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Meaning of "wah-wah pedal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAH-WAH PEDAL

wah-wah pedal  [ˈwɑːˌwɑː ˈpɛdəl] play
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WHAT DOES WAH-WAH PEDAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wah-wah pedal

Wah-wah pedal

A wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice. The pedal sweeps the peak response of a filter up and down in frequency to create the sound, also known as "the wah effect." The wah-wah effect originated in the 1920s, with trumpet or trombone players finding they could produce an expressive crying tone by moving a mute in the instrument's bell. This was later simulated with electronics for the electric guitar, controlled by movement of the player's foot on a rocking pedal connected to a potentiometer. Wah-wah effects are used when a guitarist is soloing, or creating a "wacka-wacka" funk styled rhythm.

Definition of wah-wah pedal in the English dictionary

The definition of wah-wah pedal in the dictionary is a foot pedal attached to an electronic musical instrument, used to create a sound that simulates the sound made by a trumpet, cornet, etc, when the bell is alternately covered and uncovered.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAH-WAH PEDAL


beheadal
bɪˈhɛdəl
bemedal
bɪˈmɛdəl
bridal
ˈbraɪdəl
bundle
ˈbʌndəl
candle
ˈkændəl
Handel
ˈhændəl
handle
ˈhændəl
heddle
ˈhɛdəl
idol
ˈaɪdəl
intermeddle
ˌɪntəˈmɛdəl
kindle
ˈkɪndəl
medal
ˈmɛdəl
meddle
ˈmɛdəl
middle
ˈmɪdəl
model
ˈmɒdəl
pedal
ˈpɛdəl
peddle
ˈpɛdəl
reddle
ˈrɛdəl
scandal
ˈskændəl
treadle
ˈtrɛdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAH-WAH PEDAL

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Wagram
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Wagyu
wah-wah
Wahabi
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Wahhabi
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wahoo
wai
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WAH-WAH PEDAL

accelerator pedal
back-pedal
bipedal
brake pedal
bronze medal
chorus pedal
clutch pedal
dead man´s pedal
fissipedal
gas pedal
gold medal
overpedal
quadrupedal
sesquipedal
silver medal
soft pedal
soft-pedal
sostenuto pedal
sustaining pedal
tripedal

Synonyms and antonyms of wah-wah pedal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wah-wah pedal» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

哇哇踏板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pedal wah - wah
570 millions of speakers

English

wah-wah pedal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाह वाह पेडल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دواسة واه واه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Педаль вау-вау
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedal wah -wah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াহ-ওয়াহ পেডেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pédale wah -wah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wah-wah pedal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wah-Wah- Pedal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワウ·ペダル
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Translator English - Korean

와우 페달
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Translator English - Javanese

Wah-wah pedal
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

wah-wah đạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Wah-wah pedal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वहा-वाहा पेडल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vah-wah pedalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pedale wah - wah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pedał wah- wah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Педаль вау - вау
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wah -wah pedala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεντάλ wah - wah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wah wah - trap
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

wah - wah pedal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wah - wah pedal
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wah-wah pedal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAH-WAH PEDAL»

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Music Engineering
... usually by means of the position of a foot-pedal as illustrated in Figure 6.7. Most wah-wah effects seem to be Figure 6.7 Wah-wah pedal based on a similar circuit topology, although circuit values differ considerably from model to model.
Richard Brice, 2001
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The Seventies: The Age of Glitter in Popular Culture
Instead, they should be understood as doing in an obvious way what the music does in more subtle ways.15 Rather than analyze the song as a whole, I will focus on one ofits most recognizable features: the use of the wah-wah pedal.
Shelton Waldrep, 2013
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Jimi Hendrix Gear
The creation of a pedal meant the effect was reproducible onstage, and soon afterward a Vox wah-wah pedal became an indispensable sound-shaping tool. Of the Vox wah-wah Jimi said in 1967: "I think we'll use it some more on records.
Harry Shapiro, Michael Heatley, Roger Mayer
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Fast Guide to Cubase 4
This mimics the action of a real wah wah pedal. The low and high frequencies, bandwidth and gain change resulting from moving the pedal are regulated using the respective Lo and Hi controls. To get started, try selecting the 'Warm Wah' ...
Simon Millward, 2007
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Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All ...
Get a Wah-Wah Pedal: "Every time I step on my wah-wah, it seems to kick-start my playing because its sound gives me instant inspiration. When the pedal is all the way down [closed], it gives me super aggression, and when it's all the way up  ...
Jeff Kitts, Brad Tolinski, 2002
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Introduction to Digital Signal Processing: Computer ...
One of the most popular guitar pedals (little metallic boxes you step on to control effects for your instrument) is the Jim Dunlop Cry Baby and as you may have guessed, it is a wah-wah pedal designed for the guitar player. The reason it is called ...
Tae Hong Park, 2010
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The Music Sound:
A Vox wah-wah pedal. ○ Wah-wah - This foot-operated pedal is technically a kind of band-pass filter, which allows only a small portion of the incoming signal's frequencies to pass. Rocking the pedal back and forth alternately allows lower and ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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Great Guitar Tone with IK Multimedia AmpliTube:: The ...
Wah-Wah The wah-wah pedal is essentially a foot-operated, active filter. A battery or an adapter powers a small amp circuit that keeps your volume up as you sweep from bass (heel) to treble (toe) frequencies. The differences between  ...
Michael Ross, 2011
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GarageBand '11 Power!:: The Comprehensive Recording and ...
There is also a brightness switch to kick the tone up a notch (see Figure 5.27). Modern Wah (Wah-Wah Pedal) A wah-wah pedal is a large foot pedal you can step on and “ride” up and down at whatever rate you'd like, altering the tone of the ...
Todd M. Howard, 2012
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Die at the Right Time! A Subjective Cultural History of the ...
But within a year the Prunes would become more famous for their Vox Wah-Wah Pedal radio commercial than for their tunes. Deservedly so. It was a peach of a pitch. The announcer yelled to be heard over the Prunes' instruments: Now, the ...
Eric v.d. Luft

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAH-WAH PEDAL»

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Why the '60s Were the Most Interesting Decade After All
... Hendrix (the “John Coltrane of the wah-wah pedal”) and countless others. As the decade progresses, Goldstein shifts his focus from the stages to the streets. «Jewish Daily Forward, May 15»
2
Electric Fling: Acid Redux
“Acid is what Jimi Hendrix brought to guitar, where the sound is changing the whole time, using his wah-wah pedal and fucking with the mixing board,” he says. «Pitchfork Media, Apr 15»
3
Del Casher invented the wah-wah pedal and changed rock and roll …
In the mid-'60s, Casher helped develop a device he envisioned as the new voice of the guitar. He called it the wah-wah pedal. The wah made it possible to take ... «89.3 KPCC, Oct 14»
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Oscar Winner David Stump, Wah Wah Pedal Creator Del Casher …
His many creations include the Wah-wah pedal, which significantly influenced the development of rock and roll guitar style. He also devised the Ecco-Fonic, and ... «PR Web, Jun 14»
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The New Sound of Folk Rock
... Mr. Wilson on an electric guitar with a wah-wah pedal adding unexpected color. ... The deftly applied blend of vibraphone, pedal steel, flute, clarinet and choir ... «Wall Street Journal, May 14»
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Blake Shelton Uses R&B Effect to Make a Country Impression on …
It was created by a wah-wah pedal, central to the scratchy guitar rhythms that populated such classics as Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft," The Temptations' ... «Billboard, Jan 14»
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Jimi Hendrix Made His Guitar Sound Like a Human Voice. Here's How.
The wah-wah pedal makes a guitar sound as though it's singing "wah, wah, wah." The effect was a staple of 1960s psychedelic rock: Jimi Hendrix bent reality ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 13»
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The science of making a guitar sound like a human voice
The wah-wah pedal didn't disappear after the '60s, either; its distinctive sound has been carried on by the likes of Guns N' Roses, Metallica, David Bowie, and ... «The Week Magazine, Dec 13»
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Clyde McCoy and the Evolution of the Wah Wah Sound
In 1967, this distinctive sound was replicated for electric guitar with the introduction of the Vox Clyde McCoy Wah-Wah Pedal, the most significant guitar effect of ... «TechnologyTell, Mar 13»
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A Brief History of the Wah-Wah, a Musical Accident
The wah-wah pedal, which first hit its stride in the opening guitar solo of Jimi Hendrix's 1968 Voodoo Child (Slight Return), defined the trippier side of funk ever ... «Motherboard, Feb 13»

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