bass drop

plural bass drops

1. entertainmentA pause in the percussion, followed by a reintroduction of drums accompanied by a heavy bass line.

   Bass drop!

   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

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   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.

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

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

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

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

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

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