HW: Effects that Hawkwind use

[Moonglum]

My definition of tremolo was definitely intended in terms of musical
technology.  I never call the vibrato unit on a guitar a "trem" because I
was brought up to distinguish between tremolo (variation in volume) and
vibrato (variation in pitch)!

Doesn't answer Ali's question though - anyone got an ideas?

Steve

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On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:10:32 +0100, Chris Allen
<beautiful_foot at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>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
>>
>> --
>> Kirsten Procter
>ghoti
>> NP:  BOC - COTHM
>>