Everything about Nightcore
Speeding up and pitch-raising a song
A nightcore edit (also known as a sped-up song, sped-up version, sped-up remix, or simply sped-up) is a version of a music track that speeds up its source material by approximately 35%, which also raises the pitch. This gives an effect almost identical to playing a 33⅓-rpm vinyl record at 45 rpm. The 35% increase in speed causes the note C4 to become slightly higher in pitch than the note F4 (from 261.63 Hz to 353.19 Hz), which is an increase of approximately 5 and one fifth semitones. Playing 33⅓-rpm vinyl records at 45 rpm was common in the Happy Hardcore scene of the 90s and 2000s, which most likely inspired this genre. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: NightcoreA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Lady of CrimesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: It’s your mooooove: Why teaching with games should be like ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ (and not nightcore)Cited 5 times
- Go sideways: HyperpopA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lucky (Lucky Twice song)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A plunderphonic style of music based on taking an original track and speeding it up, increasing its pitch. Usually associated with visuals of anime-style artwork.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Lady of CrimesNightcore Macabre · 2019
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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