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vibrato Definition

vi·brato (vi brätō, 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

n.

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

  • finger: GS: Do you find that trems tend to make you use less left-hand finger vibrato?
  • guitar: Since its introduction in 1954, this classic design is the most copied guitar vibrato bridge ever.

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