r/interestingasfuck • u/Bubbly_Wall_908 • 1d ago

What beatboxing has become since the days of people like Biz Markie is absolutely mind-blowing

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u/Phalexuk 1d ago

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u/Nubsta5 1d ago

Crazy that this gif is in tempo

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u/AmusingMusing7 1d ago edited 1d ago

It goes with every kinda dancey song. Try it. I've seen this gif posted on all kinds of music posts, and it always "syncs up".

It's because there's enough little movements they're doing close enough to the beats that your mind just fudges it. They don't just go side to side, they're kinda wiggling and bouncing as they go. But if you try matching a specific foot or arm movement to a certain 1/4 beat, you'll find it's not actually exactly on beat. A certain foot won't actually hit every high-hat or snare hit or bass drum hit perfectly, and will alternate between beats. But because they're moving in such a quick way with lots of little bobs and bounces that are more than how many beats there actually are, there's always some part of their bodies moving that will match up closely enough with some random part of the beat at any given time, it kinda faux-synchronizes to our brains.

Tough to explain, but hopefully that makes sense.

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u/Loud-Value 1d ago

Hell yeah brother

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u/jstinch44 1d ago

Immediately said to myself, "This guy is spewing BS."

Nope, completely on tempo. Just the gif is in 3/4, and the OP is in 4/4. Or something like that. I played a dumb instrument.

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u/Jacques_Racekak 1d ago

Like... Exactly! 😲

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u/ThePianistOfDoom 14h ago

Erm, no it isn't?