Color Tone/Timbre

[britotheanna]

Hello!
I'm working on a paper for my college English class. I'm writing about how different colors could be associated with sounds, and how blending certain colors just right make for the perfect sound. More specifically I'm focusing on "colors" of dubstep. The kind of sound I'm talking about is that which causes overwhelming feelings, makes the hairs on your arms rise, and sends chills through your entire body. That's happened multiple times to me while listening to a good dubstep song.
I've heard this referred to as "spectral coding", "color tone", and "timbre"
If anyone has good information about that, I would be really interested in hearing about it.
Thanks!
-Bri

[TopManLurka]

grey / black.

whatever colour fits london (which is usually them two). it sounds depressing but it isn't rly.

[Gewze]

[TopManLurka]

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something darker than this though.

[Gewze]

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something darker than this though.

[TopManLurka]

that's lighter if anything mate. want to help op out here.

[_cheef_]

[Gewze]

that's lighter if anything mate. want to help op out here.

im sorry

[britotheanna]

So a really dark grey?

[skimpi]

that's lighter if anything mate. want to help op out here.

im sorry

hahaha, the second one is not lighter lol

[EliteLennon117]

Those sub low frequencies are in the the abyss m8. Shits on the dark side.

[britotheanna]

So the low frequencies (the bass?) are dark? What about the other sounds in the music? For example, "Starlight" by Flux Pavilion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DtlJ7uHBfY
What colors would go with this song? And I'm also curious about "I Know the Truth" by Pretty Lights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtMlZPr2CQ
Thanks.

[test_recordings]

So the low frequencies (the bass?) are dark? What about the other sounds in the music? For example, "Starlight" by Flux Pavilion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DtlJ7uHBfY
What colors would go with this song? And I'm also curious about "I Know the Truth" by Pretty Lights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtMlZPr2CQ
Thanks.

Sorry mate, those tracks don't count.

I'd say for the other sounds, the snare is like a yellow flash in the darkness... the hit-hats are like shiny flashing glimmers of metal. The kick drum is warm and muted, so maybe deep orange or brown or green. The effects are all kinds of subtle, iridescent, etheral hues.

'See' for yourself on this

[Terpit]

[Lucifa]

bass is black, hi-hats are white, sawtooths are red/yellow, squarewaves blueish silver

burial is grey
mala is rouge

UK funky is green

[Lucifa]

and this is dubstep

[britotheanna]

So the low frequencies (the bass?) are dark? What about the other sounds in the music? For example, "Starlight" by Flux Pavilion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DtlJ7uHBfY
What colors would go with this song? And I'm also curious about "I Know the Truth" by Pretty Lights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtMlZPr2CQ
Thanks.

Sorry mate, those tracks don't count.

I'd say for the other sounds, the snare is like a yellow flash in the darkness... the hit-hats are like shiny flashing glimmers of metal. The kick drum is warm and muted, so maybe deep orange or brown or green. The effects are all kinds of subtle, iridescent, etheral hues.

'See' for yourself on this

I'm confused by what you mean when you say "those tracks don't count"?

[test_recordings]

Read around the rest of the forum for a good idea of what I'm on about

[britotheanna]

Read around the rest of the forum for a good idea of what I'm on about

I've read all of the posts, but I'm still having trouble understanding why those tracks don't count. Is it because the bass frequencies aren't low enough?

[Terpit]

I think he means because that is 'brostep' and doesn't really have much in common with dubstep or many posters interests