the lowest part of the musical range
bass
How to use bass in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bass.
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Video: Loud music, lots of bass, dude is a quiet talker.
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the lowest part of the musical range
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bass gathered in one view.
the lowest part in polyphonic music
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bass.
noun
the lowest part of the musical range
noun
the lowest part in polyphonic music
noun
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
See also: basso
noun
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
noun
any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
noun
the lowest adult male singing voice
See also: basso
noun
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
noun
nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
adjective
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
See also: deep
Example sentences
Video: Loud music, lots of bass, dude is a quiet talker.
A rug is an easy win; acoustic ceiling tiles and bass traps are a bit harder...
I have a very low voice and enjoy singing or humming along with the bass line in music some times.
Somewhat similar to the entire drum and bass story.
52Hz is well within human hearing, it's a G#, 4 frets up from the bottom of a typical bass guitar.
The topmost knob is attack, or how fast the sound fades in; very fast for a plucked instrument like a bass guitar, slow for a string sound.
It's surprisingly non-trivial to just throw a drumset recording over your bass line.
I'd just like to posit that, in the UK at least, rave and the beginnings of drum and bass were the last pre-digital youth/music based counter culture.
If the sound does change when you EQ it's most likely due to increased distortion, not because you're appreciably increasing the amount of bass present.
I really hate to be a "genre pedant", but Dubstep is a descendant of garage, dub, drum and bass and a few other styles from the very late 90s early 00s in England.
It costs so much to get Jenny to soccer practice now, and how is little Jimmy supposed to get his double bass to after-school orchestra?Now everything is more expensive, and everyone has less disposable income.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use bass in a sentence?
Video: Loud music, lots of bass, dude is a quiet talker.
What does bass mean?
the lowest part of the musical range
What part of speech is bass?
bass is commonly used as noun, adjective.