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Electronic tremolo effects were available on many early guitar amplifiers. Fender labeled them Vibrato, adding to the confusion between the two terms. [4] Tremolo effects pedals are also widely used to achieve this effect. Most settings on a tremolo effects pedal include depth of the tremolo (sometimes called intensity) and speed of the tremolo.
A tremolo harmonica Pitch range for Tremolo Harmonica (common east Asia). A tremolo harmonica is a type of diatonic harmonica, distinct by having two reeds per note.In a tremolo harmonica, the two reeds are tuned slightly off a reference pitch, one slightly sharp and the other slightly flat.
Tremolo, in electronics, is the variation in amplitude of sound achieved through electronic means, sometimes mistakenly called vibrato, and producing a sound somewhat reminiscent of flanging, referred to as an "underwater effect". [1]
A vibrato system on a guitar is a mechanical device used to temporarily change the pitch of the strings. It adds vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings, typically at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar using a controlling lever, which is alternately referred to as a whammy bar, vibrato bar, or tremolo arm. [1]
The "synchronised tremolo" was introduced in 1954 on the first Stratocaster guitar. The only previously successful "tremolo arm" was the Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, often simply called a "Bigsby". In 1958, Fender reinforced his usage with the "Fender floating tremolo" on the Jazzmaster and some subsequent guitars. The "synchronised tremolo ...
Tremolo (electronic effect), an electronic effect on some guitars; The Tremeloes, a British pop group; Tremolo, a 1997 album by Blue Rodeo; Tremolo, a 1991 EP by My Bloody Valentine; Tremolo harmonica; Tremolo arm or whammy bar, a device for shifting the bridge of a guitar to produce pitch-bending or vibrato Floyd Rose locking tremolo
The tremolo effect should not be confused with the misleadingly-named tremolo bar, a device on a guitar bridge that creates a vibrato or pitch-bending effect. In electronic effects, a tremolo is produced by modulating an instrument's audio signal with a sub-audible carrier wave in such a way that generates amplitude variations in the sound wave.
Spectrogram illustrating the difference between tremolo and vibrato. The terms vibrato and tremolo are sometimes used interchangeably, although (in the classical world) they are properly defined as separate effects. Vibrato is defined as a periodic variation in the pitch (frequency) of a musical note that is perceived as one fundamental frequency.