sub-bass

Felt, not heard

Sub-bass refers to the lowest range of bass frequencies, typically below 60 Hz, felt as much as heard.

In electronic music production, sub-bass provides the deep foundation that rattles speakers and chest cavities: The track's sub-bass hits hard on a good sound system.

The term also describes speakers or instruments designed to reproduce these frequencies.

production

808

Legendary drum machine model

boost · layering · mixing · mastering · saturation · harmonic · distortion · limiter · headroom · muddy

frequency

low-frequency

Occurring seldom or rarely

hertz · deep · tone · octave · fundamental · low-end · bottom-end · cutoff · wavelength

physical

vibration

Rapid oscillating movement

  • rumbleLow rolling sound
  • tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
  • resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency

oscillation · pulsation · rattling · pressure · displacement · tactile · felt · visceral · shudder · reverberation

equipment

subwoofer

Low-frequency speaker unit

driver · ported · sealed · cabinet · cone · enclosure · crossover · powered · passive · radiator

genre

dubstep

Bass-heavy electronic dance music

  • trapDevice for catching animals
  • EDMBeat-driven club genre
  • hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music

dub · reggae · grime · house · techno · garage · jungle · dancehall · soundsystem · rave

Categories
Opposites
frequency range

sub-basstreble

High frequency range

high frequencies · highs · high-end · brilliance · presence

auditory perception

sub-bassshrillness

Harsh high pitch

sibilance · brightness · tinny · thin

perceptual quality

sub-bassshrillness

Harsh high pitch

brightness · shimmer · crispness · tinniness · harshness

Family

bass, subtract, submarine, subscription, subs, basses, bassoon, bassist, bassy

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