Bass (sound)

Bass voice range.[1]
Alberti bass in Mozart's Piano Sonata, K 545 opening.

Bass (/bs/ BAYSS) (also called bottom end)[2] describes tones of low (also called "deep") frequency, pitch and range from 16 to 250 Hz (C0 to middle C4)[3] and bass instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range C2-C4. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles. Since producing low pitches usually requires a long air column or string, and for stringed instruments, a large hollow body, the string and wind bass instruments are usually the largest instruments in their families or instrument classes.

  1. ^ Benward & Saker (2003). Music in Theory and Practice, Vol. I, p.168. ISBN 978-0-07-294262-0.
  2. ^ Cooper, Michael (August 1, 2002). "How to Get Great Bottom End In Your Mix". Electronic Musician. Retrieved September 14, 2019.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Audio Spectrum". Teach Me Audio. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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