bass dropとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

bass drop (plural bass drops)

1. (music) A pause in the percussion, followed by a reintroduction of drums accompanied by a heavy bass line.
   • 1999, “Be Faithful”, Isaac Freeman, Edmund Bini, Joseph Rizzo, Sean Combs, Schon Crawford, Clarence Emery, Bernard Edwards, Faith Evans, Ronald Lawrence, Nile Rodgers, James Alexander, Ben Cauley, Johnny Hammond, Allen Jones, William McLean, Andres Titus (music) (Compact Disc), performed by Fatman Scoop, United States: AV8:

     Bass drop!

   • 1999, Peter Shapiro, Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide, →ISBN:

     Based around a wailing diva and a bass drop that had the emotional weight of a Detroit synth wash, "Remember the Roller" proved that you could be just as expressive with rhythmic elements as you could with keyboards.

   • 2013, Chuk Moran, Superactually: Micro-Essays on Post-Ironic Life, →ISBN:

     There's no way to build to a peak except to get quiet first, and after each breakdown comes another bass drop.

   • 2016, CTI Reviews, Photography, A Cultural History, →ISBN:

     In metalcore subgenres, bass drops are often utilized under the first chord of a breakdown, to emphasize the breakdown and give it a presence. A bass drop in this genre can be created by the bass, mostly known by a slide, or the drums, with an electronic pad.

   • 2017, Tom Perchard, From Soul to Hip Hop, →ISBN:

     The bass drop—like the tonic cadence in tonal music—has become a convention of the style.

関連する語

• drop the bass