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ELI5: why is bass the most overpowering channel in music?

Why is it that it's always the furthest to carry on and it seems the loudest?
gpt
Sound consists of vibrations in the air. The air moves back and forth like it's being compressed and decompressed. The speed at which air does this determines the "frequency" of the sound, or whether it's bass or treble, for example.

Bass is a very low frequency, so large amounts of air move at once. Less energy is wasted moving the air because it doesn't change direction as often . Those two things combined, large volume plus less energy loss, enable low frequency sounds to penetrate further and more deeply than high frequency sounds. 

Another factor is low frequency sounds can move "around an object". Because a low frequency sound has a longer wavelength - the air moves farther back and forth. This enables the air movement to go around corners, and to also hit solid surfaces with more force. 

Low frequencies actually pass through everything much more effectively.