vibrato
vibrato
Definition
vi·brato (vi brät′ō, vē-)
noun pl. -·tos
Music a pulsating effect, less extreme than a tremolo, produced by rapid alternation of a given tone with a barely perceptible variation in pitch, as by the slight oscillation of the finger on a violin string or by a slight wavering of the tone in singing
Etymology: It, pp. of vibrare < L: see vibrate
vibrato
Synonyms
vibrato
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: I use three keys so as to play in the middle, upper and lower range, using no vibrato and then some vibrato.
- add: Adding vibrato to a flute sound would be one example of it's use - the harder you blow, the greater the intensity.
- have: James's distinctive tone, which has a very fast vibrato, sounded as bright and hard as a diamond.
- lack: The bass, of course, lacked a vibrato.
- control: LFO's can control vibrato, tremolo and many other cyclic effects.
Preposition: in
- voice: The Processor also includes an LFO with delay for adding or enhancing the vibrato in a voice.
Adjective modifier
- wide: She's got a really strong, wide vibrato on her falsetto voice, which can jump to some crazy places.
- natural: Throughout, Antony's voice floats on a cloud of the most natural vibrato perhaps yet put to disk.
- much: Too much vibrato, and completely squeaking past the high notes.
- excessive: His playing was neater than his contemporaries because he didn't do lots of slides and excessive vibrato.
- rich: It's her mellifluous tones and rich vibrato that she employs to color her personalized repertoire which provoke responses like these.
- powerful: Kelly shows off her intense, clear voice and powerful vibrato.
Modifies a noun
- arm: And then I really got used to it, plus the vibrato arm on it is very nice.
- effect: Often used to add a vibrato effect to a sound.
- bridge: Since its introduction in 1954, this classic design is the most copied guitar vibrato bridge ever.
- voice: Next up was Peter Lewis with a slow picking style, and fine vibrato voice.
- guitar: Suprisingly the vibrato guitar sound and initial vocal tones here reminded me strongly of The Police, but this effect soon subsides.
- depth: Plus, the built-in attenuator is perfect for volume and vibrato depth variation while performing.
Noun used with modifier
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