modulate vs re-collect

modulate

verb
  • To regulate, adjust or adapt 

  • To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument 

  • to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music) 

  • to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression 

re-collect

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