Editing Speedcore (section)

==Characteristics==
[[File:Speedcore_Logo.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Common speedcore logo]]

Aside from the very fast tempo, speedcore can often be distinguished from other forms of [[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]] by an aggressive and overridden electronic percussion track that is often punctuated with a hyperactive snare or tom-tom fills. Most producers will [[Distortion (music)|overdrive]] their kicks so far that they become [[Square wave (waveform)|square waves]].<ref name="corehistory">{{Cite web|url=https://corehistory.blogspot.com/2009/12/speedcore.html|title=Core History|date=December 2009|website=Blogspot|access-date=April 9, 2018}}{{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref> Speedcore [[Disc jockey|DJs]] often use violent, vulgar, and offensive themes in their music to push the boundaries of the genre.<ref name="extratone">{{Cite web|url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/04/27/an-introduction-to-extratone-the-worlds-fastest-music-genre/|title=An Introduction to Extratone: The World's Fastest Music Genre|last=Jenkins|first=Dave|date=April 27, 2018|website=Bandcamp|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>

Since the 2000s, the use of [[digital audio workstation]]s (DAWs) has grown versus the use of [[Analog synthesizer|analog synthesizers]] or [[Music tracker|trackers]].<ref name="corehistory" />