downtuning
Slackening guitar strings
Downtuning is lowering the pitch of a musical instrument's strings below standard tuning.
Guitarists and bassists downtune to achieve a heavier, darker sound: The band plays in drop D.
Metal and grunge genres rely heavily on downtuning for their characteristic thickness and weight.
Also called detuning.
Frequency of sound
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- low-frequencyOccurring seldom or rarely
- HzFrequency measurement unit
hertz · subwoofer · equalizer · mixing · amplifier · decibels · acoustics · soundwave
Fall or release
- alternateOccur in succession
- detuneAdjust away from pitch
- slackenBecome less taut
- loosenReduce tension or grip
tension · strings · pitch · intonation · setup · gauge · fretboard · nut
Semi-solid waste material
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- chugDrink in gulps
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- distortionTwisting from original state
heaviness · riff · low-end · growl · thrash · metalcore · grindcore · stoner
Soft, ripe, relaxed
- subduedReduced in intensity
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
atmospheric · brooding · dark · moody · heavy · emotional · tension · release
pitch
Frequency of sound
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- low-frequencyOccurring seldom or rarely
Hz · hertz · subwoofer · equalizer · mixing · amplifier · decibels · acoustics · soundwave · timbre
drop
Fall or release
loosen · tension · strings · pitch · intonation · setup · gauge · fretboard · nut · capo
sludge
Semi-solid waste material
distortion · heaviness · riff · low-end · growl · thrash · metalcore · grindcore · stoner · crushing
mellow
Soft, ripe, relaxed
- subduedReduced in intensity
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
introspective · atmospheric · brooding · dark · moody · heavy · emotional · tension · release · contemplative