Reverb
The short version
The sound of a space around the sound.
Thousands of tiny reflections bouncing off walls. A little reverb puts a sound in a room; a lot puts it in a cathedral.
Near, far and echoing
Reverb is a wash you can't count. Delay repeats you can count.
Why you'd careReverb creates depth — near versus far. Too much and everything drifts to the back and blurs.
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