vibrato effect

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• Vibrato — is a musical effect, produced in singing and on musical instruments by a regular pulsating change of pitch, and is used to add expression and vocal like qualities to instrumental music. Vibrato can be characterised by the amount of pitch… …   Wikipedia

• vibrato — [vi brät′ō, vēbrät′ō] n. pl. vibratos [It, pp. of vibrare < L: see VIBRATE] 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… …   English World dictionary

• Vibrato unit — A vibrato unit is an effects unit used to modify the sound of an electric guitar by producing a regular variation in the amplitude (volume) of the sound. In all other contexts this effect is known as tremolo rather than vibrato . The only guitar… …   Wikipedia

• vibrato — UK [vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ] / US [vɪˈbrɑtoʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms vibrato : singular vibrato plural vibratos music a shaking effect on a musical note …   English dictionary

• vibrato — noun (plural tos) Etymology: Italian, from past participle of vibrare to vibrate, from Latin Date: circa 1876 a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal or instrumental tone for added warmth and expressiveness by slight and rapid variations in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vibrato — /vi brah toh, vuy /, n., pl. vibratos. Music. a pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo. [1860 65; < It < L… …   Universalium

• vibrato — noun The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound. See Also: vibrant, vibrate, vibratile, vibration,… …   Wiktionary

• vibrato — vi|bra|to [ vı bratou ] noun count or uncount TECHNICAL a shaking effect on a musical note …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vibrato — n. tremulous musical effect caused by rapid changes in pitch …   English contemporary dictionary

• vibrato — vi•bra•to [[t]vɪˈbrɑ toʊ, vaɪ [/t]] n. pl. tos mad a pulsating effect produced in vocal or instrumental music by rapid but slight alternations in pitch • Etymology: 1860–65; < It < L vibrātus (ptp.); see vibrate …   From formal English to slang

• vibrato — /vəˈbratoʊ / (say vuh brahtoh) noun (plural vibratos) a pulsating effect produced in the singing voice or in an instrumental tone by rapid small oscillations in pitch about the given note. {Italian, past participle of vibrare vibrate, from Latin} …