In a sentence
Six example sentences with bass, each labelled with its topic.
The mix buries the vocal until the bass drops out, and suddenly every word of the chorus is clear.
Music
Cheap laptop speakers cannot move enough air for bass, so engineers fake it with a psychoacoustic trick.
Technology
Sound designers push the score's bass under dialog during chases, and audiences feel the tension before noticing it.
Movies
The headset's bass rumble tells you a boss is close long before the health bar appears on screen.
Gaming
The concert hall's designers added thick plaster panels so the bass would not leak into the rehearsal rooms below.
Architecture
Bass notes carry through walls because long sound waves bend around obstacles that stop shorter, higher ones.
Science
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