reverb

1 antonym for reverb — opposites grouped by meaning.

Noun — The effect of a sound bouncing off surfaces so that it lingers and blurs after the source has stopped, either natural in a room or added electronically.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

The effect of a sound bouncing off surfaces so that it lingers and blurs after the source has stopped, either natural in a room or added electronically.

“The vocal needs more reverb — it sounds too dry.”

reverberation echo ambience room sound

Opposites

dry signal

2. verb less common

To echo or resound.

“The bass reverbed through the empty hall.”

reverberate resound echo

Antonyms

dry signal

How to use reverb

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

add reverb plate reverb spring reverb reverb tail drenched in reverb

Everyday in music, recording and live sound; reverberation is the fuller, more formal form used in acoustics and physics.

Etymology

A shortening of reverberation, from Latin reverberare 'to beat back', from re- 'back' plus verberare 'to lash'.

Full origin of reverb →

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between reverb and echo?

An echo is a distinct repeat of a sound that you hear as a separate event, like a shout coming back off a cliff. Reverb is thousands of reflections arriving so close together that they merge into a single smear of decaying sound. In production terms, discrete repeats are delay; the wash is reverb.

What does dry and wet mean with reverb?

Dry is the original signal with no effect on it; wet is the reverb-treated sound. Most reverb units have a dry/wet control that sets how much of each you hear in the final mix.

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