a "What is the fascist music".
    Clicked immediately

    • @tk4x431
      @tk4x431 7 років тому +2

      Mindia Arabuli LMAO!

    • @MuzikBike
      @MuzikBike 7 років тому +84

      Does it tend to have a time signature of nein over four?

    • @marcorocko1000
      @marcorocko1000 7 років тому +29

      Mindia Arabuli wagner

    • @eduardoparma1947
      @eduardoparma1947 7 років тому +20

      I read "what is the fattest music"

    • @palibakufun
      @palibakufun 7 років тому +5

      Carmina Burana and Pines of Rome are fascist pieces.

  • @niyasummer4940
    @niyasummer4940 6 років тому +167

    George kolias never skips leg day.

  • @The4stro
    @The4stro 4 роки тому +53

    1:28
    240bpm: too fast to be useful
    diabarha: lol look at this nerd

  • @noamini8742
    @noamini8742 4 роки тому +1

    ur bass lessons intro makes me so happy every time i hear it its just perfect

  • @Defensive_Wounds
    @Defensive_Wounds 6 років тому +176

    That last audio clip of the band from the 1960s which was 400bpm doesn't sound that fast at all...lol Mainly due to the slow vocals I think.

  • @p.f.886
    @p.f.886 7 років тому +42

    0:05 this cat don't give a fuck about this guy's skills. that cat is a savage.

    • @search895
      @search895 6 років тому +2

      PAF 3474 Cats could play faster music than us if they wanted to.

    • @rachelpurity1
      @rachelpurity1 6 років тому

      Search No, if they had instruments that are suited for cat operators.

  • @HerrMeier007
    @HerrMeier007 5 років тому +54

    Wow, you played so fast in the intro, that even the clock was adjusting to the speed!
    I think you just became the master of time!

  • @imlerith1800
    @imlerith1800 3 роки тому +12

    I'm so happy to see George Kollias get some recognition! He is one of the greatest death metal drummers of all time. 🇬🇷

  • @imglidinhere
    @imglidinhere 6 років тому +64

    This video is amazing for the sole reason that it covers both bases of what is music and what is ability but takes note that they clearly are NOT the same thing and should not be confused as one or the other. Definitely worth the time to watch. :D

    • @search895
      @search895 6 років тому +5

      imglidinhere The part where he explains the difference between beat and pitch is very interesting too.

  • @lucaspessoapereira
    @lucaspessoapereira 7 років тому +517

    you are the greatest youtuber ever. thank you for everything you do.

    • @kakarotz9296
      @kakarotz9296 7 років тому +48

      You're welcome, thanks for the comment

  • @sydneyjones5519
    @sydneyjones5519 4 роки тому +30

    8:06 I... created this on FL studio without knowing what I was doing... YO SWEET

  • @ryanstriker9
    @ryanstriker9 Рік тому +11

    Dude... 7:32-8:10 MIND BLOWN!!!! Just incredible to show how rhythm transforms pitch.

    • @flora5090
      @flora5090 Рік тому

      You'd love extratone music, it's based around that entire concept

  • @Modtro64
    @Modtro64 6 років тому +34

    Who came here after watching "What is the Slowest Music Possible?"
    I needed something to perk me up after watching it.

  • @Misterg1997
    @Misterg1997 7 років тому +81

    8:06 "now when I speed it up a lot more.." it sounds like a fucking eletric saw xD

    • @PixLgams
      @PixLgams 7 років тому +18

      Kind of explains where that characteristic sound comes from.

    • @Bilobatelamb
      @Bilobatelamb 7 років тому +5

      Gianni Narduzzi it sounds like a fart

    • @bluxpretion
      @bluxpretion 7 років тому

      Gianni Narduzzi And sounded like a fart beforehand

    • @aosggame
      @aosggame 7 років тому +3

      Sounds like a motorbike.

  • @Nikki-gv6gl
    @Nikki-gv6gl 4 роки тому +95

    4:42 An accurate musical representation of cocaine

  • @thelol7956
    @thelol7956 4 роки тому +58

    1:43 You should have shown *_Ben Lee_* or *_Vov Dylan_* because they are *_too fast to be useful_*

    • @dunterriker3301
      @dunterriker3301 4 роки тому +5

      yes But I know a certain violinist who can play faster, and it’s not lingling, it’s Leonidas Kavakos. I’m sure you know which piece and specific performance I’m talking about.

    • @meraldlag4336
      @meraldlag4336 3 роки тому

      And I think his pag 5 is incredible

  • @AtrociousNightmare
    @AtrociousNightmare 7 років тому +45

    HA! I knew it! The great George Kollias is not human! xP
    Seriously, this was incredibly interesting and informative. Thank you Adam!

    • @alexdem98
      @alexdem98 7 років тому +3

      Atrocious Nightmare His nickname is "the octopus".

    • @crunch-pg4vk
      @crunch-pg4vk 6 років тому

      Emil Johansson ^^ this. Lord Marco (brain drill) has a drum video at 420bpm, Simone arconda piras 370, and Wanja groger 380, but they are just quick blast beats and rolls.

  • @darrend.4835
    @darrend.4835 7 років тому +81

    When done with an *_a e s t h e t i c_* goal in mind, extreme speeds in music can be quite sublime and maybe even _transcendent._

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 7 років тому +4

      Darren D. Like some black metal

    • @jjs8426
      @jjs8426 7 років тому +3

      TallicaMan1986 black metal is slow

  • @arklowrockz
    @arklowrockz 4 роки тому +3

    That's part of the appeal of drum and bass music. The drum and bass that most appealed to me were tracks that had the absolutely frantic snare and hi hat sounds with slow languid washes of synth chords over the top. Your brain and ear were all over the shop trying to follow it. Great stuff!!!

  • @simonfalta6294
    @simonfalta6294 4 роки тому +255

    250bpm : to fast to be useful
    Infant anihilator: -let us itroduse urselfes-

    • @satanicsoldaccount2630
      @satanicsoldaccount2630 4 роки тому

      simon falta 🤣🤣

    • @zyphedits6298
      @zyphedits6298 4 роки тому +11

      was waiting for a deathcore band to be mentioned

    • @aed-lort
      @aed-lort 3 роки тому

      You know they don’t have a song over 250bpm right?

    • @simonfalta6294
      @simonfalta6294 3 роки тому +2

      @@aed-lort yes they do, for example cuntcrusher is 270bpm

    • @anurai7691
      @anurai7691 3 роки тому

      @@simonfalta6294 viscera infest and ecchymosis drummers play at 340 bpm. There are probably more drummers waiting to be found that can play faster

  • @raleighsingleton7455
    @raleighsingleton7455 6 років тому +117

    plays a whole note and says I'm playing faster than 50ms

    • @annajoy6357
      @annajoy6357 6 років тому +25

      Raleigh Singleton well, if you think about it, when one plays a brass instrument, each vibration coming from their embouchure could be a separate note, we just don't hear each sound wave individually. Since the vibrations are faster than 50 ms, we only hear a whole note. Hm. That's a thought.

    • @spazalicious5208
      @spazalicious5208 6 років тому

      ...TIL how to spell embouchure.

    • @boiledelephant
      @boiledelephant 6 років тому +2

      Peter Griffin had a similar 'party trick' where he claimed to be able to recite the entire declaration of independence in half a second.

    • @radtech21
      @radtech21 5 років тому

      Anna Joy I was thinking about exactly this as I watched the video. Thank you!

  • @mantrata4688
    @mantrata4688 7 років тому +154

    sanic earrape is the fastest one that can deafen you

    • @xyxy6188
      @xyxy6188 6 років тому +1

      Your too slow

    • @UndeadRonin
      @UndeadRonin 6 років тому +7

      xy xy what about his too slow, how do you know he owns a "too slow"
      You're*

    • @dmcpartlin17
      @dmcpartlin17 6 років тому

      xy xy you're*

    • @dmcpartlin17
      @dmcpartlin17 6 років тому

      Official Xontor Beats Production oh btw that's something sonic says in one of the games.

  • @Zahn87
    @Zahn87 4 роки тому

    Cheers. Thanks for the Video
    It refreshed my Music brain from when i studied years ago
    Inspired me to pick up the bass to

  • @bassnbones
    @bassnbones 4 роки тому

    I recognized the background music and read the description, love your music!! Crazy I stumbled upon this video by accident. Keep that shit going 🤘

  • @renangoncalvesflores
    @renangoncalvesflores 6 років тому +323

    Our brains understand fast notes not as singles notes going too fast, but as one single pitched note. We call it "texture".
    Hear Aphex Twin, a eletronic musician that works beatifully with this subject and other ones too, like polyrhythm and microtones.

    • @TheChugg11
      @TheChugg11 6 років тому +2

      Renan Gonçalves Flores
      Come to Daddy...

    • @madmaxx4178
      @madmaxx4178 5 років тому +2

      Electronic music ain't music

    • @ashbridgeindustries380
      @ashbridgeindustries380 5 років тому +33

      Is it a collection of sounds organised with pitch and rhythm? Then it's music.

    • @d3str0i3r
      @d3str0i3r 5 років тому +6

      digital videos aint videos

    • @wallymacias4954
      @wallymacias4954 5 років тому +2

      any particular aphex twin songs as example?

  • @p.f.886
    @p.f.886 7 років тому +135

    I wathced this video in x2 speed. Nothing anymore to say.

  • @timkulchitsky6690
    @timkulchitsky6690 5 років тому +956

    Ling ling can play 49 ms

    • @kakao6125
      @kakao6125 4 роки тому +23

      Dont forget ur practice!

    • @edgarwalk5637
      @edgarwalk5637 4 роки тому +30

      I scrolled down just to read this.

    • @thepotato8445
      @thepotato8445 4 роки тому +2

      Yes

    • @kassie2k4
      @kassie2k4 4 роки тому +16

      lingling could hear something at 400 notes/second and play it back at normal speed perfectly 🤷🏻‍♀️🥳😅

    • @christianthompson1839
      @christianthompson1839 4 роки тому +4

      Y e s

  • @nosta001
    @nosta001 5 років тому

    So ive watched a couple of your videos here and there. Never realized your band is sungazer. Dude I jam your tunes at least once a week on spotify!! Keep up the killer videos and music!!

  • @willdvsds3141
    @willdvsds3141 6 років тому +57

    240 bpm is altar of sacrifice by slayer

    • @SorooshMhs
      @SorooshMhs 6 років тому +3

      will dvsds and necrophobic is even faster

    • @teamatfort444
      @teamatfort444 5 років тому +2

      biscobisco necrophobic is 248 and they once played it like 260 live

    • @nash6662
      @nash6662 4 роки тому

      @@teamatfort444 conspiracy of silence is 280 i think

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic 4 роки тому

      Queen performed Stone cold Crazy at 270bpm.

    • @_nurmi06
      @_nurmi06 4 роки тому

      @@teamatfort444 necrophobic is 257bpm

  • @WilliamSlaght
    @WilliamSlaght 7 років тому +88

    What is the slowest music?
    Could "Bohren and Der Club of Gore" be one of the top winners though?

    • @gabrielm5724
      @gabrielm5724 7 років тому +20

      sunn o))) for sure

    • @9696Punk
      @9696Punk 7 років тому +5

      Sunn O)))

    • @Amozmusicmaker
      @Amozmusicmaker 7 років тому +18

      John Cage's As Slow As Possible is currently playing on an automated organ and is programmed to last until well into the second half of our millennium. You could argue however if it's really music rather than just an artistic statement. I'm fairly sure Adam mentioned 4'33 in a previous video, of which similar things could be said in my opinion. I've never heard either being performed so I can't really say much about it first hand, but the way I see it it's rather a kind of statement, similar in a way to Duchamp's fountain or Malevitch's black square. Both are provoking and make the spectator think about what art really is, and by perceiving it that way we the spectator make it into art. Either way, it makes it challenging to define what art (or music in this case) really is.

    • @WilliamSlaght
      @WilliamSlaght 7 років тому +4

      Well Adam, it looks like you have another video to do in your hands: What is the slowest music?

    • @BringerOfBloood
      @BringerOfBloood 7 років тому +5

      4:33 at 0 bpm ;)

  • @dennisvanopstal7360
    @dennisvanopstal7360 5 років тому +4

    Ive been watching a few of your videos because of your review/commentary of Whiplash.
    I am positively surprised you know Venetian Snares and Extratone as a schooled Jazz Musician.
    Fantastic :)
    You are clearly looking beyond your own genre.
    I love that.

    • @ManoloMacchetta
      @ManoloMacchetta 2 роки тому

      > I am positively surprised you know Venetian Snares and Extratone as a schooled Jazz Musician.
      I m super surprised too. he deserved a sub for that alone!

  • @RenaudDenis
    @RenaudDenis 5 років тому

    Hey Adam, your lessons are fascinating. Many thanks for that

  • @shinoboob6307
    @shinoboob6307 7 років тому +56

    osu! players laughing at only 420 bpm

    • @BilllyMays
      @BilllyMays 7 років тому +9

      Haise Sasaki clicking circles is my calling

    • @Droow6
      @Droow6 6 років тому +1

      Haise Sasaki lol

    • @spzl
      @spzl 6 років тому

      I just can play a 164-220 bpm beatmap ;-;

    • @SlashZooka
      @SlashZooka 6 років тому

      +demetori ouh :c but keep going... (says me who hasn't played for years.. :D...)

    • @spzl
      @spzl 6 років тому

      Phantomhive You're right! We need keep trying ^-^
      Let's osu! >:D

  • @Red5rainbow
    @Red5rainbow 7 років тому +295

    Obviously the fastest music humanly possible with no editing whatsoever would be a large band with hundreds of parts where each instrument is manipulated to play at intervals which together causes a song to sounds extremely fast.
    Feel free to read the rest but it's boring:
    Example: Imagine you have three different people to sing the ABCs. Person 1 says ADGJMPSVY, person 2 says BEHKNQTWZ, and person 3 says CFILORUX. Timed perfectly, they are able to sing the ABCs faster than the average person alone.
    The way this works is similar to how clapping works. Just one person can't clap that many times per second. They'll probably be able to clap decently fast but not super fast. Now, if two people are clapping there is twice as many claps per second.

    • @telek.755
      @telek.755 6 років тому +5

      I agree

    • @search895
      @search895 6 років тому +2

      Red5rainbow Good point.

    • @Scalamando
      @Scalamando 6 років тому +24

      I think it wasn't about how fast we can play, but more what's the fastest music we can perceive as music?

    • @search895
      @search895 6 років тому

      Scalamando He clearly said in the video that it was going to be about the fastest music humans can play.

    • @demonfaceINC
      @demonfaceINC 6 років тому +5

      You just over complicated what we real musicians call a triple tounge

  • @animal1439
    @animal1439 3 роки тому +1

    I know very little about music theory, I'm a guitarist that mainly plays rock, alt metal, and country/folk, I know almost nothing about jazz, but I absolutely love this channel and how it goes in depth with its topics. Through this channel I've learned a lot of musical theory jargon so that I can almost sound like I know what I'm talking about when talking about music with friends😂

  • @thetrumpetsource1270
    @thetrumpetsource1270 5 років тому

    This is interesting- this is the reason I “turn on notifications”. I put out content myself and plan on following your lead for my Trumpet and Akai content! Nice work!

  • @VAPYD
    @VAPYD 7 років тому +904

    Is Vsauce your dad? be honest!

    • @hobodawg9364
      @hobodawg9364 7 років тому +8

      I was thinking the exact same thing

    • @xcaluhbration
      @xcaluhbration 7 років тому +2

      V ▲ P Y D They're probably closer in age than we think, Michael just looks older.

    • @AdamNeely
      @AdamNeely  7 років тому +177

      he's 2 years older than me

    • @Svuem
      @Svuem 7 років тому +48

      Adam Neely So he's your Brother?

    • @dth-2783
      @dth-2783 7 років тому +20

      He seems more related to SmarterEveryday

  • @GogiRegion
    @GogiRegion 5 років тому +40

    The moment you brought up George Kollias, I couldn’t help but think that if you’ve ever listened to Nile, you would already know that he truly is the champion of drumming. Lol.

    • @monalisadabbing7491
      @monalisadabbing7491 4 роки тому +1

      Ever heard of Francesco Paoli? Dude can practice 260bpm while freaking sleeping.

    • @nathanwright5543
      @nathanwright5543 4 роки тому +1

      I fucking love Nile so you can imagine how exited i got when i heard about uncle Goarge

    • @fergo3032
      @fergo3032 3 роки тому +2

      @@monalisadabbing7491 from what i heard kollias is the fastest drummer of a commercial succesfull (metal)band. He has doublebass only videos wich are faster, i'm not sure if he has faster songs

  • @jacobtorrez4020
    @jacobtorrez4020 4 роки тому +19

    No one:
    Me in my room at 3 am 7:43

  • @TheFireMonkey
    @TheFireMonkey 4 роки тому +2

    You know, after watching the slowest and fastest music by you I am pondering if one could create an aesthetically pleasing piece of music which used both sections of the fastest useful speed AND the slowest interspersed to play off of each other.
    To be honest, the question itself is one which I am not quite certain as to what it even means - my brain is still working through the thought - but I have a love of the unusual in music [I compose music which, when it isn't total garbage, often is exploring some unusual thing be it strange tempos, odd choices of sounds, etc - I don't play an instrument but I use a midi editor to compose on and play] I got started on this back in the 70s when I discovered that there were people making music by pasting noises together like slamming doors, recording the sound and then adjusting the pitch.
    Anyway, mostly I'm just commenting to let you know that your videos are inspiring thought - even if it is a bit odd and perhaps warped ;)

  • @---qg6nq
    @---qg6nq 7 років тому +108

    I'm here for Graddum Feely's Space Lessons

    • @Ludix147
      @Ludix147 7 років тому +10

      Textbook Fascist then you're a little off.

  • @AllisonGhost
    @AllisonGhost 6 років тому +500

    The guy at 2:11 his earlobes are jiggling all over the place when he drums haha

    • @HS-mn6jc
      @HS-mn6jc 6 років тому +10

      CamBen that’s because they’re earrings...

    • @donovanholm
      @donovanholm 6 років тому +1

      why XD

    • @Bryce-sv4nn
      @Bryce-sv4nn 5 років тому

      life is strange

    • @sarajaffe939
      @sarajaffe939 5 років тому +1

      I SEE CHLOE, I LIKE

    • @Zapidom
      @Zapidom 5 років тому

      Was that a manequin that commented this?

  • @pauloedazima9861
    @pauloedazima9861 3 роки тому

    Beautiful explanations. Top of top. Thank you Adam !

  • @jakegearhart
    @jakegearhart 4 роки тому +6

    7:50 That's honestly really cool. So, technically, if you have an above average _lower pitch perception boundary_ (meaning you can hear notes lower than the average person), you have a below average perception of super quick notes, and vice versa.

    • @brennanherring9059
      @brennanherring9059 3 роки тому +2

      Its a tradeoff. On one hand, I can hear (although just barely) the open C on the octobasse. Unfortunately I can't hear really fast rhythms as well.

    • @Anonymous-df8it
      @Anonymous-df8it Рік тому +1

      I wonder what the world would sound like if we heard all rhythms as pitches or all pitches as rhythms.

  • @butt_woman1493
    @butt_woman1493 7 років тому +24

    I saw some rings of saturn in the intro

  • @smeefbeef12
    @smeefbeef12 7 років тому +228

    infant annhilator is the answer

  • @AK-yy6yf
    @AK-yy6yf 4 роки тому +16

    8:06 after speeding it up it started to sound like some motor scythe, chainsaw or whatever
    But before that it sounded something more like an old tractor engine at the/right after the start-up, which to me honestly sounds more like separate strokes/beats than continuous pitch

    • @derlurje1348
      @derlurje1348 4 роки тому

      Before it sounds like a hello caliber machine gun ish

  • @carlosvonbismarck1217
    @carlosvonbismarck1217 Рік тому +2

    Glad you mentioned George Kollias and Nile. Such an amazing Band

  • @naderzein2435
    @naderzein2435 7 років тому +618

    Metal can be both the fastest and slowest form of music lol.

    • @lars38010
      @lars38010 7 років тому +18

      Nope. Extratone (subgenre of Hardcore/Gabber) is the fastest ever. And Doomcore (also a subgenre of Hardcore/Gabber) Can even get as slow as 1 bpm. [1BPM Doomcore???] Low Entropy - Creeping Doom

    • @FairyCRat
      @FairyCRat 7 років тому +15

      ASDRION TM To me doomcore will always be a fusion of deathcore and doom metal. I know only one band who does this though (Black Tongue).

    • @lars38010
      @lars38010 7 років тому +7

      Wtf do you mean? Where the hell do you hear the Deathcore influence in Doomcore? And not everything with core behind it belongs to Punk or Metal.

    • @FairyCRat
      @FairyCRat 7 років тому +9

      ASDRION TM Yeah, that term is confusing because hardcore techno and hardcore punk are totally different to begin with. So here we have 2 sub/microgenres called the same thing.

    • @lars38010
      @lars38010 7 років тому +5

      I know. Just like we have 2 kind`s of Darkcore. 1 is a subgenre of Hardcore/Gabber. And 1 is a subgenre of Oldschool Jungle.

  • @GarryLarryBarry
    @GarryLarryBarry 7 років тому +20

    Question for adam, could a piece of music in theory be in key with it's tempo? is there any examples of this being done and would a listener be able to perceive any connection.

    • @alexkeegan5933
      @alexkeegan5933 7 років тому +7

      Bob_Dole Songs could be in tune with their tempo if the pitch of their tonal centre could be wholly divided by their BPM (as BPM + Frequency can be easily calculated in relation to each other as Adam showed). For example, 120BPM is 0.5hZ as it involves two beats (or 'cycles' every second. That means any frequency in a sequence of successive powers of 2 would be 'in tune' with 120BPM, such as 1024hz which is actually the note C6. We would never be able to hear that 'being in tune' however because as Adam also demonstrated there is a threshold where rhythm becomes pitch and we can't distinguish one as being the other beyond that threshold. It's just a perceptual impossibility.

    • @alexkeegan5933
      @alexkeegan5933 7 років тому +3

      ahh obviously that means any C is in tune with 120BPM as you make octaves by dividing or multiplying a frequency by two (i.e. the powers of 2 series)

    • @MateuszZakowski
      @MateuszZakowski 7 років тому

      Karlheinz Stockhausen has experimented with that but nobody was able to perceive it.

    • @juppsenn
      @juppsenn 7 років тому +1

      Could you point us to some videos if there are any?

  • @khormunhuai5901
    @khormunhuai5901 5 років тому +1

    Great video, it is all about perception. Totally agreed, when the bpm has increased to a point where we nolonger perceive as beat and intepreted as a pitch. Same goes to the metronome, if a metronome can tick at 200 BPS (beat per SECOND) it sound like a pitch just like 200Hz monotone sound.

  • @johnvant7984
    @johnvant7984 4 роки тому +22

    Giant steps: “Am I a joke to you?”

    • @Luaporleafcutterant
      @Luaporleafcutterant 4 роки тому +1

      Though it doesn't have that many sixteenths notes. In case of speed, death metal is the most extreme

    • @Kanae18
      @Kanae18 4 роки тому

      Giant Step is hard, but not quite fast.

  • @MrJj529
    @MrJj529 6 років тому +50

    bass version of vsauce

  • @rhoam9149
    @rhoam9149 7 років тому +6

    0:36 Mike Mangini has actually gotten 1,247 single strokes in a minute. He doesn't hold the world record though, because he asked to get his original 1,203 reinstated to see if anyone could beat it.

    • @alastor1052
      @alastor1052 7 років тому

      Rhoam Yeah but that's Mike fucking Mangini. That man does nothing but playing drums, he never misses a beat and plays drumrolls with one hand

  • @marcp.8552
    @marcp.8552 5 років тому

    You make a great job! Keep going!

  • @KillaBitz
    @KillaBitz 3 роки тому

    as a dj that normally plays between 180-200 bpm i tend to feel all divisions and sub divisions at the same time and treat them almost like a polyrhythm.
    that allows you the freedom to play with it and maybe even allow for moments to feel like 90-100bpm (most usefull) or 400 for moments of chaos
    4 bars at 90 over 8 at 180 and it gives a backbeat to a house track or more interestingly allow reggae to mix with drum and bass for a fast yet chilled feel.
    ( every time i comment about music i sit there and stare at it and think about deleting it, no idea how you can host a channel without going insane )
    good job as ever Adam

  • @MegaFrog
    @MegaFrog 7 років тому +1324

    Hehe
    420 bpm

  • @jmcsquared18
    @jmcsquared18 6 років тому +51

    This channel is absurdly interesting.

  • @nitorishogiplayer3465
    @nitorishogiplayer3465 4 роки тому

    Very clear explanation and demonstration. One thing that's kinda relevant that I never quite understood though is why in Sing Sing Sing I feel the BPM is close to 200 when it's listed as just over 100. Pretty sure those snare drums count as the backbeats (since I think I hear swing between the bass drum and them) rather than the "and" beats but the number would say otherwise…

  • @claudialocke1406
    @claudialocke1406 4 роки тому +2

    have you ever seen anything from indoor percussion ensembles? they have an entire group of marching drummers and keyboard(as in marimba, vibraphone, etc) performing a 7 minute show at tempos approaching 240bpm. it’s pretty impressive

  • @LouisSerieusement
    @LouisSerieusement 6 років тому +8

    NICE ! Actualy when you played with the Tempo in ableton, you made GRANULAR synthesis, by moving the repetition of one single occurence trough the audio range ;
    that's a thing we do in electronic music, using really fast LFO (low frequency oscillator) modulating the filter or the OSC so fast it makes additional pitch ; however in that context we call this "cross modulation" or "frequency modulation" because an Oscillator modulate the frequency of another one ;
    Anyway really interesting video :)

  • @aitch9053
    @aitch9053 7 років тому +6

    Just for fun, listen to a 50hz square wave on a pair of headphones for a few minutes. At the point you take the headphones off, there's some pretty strange audio artifacts / brain glitch events that happen. I say 50hz just as an average crossover point between beat and tone, play around with what works for you.
    Never had a chance to experiment with it further, but it's worth experiencing, if not looking into a bit more deeply.
    Also if you try it, let me know, cause I'm not totally sure if it's just a personal thing. Never could get any of my friends to put up with these sorts of shenanigans to find out for myself.

    • @tropezando
      @tropezando 7 років тому +3

      I just did this out of curiosity, and when I took my headphones off, I had about 10 seconds of living in a robot world.You know how it sounds when you talk through a fan? Everything sounded like that. I laughed and my voice was like ha-A-a-A-a-Ahhh

    • @aitch9053
      @aitch9053 7 років тому +4

      Ah that's awesome you tried it! I think it has something to do with desensitizing the certain brain mechanism involved with stitching together near-frequency data, but like I said, never had the chance to look into it.
      Either way, that made my day. All the thanks.

  • @rehmmyteon5016
    @rehmmyteon5016 4 роки тому +11

    3:51 A S a c r i l e g i o u s boi can play double that speed

  • @vanjabulajic1573
    @vanjabulajic1573 3 роки тому

    I love everything you do man

  • @solenkeks
    @solenkeks 6 років тому +30

    Archspire - involuntary Doppelganger 350bpm

    • @nash6662
      @nash6662 6 років тому

      m1dy - Tell me why speedcore is so awesome (400bpm blasts)
      gotem

    • @ChronoTau
      @ChronoTau 4 роки тому

      @@nash6662 except archspire isn't electronic. m1dy makes speedcore and archspire makes metal

    • @kenopsia9013
      @kenopsia9013 4 роки тому +1

      AN ARCHSPIRE FAN ON AN ADAM NEELY VIDEO AAAAAH BE MY BEST FREIND

  • @aftershock2013
    @aftershock2013 7 років тому +10

    "Hey, ya like jazz?"

  • @michaellk2254
    @michaellk2254 4 роки тому +5

    I'm happy you brought up Venetian Snares

    • @ZaneFowler
      @ZaneFowler 4 роки тому

      and mike glozier! he has a few good covers on his channel

  • @Omicron91
    @Omicron91 4 роки тому +3

    There's actually a really good example of this in the song "Vengeance Rising" by Keep of Kalessin. The drumming becomes so fast at one point it starts to sound like a single tone.

    • @luna_no197
      @luna_no197 Рік тому

      easily discernible sextuplets, i don't know what you're talking about

  • @inusannon23
    @inusannon23 7 років тому +112

    Adam, what do you think about making a video centered around metal (the sudden curiosity came from you including Nile into the video, so cool)? This is a great video btw!

    • @AlanDS89
      @AlanDS89 7 років тому +26

      Adam Nile-y, hehe

    • @maxjjk
      @maxjjk 7 років тому +22

      I'd be interested in his thoughts on Blotted Science and the boundaries between the different aesthetic purposes of music and metal

    • @Twiggyay
      @Twiggyay 7 років тому +6

      Max Jonas Knaver YES! blotted science up this bitch

    • @DethGaleX
      @DethGaleX 7 років тому +7

      Jarzombek is definitely something I want him to dissect. I think he would explain the 12 tone cycle better or at least dumb it down for people like me.

    • @obi-wannabekennotbi2418
      @obi-wannabekennotbi2418 7 років тому +1

      I saw the name Jarzombek, and I immidiately clicked on this comment section... this guy.... this... this guy...is INSANLY GOOD, spastic ink, blotted science, watchtower, spiral architect....

  • @66Samus
    @66Samus 7 років тому +66

    Oh yurrrrrr lol 😊

  • @MrJdsenior
    @MrJdsenior 3 роки тому

    Don't know if you noticed, but your cat was entering the fray with it's offering at 4:40...pretty good 'tail beat' there. As usual, your video was researched to the nth degree, so I always learn new things.
    I was interested in the beats/pitch 'confusion' frequency area. One of the first times I noticed this was the old card in the spokes trick we pulled as kids...supposedly to imitate motor sounds (yes, I'm old). I'm betting you can relate that perceived pulse to frequency shift area to something physical, like some processing loop speeds in the brain, the ear, or something similar.
    There are obviously such frequencies for hearing, as you pointed out at the low end ~20 hz region, and 14-20 khz, typically, depending largely on age, (and total loud sound exposure reduces and eliminates high frequency hearing). And flicker frequency for the eyes, where the 30 hz of older electron scanned TVs just barely cuts it (you still perceive some flicker), where sensitivity seems NOT to change with age. It is also interesting that flicker even above the perception frequency, like with fluorescent lighting (120 hz, US), can have negative effects (headaches, etc. for some sensitive people exposed continuously for long periods) even though they are not consciously perceptible, they still have physiological effects.

  • @Alorand
    @Alorand 4 роки тому +11

    Had to remember to turn off 2x speed for this video.

  • @ijOkErStAr
    @ijOkErStAr 7 років тому +401

    7:42 fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap

  • @karplusstrong
    @karplusstrong 7 років тому +7

    Perhaps the rhythm/pitch threshold might be pushed faster by playing not the same note successively, but an arpeggio or melody? The bluegrass example has already shown us that musicians can play at faster tempos by honing in on certain rhythmic positions; this might also be a way for audiences to perceive music at faster and faster tempos.

    • @alexkeegan5933
      @alexkeegan5933 7 років тому +5

      Karplusstrong if you play arpeggios fast enough they just sound like whole chord tones rather than fast sequences, a fun way to make monophonic sequencers play 'chords'

    • @alexkeegan5933
      @alexkeegan5933 7 років тому

      *synthesizers

    • @famitory
      @famitory 7 років тому +1

      you might get a few more BPM but once you're in pitch land, changing the note of each slice just becomes granular synthesis. have a listen to Polyverse's plugin "I Wish" for how this effect sounds

  • @tavisbrownmusic2747
    @tavisbrownmusic2747 4 роки тому +6

    Nobody:
    The next door neighbor at 6:00am: 8:06

  • @jimbotuk2007
    @jimbotuk2007 3 роки тому

    This makes a great starting point to think about the relationship between the digital and the analogue.

  • @pvhep4036
    @pvhep4036 6 років тому +34

    I have me some Brain Drill to get me awake again!

  • @JaxJordan35
    @JaxJordan35 7 років тому +11

    Slamming Brutal Technical Deathgrind.

    • @rachelpurity1
      @rachelpurity1 6 років тому +2

      Jordan Gallaher Technical Deathmetal.
      Or simply: Infant (fucking) Annihilator !

  • @Vavecheese
    @Vavecheese 5 років тому

    To the guy who made the English captions for the video, when Adam refers to death metal drummers referencing Nile's drummer, his name is George Kollias (George KO-lee-ass), not Kaleidos. He's greek, I'm greek, I know.
    Back to the things that actually matter, sick video once more, Adam. These videos you make are crazy good and help me go through a lot of difficulties in life. Just learning about music. Thank you. Keep up the good work.