delay
1 trackAn effect that repeats a sound after a set time, often several times and fading. Echoes timed to the tempo add rhythm; dub turned delay into an instrument of its own.
Sound and timbre
tremolo
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What it is
A trembling effect made by rapidly repeating a note or by making its volume pulse up and down. On electric guitar it usually comes from an amplifier or pedal circuit, giving a shimmering, wavering sound associated with surf music, spaghetti-western soundtracks and 1960s pop.
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reverb
3 tracksThe sound of a space: countless reflections that blend after the direct sound. Reverb places a voice in a room, a hall or an impossible space, and long reverbs make music feel distant or dreamlike.
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Nancy Sinatra
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Nancy Sinatra's 1966 version of Sonny Bono's song, built on Billy Strange's haunting tremolo guitar, is a hushed ballad of childhood love and betrayal that Quentin Tarantino revived over the opening credits of Kill Bill.