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REVERBERATION

REVERBERATION

• phenomenon of persistence of
sound after it has been stopped
as a result of multiple reflections

• Loud reverberation upsets the


timing of sequential sonic events
by blurring everything together

• Quiet reverberation can


contribute to the feeling that a
larger-than-life experience is
taking place
THREE ASPECTS OF REVERBERATION

time between the direct how long the


how loud the
signal is heard and the reverberation lasts or
reverberation becomes.
reverberation begins to be can be heard
heard
REVERBERATION
VS
ECHO
REVERBERATIO
ECHO N

• reflected sound wave that is • It happens when sound persists as a


result of repeated reflection or
audibly distinct from the scattering after the sound source has
source sound stop
• distinct sound • difficult to hear clearly
• often sound very clear • muddy the sonic waters of your
environment
Reverberation time

defined as the length of the time


when the sound decays by about
60 decibels starting from the initial
level
SABINE FORMULA

𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒×0.161
𝑅𝑇 =
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

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