modulator

mod•u•la•tor n.

mod•u•late v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to regulate by a certain measure or amount
to alter (the voice) according to the situation, one's listener, etc.:modulated his voice instantly when he realized that his boss was listening.

mod•u•la•tion n. [uncountable]
mod•u•la•tor, n. [countable]

mod•u•late v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.t.

to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften;
tone down.
to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one's listener, etc.
Music and Dance
- to attune to a certain pitch or key.
- to vary the volume of (tone).
Telecommunicationsto cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal, the frequency of the signal wave usually being very much lower than that of the carrier.

v.i.

Telecommunications
- to modulate a carrier wave.
- Show Business[CB Slang.]to talk;
  visit:Enjoyed modulating with you.
Music and Danceto pass from one key to another:to modulate abruptly from A to B flat.

Latin modulātus (past participle of modulārī to regulate (sounds), set to music, play an instrument). See module, -ate¹
1550–60

mod•u•la•bil•i•ty n. mod′u•la′tive, mod•u•la•to•ry adj.

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