Splitter was a musical style popular on Earth in the 22nd century, noted for its volume. A splitter band performed in Times Square in New York City during the celebration of New Year 2200. (Star Trek: Myriad Universes novel: A Less Perfect Union) Although this was depicted in an alternate timeline, it seems likely to have also occurred in the mainline universe. Marta Batanides was a fan of splitter music. (TNG novel: Rogue) Ezri Dax compared the vibrations produced by the alien cathedral discovered in the Gamma Quadrant in 2377 to "free-form splitter." (DS9 novel: Cathedral)