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There are some modern songs that do an effect that hurts my ears. I have no idea what any of the songs are called (I avoid them whenever I hear them), but for some reason it's become a thing for some pop/dance music to use a wonky rhythm that feels like being in a car with only the back windows open. The pressure is like waves that push and give way, over and over again, assaulting my ear drums.
Anyone know what I'm talking about? I would provide an example if I knew a concrete one to offer. It's so unpleasant, I don't understand how anyone can listen to such songs and enjoy them.
It's probably subwoofer bass. It's become a thing because digital productions allow a higher control on super low frequencies that weren't even possible in the past. As a matter of fact, some of those frequencies you can't actually hear. But the air pressure can be felt, with a proper HiFi system. The wub wub effect you hear are the upper harmonics of those very low sounds. It dizzies some people because they can hear the harmonics but don't feel the corresping true bass note.
It's how some people get dizzy and nauseous when they travel in a car and look outside the side windows. One sensory input is mismatched with another, so the brain panics and feels a ton of discomfort.
It's music mixed for dance halls with pro sound systems with Low Frequency Effects drivers. Though, some sound players should do a good job of cutting unwanted harmonics out of things they can't play, some others actually add more and make the listening experience worse.