color bass

noun

An electronic music subgenre rooted in dubstep and bass music, characterized for its vibrant, melodic sound design featuring processed tones with vocoded chords, formant-rich wavetables, and harmonic layers that create bright, prismatic timbres.

Meanings

nouncolor bass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentAn electronic music subgenre rooted in dubstep and bass music, characterized for its vibrant, melodic sound design featuring processed tones with vocoded chords, formant-rich wavetables, and harmonic layers that create bright, prismatic timbres.
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APA

color bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20bass

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Chicago

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