tone control

American  

noun

1. a manual control used to adjust the relative responses of an amplifier to high, low, and intermediate audio frequencies.

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tone control British  

noun

1. a device in a radio, etc, by which the relative intensities of high and low frequencies may be varied

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Example Sentences

He would simultaneously control the whammy bar, volume and tone control of the guitar which – with the combination of harmonics, off-fret slide and left-hand inflection – explored an orchestral range of sonic possibilities.

From Salon

Williams, despite not having turned, gave Davis an A+ for vocal tone, control and character.

From Los Angeles Times

Two parts of the electronically aided Spacewalk, explored either side of the interval, suggested Jan Garbarek's echoing-fjord sound, with Sheppard's subtle tone control allowing notes to slowly transform from lustrous beginnings to papery whispers as they receded into air.

From The Guardian

He's even had his tone control deactivated: it's just set to full-on, all the time.

From The Guardian

The fancy status symbols of the genre� Sanyos or Sonys or JVCs� cost up to $400, but for a mere $55 a box-toter can get a General Electric tape model that comes with a shoulder strap, a 5-in. heavy magnet speaker, an automat ic program advance, a variable tone control, an eight-track cassette player and, of course, great promise: It is called Loudmouth II.

From Time Magazine Archive