bajo, adjective, adverb:
soft, faint
In an earlier Word of the Day we saw that bajo refers to something which is low in height:
una silla muy baja
a very low chair
You also use it to describe sounds which are soft or faint:
su tono bajo y pausado
his soft, measured tone
Bajo can be used as an adverb with verbs to do with movement:
El avión volaba muy bajo.
The aircraft was flying very low.
and verbs to do with sounds:
Hablaba muy bajo.
He was talking very quietly or softly.