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The bass triplets and sub-bass quarter notes that power the track pump out with high energy.
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PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
From the bass triplets to the sub-bass quarter notes, the speakers handle low frequencies with aplomb and give the tune its bouncing energy.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
The deep bass and sub bass triple and quarter notes that pulse through the whole track thump through with incredible weight.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
So fewer 16th notes, fewer eighth notes, and fewer 32nd notes — a lot of, like, whole notes and quarter notes just to let that thing sing.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
That said, the buds do a good job rendering the sub-bass kick that counts quarter notes while keeping the higher synth lines lively and clear.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Disco music was notable for its stratified textures, anchored in the four-on-the-floor beat, which has the tendency to put the bass drum on every quarter note.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2025
The track requires a bit of power to keep up with its bass triplets and sub-bass quarter notes, which are ever-present throughout the tune.
—PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
The clarinet harks back to the descending four-note motive of the first movement and different speeds entangle the lines, with a return to the slow quarter note motive texture.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
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PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
From the bass triplets to the sub-bass quarter notes, the speakers handle low frequencies with aplomb and give the tune its bouncing energy.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
The deep bass and sub bass triple and quarter notes that pulse through the whole track thump through with incredible weight.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
So fewer 16th notes, fewer eighth notes, and fewer 32nd notes — a lot of, like, whole notes and quarter notes just to let that thing sing.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
That said, the buds do a good job rendering the sub-bass kick that counts quarter notes while keeping the higher synth lines lively and clear.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Disco music was notable for its stratified textures, anchored in the four-on-the-floor beat, which has the tendency to put the bass drum on every quarter note.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2025
The track requires a bit of power to keep up with its bass triplets and sub-bass quarter notes, which are ever-present throughout the tune.
—PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
The clarinet harks back to the descending four-note motive of the first movement and different speeds entangle the lines, with a return to the slow quarter note motive texture.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
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“Quarter note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarter%20note. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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