HW: Effects that Hawkwind use

[Chris Allen]

I hate to say this, but you're both right.

In classical terms, tremolo is akin to vibrato, a variance in pitch.
In music technology terms tremolo (also spelt tremelo) is the rapid
reduction and resoration of an instrument's volume level.  The were commonly
built into both amplifiers and keyboards, and have become more widely
available again (in pedal form) in the last five or six years.
The confusing bit is when you play a strat with a tremolo unit through a
tremelo effect.....

</music student and ex-music equipment salesperson>

Chris.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirsten Procter" <kprocter at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Effects that Hawkwind use


> On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Moonglum wrote:
>
> > I think it's synth going through a tremolo effect.  Tremolo is volume
> > variation of a signal, alterable in terms of speed and intensity.
>
>
>  Ahem. Tremolo: lit trembling, the rapid repetition of a note or notes
> without measured time value. Also used (particualrly in vocal work) as
> the same as vibrato, that is a slight, rapid fluctution of pitch.
>
>  Volume shouldn't be effected at all at all
>
>  </music student>
>
>  Kirsten
>
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> Kirsten Procter
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