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what is reverbiration






Reverberation is the phenomenon of persistence of sound after it has been stopped as a result of multiple reflections from surfaces such as furniture, people, air, etc. within a closed surface. These reflections build up with each reflection and decay gradually as they are absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space enclosed.

Reverberation

It is the same as the echo, but the distance between the source of the sound and also the obstacle through which it gets reflected is less in case of this reverberation. The quantitative characterization of the reverberation is mainly done by using the parameter called reverberation time. Reverberation time is usually defined as the length of the time when the sound decays by about 60 decibels starting from the initial level. In the process of reverberation, the time delay is said to be not less than 0.1 second i.e. the reflected form of the wave reaches the observer in more or less than 0.1 seconds. Hence, this delay in the perception of the sound and also the original sound is said to be very less and whereas the original sound will be still in the memory when this reflected sound is heard.

Advantages of Reverberation
Reverberations do wonders when it comes to musical symphonies and orchestra halls, when the right amount of reverberation is present, the sound quality gets enhanced drastically. This is the reason why sound engineers are appointed during the construction of these halls.

Disadvantages of Reverberation
If a room has about nearly no sound-absorbing surfaces like wall, roof, and the floor, the sound is said to bounce back between the surfaces, and also it takes a very long time as the sound dies. In such a room, the listener will then have a problem with registering the speaker. This is because he tends to hear both the direct sound and the repeated reflected sound waves. And also if these reverberations will be more excessive, the sound is said to run together with a mere loss of articulation, and it becomes muddy and also garbled.

Application of reverberation
The phenomenon of reverberation is utilized by the producers of living or recorded music in order to enhance sound quality. Several systems have been developed to produce and simulate reverberations. Chamber reverberator is one such example, where the sound is produced by a loudspeaker which is then picked by a microphone along with other effects of the reverb. A similar device is a plate reverberator, where a metal plate is used to produce vibrations instead of a loudspeaker.

How can we reduce reverberations?
From our observation, we can say that, if the surface of the objects in the nearby enclosed space is covered with sound-absorbing material, the reflected sound will decay much quicker and the listener will thus receive only the original sound. Porous materials such as mineral wool and fiberglass are examples of such absorbents. As the sound waves penetrate mineral wool, sound energy gets converted to heat through friction.​

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Reverberation is an effect of multiple reflections of sound waves. ... We can hear the sound directly coming from the source and also from the reflections of the sound from nearby tall structures. The first reflection of sound takes some time. The further reflections of sound takes lesser and lesser time duration.