tremolo
noun
trem·o·lo
ˈtre-mə-ˌlō 
plural tremolos
1
a
: the rapid reiteration of a musical tone or of alternating tones to produce a tremulous effect
b
: vocal vibrato especially when prominent or excessive
2
: a mechanical device in an organ for causing a tremulous effect
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Modulation effects include chorus, phaser, flangers, vibrato pedals and tremolos.
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New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
The tremolo of excitement in the Rose Theatre reminded me of previous summertime glories there, under the aegis of the Mostly Mozart Festival and the Lincoln Center Festival.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Amps were played pretty clean most of the time, the gentle 'tremolo bridge' had yet to be recast as the wild, feedback-screaming 'whammy bar,' and the three-way pickup selector switch wasn't designed to get jammed in between positions.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2024
But Eddy wasn’t all lower-register melodies, liberal tremolo and omnipresent whammy bar.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
The tremolo of excitement in the Rose Theatre reminded me of previous summertime glories there, under the aegis of the Mostly Mozart Festival and the Lincoln Center Festival.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Amps were played pretty clean most of the time, the gentle 'tremolo bridge' had yet to be recast as the wild, feedback-screaming 'whammy bar,' and the three-way pickup selector switch wasn't designed to get jammed in between positions.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2024
But Eddy wasn’t all lower-register melodies, liberal tremolo and omnipresent whammy bar.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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tremolo
noun
trem·o·lo
ˈtrem-ə-ˌlō
plural tremolos
1
: the rapid repetition of a musical tone or of alternating tones to produce a rapid wavering sound
2
: a mechanical device in an organ for causing a rapid wavering sound
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