reverb
1 antonyms and opposites of reverb, 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.”
Opposites
2. verb less common
To echo or resound.
“The bass reverbed through the empty hall.”
Antonyms
How to use reverb
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
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.