This Janet Jackson BASSLINE breaks laptops

Summary by Krater

This video examines why Janet Jackson's song 'Rhythm Nation' crashed certain laptops, exploring the connection between its baseline frequency and the natural resonant frequency of 5400-rpm hard drives.

From the video

Answers: Why did Janet Jackson's song Rhythm Nation crash certain laptops?

• Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation
• Laptop hard drive crashes
• Natural resonant frequency
• Musical analysis and blues harmony
• Pitch inflation in orchestras
• Varispeed recording technique

What it concludes

• Janet Jackson's song Rhythm Nation contained frequencies that matched the natural resonant frequency of 5400-rpm laptop hard drives, causing them to crash.
• The baseline of Rhythm Nation acts as a cyber security threat by hitting the resonant frequency of specific hard drives.
• The song was likely recorded at A=440 and then sped up by about 40 cents to match 1980s dance feel, pushing the low E up to 84.2 Hz.
• Computer manufacturers worked around the problem by adding a custom audio filter to detect and remove offending frequencies during playback.