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reverb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːvɜːb/ (UK)
• /ˈɹiˌvɝb/ (US)
• /ɹɪˈvɝb/ (US)
• /ɹɪˈvɜːb/ (UK)

Etymology

Clipping of reverberation.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:audio effects, uncountable) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.
   • The band is starting, something lonesome, off-key, and drowning in reverb. 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 265:

Relateds

plate reverb · spring reverb · reverb plate

Translations (7)

pt reverb (electronic effect) · es reverb (electronic effect) · fi kaikuefekti (electronic effect) · de Hall (electronic effect) · eo resono (electronic effect) · pl pogłos (electronic effect) · es reverbero (electronic effect)

reverb en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːvɜːb/ (UK)
• /ˈɹiˌvɝb/ (US)
• /ɹɪˈvɝb/ (US)
• /ɹɪˈvɜːb/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of reverberation.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To echo.
   • low sounds Reverb no hollowness c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
2. (transitive) To apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to.
   • If the recording is misequalized, overmiked , or poorly reverbed, the C/II will expose these faults. 1988, High Fidelity - Volume 38, Issue 2, page 28:

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