HW: Effects that Hawkwind use

[Kevin Perry]

Just call it a whammy bar and you're fine!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Moonglum" <moonglum at DREAMWORKER.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Effects that Hawkwind use


> 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
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 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
> >>