So, what is the difference between echo and reverberation? When we hear reverberation, it sounds like a continuous sound, while when we hear echo, it sounds like the same sound repeated multiple times. Both result from sound waves bouncing off objects around you, but reverberation will sound like one sound whereas echo will sound like several.

noun a reechoed sound. the fact of being reverberated or reflected. something that is reverberated: Reverberations from the explosion were felt within a six-mile radius. an act or instance of reverberating. Physics. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped, caused by multiple reflection of the sound within a closed space.

1. Room Reverb uh… not *that* Room Our most basic reverb type is a room. A room is a space with walls. Doesn’t get much simpler than that. You are probably reading this article while you are in a room right now. Yup, take a good look around, that’s a room. Rooms come in many shapes and sizes.