Modulation and Tune

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Modulation noun - The act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect).

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Tune and modulation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tune" instead a noun "Modulation".

Nearby Words: modulate, modulated, module, modular, modulus

Tune noun - A rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect.

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Modulation and tune are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modulation" instead a noun "Tune".

Nearby Words: tuned, tuneful, tuneless, tunefulness, tuning

To compensate for the lack of modulation (many tunes are older than modern modulation techniques), fiddlers learn to tune the fiddles in different ways.

Source: Useful Notes / Hardanger Fiddle

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