Sound design & editorial · Working

Reverberation

Also called: reverb

ELI5

The lingering echo created when sound reflects around a space.

“The dialogue has too much reverberation from the tiled room.”

The continuing reflections of sound within a space after the original sound.

Here “Reverberation” means: The continuing reflections of sound within a space after the original sound.

You may encounter “Reverberation” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.