What is Reverb, and What Does it Sound Like?

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Mitch Gallagher gives the lowdown on reverb - what it is, why it occurs, and how it plays into music production.
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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Reflection & Diffusion
1:15 - What Affects Natural Reverb
2:00 - The Four Kinds Of Reverb
3:34 - Thanks For Watching
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[@sweetwater]

Thanks for checking out this quick guide to reverb! If you have any questions after watching this video, let us know in the comments 👇 Did you find this video helpful? Like and subscribe for more!

[@isaacakhigbe5677]

Reverb example @ 2:52

[@rusty9705]

Legend

[@GiuliettaSims]

Bless you ))!

[@rebzy3430]

Tanks

[@shemar4523]

Isn't it funny how we don't understand something until we get an example?

[@thesonofdarkness936]

Legend

[@kapalutheproducer9162]

Thanks for the knowledge

[@sweetwater]

Thank you for watching! 👍

[@maddyr2121]

I'm doing a school assignment and i couldn't find a video with examples and an explanation for so long until I found this thank youuuu

[@iyanubanks100]

I’ve kinda had an idea what reverb was before. But now, I’ve received a whole class session all about it and that’s great 🤣

[@malonedrum]

Shoot, I just thought reverb was the place where I spend all my money on vintage gear

[@MAYKOMTAVARES]

This is the first thing to come in my mind 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@led.zepper]

🤣 🤣 🤣

[@reihwan]

Thank you for this. I actually needed this for my story writing, so I'm using a right word and not something completely different. That samples made it even better. I just wonder how this all would sound on speech examples. Like just one word ones.

[@PJ-nh2dc]

Blew my mind. Thank you for the quick answer

[@tinyrogue1320]

Thank you so much!!! This video is short and informative and I finally know what reverb is and why my Path of Exile sounds so weird sometimes x)

[@zackeriah87]

Love these, Mitch!

[@greekzeus9818]

thx, now i know what is reverb, so informative, you deserve a like

[@goofyahh5253]

It was a bit confusing for me when everyone made reverb version to songs but now I understand what ur does and why you would want it to do that

[@lonevoyager6026]

What does it mean?

[@alferrodewangga1810]

Thanks, very informative.

[@PortalMaster2112]

Who is Mitch Gallagher, and why is he such a legend? Another great one Sweetwater!

[@takemywordforit4128]

wow, I searched this exact question, word for word

[@ArianJafariTheMagnificent]

Great video! Very informative. I would have loved to hear examples using other instruments than a snare drum, such as a guitar. Still, this was excellent, thank you!

[@ShahedVideo]

slowed + reverb

[@kiyokoshimizu8219]

@@graveyarder001 what?!🤣

[@rhens8088]

So it’s basically echo? Edit: Nevermind, after I turned my microphone on, and listened to it, I realised it’s not the same as echo. Echo is like a domino sound, reverb is literally just the open sound of the surroundings after the sound has been made.

[@triggeredlatina]

This made the most sense out of all these comments. Ty

[@user-ko7tn3wk5u]

damn this guy is passionate about reverb, almost feels like he's trying to make u join the reverb club

[@julioxstaticv3782]

Omggg

[@julioxstaticv3782]

Let me tell you about our lord and savior, Reverberus

[@IamAmandaMoraa]

@@julioxstaticv3782 😂

[@ashdog236]

💀

[@wordhappyHazel]

​@julioxstaticv3782 This comment deserved much more credit than it got! 😄

[@mgoulet002]

Great video! Thank you.

[@zhgi2-639]

Tysm

[@aldronmikkoreyes8208]

Thanks. This is going to help on my drama script.

[@ryanhinton1762]

Thanks!

[@Smibeanie]

If you've ever moved places and stand in a completely empty room you can tell instantly the difference. Or going for a walk and passing under a small bridge made for trains. I always like to softly hum an "om" while walking under there because of this effect. Just imagine how powerful an om would sound in a temple build for just that purpose like in buddhist and hindu cultures. It truly is mesmerizing how once own voice can have an impact in a surrounding. I f*cking love reverb if used in a right manner.

[@DashaAntonova548]

thanks man

[@barbodx9957]

Thank you good sir

[@hillb31]

ahhhh... alot of echo and delay

[@Logiability]

thank you! :)

[@user-sg8vi7ff9n]

I am here because of slowed + reverb songs. Thank you so much guys!

[@ZephyrBW]

So if your using a closet you want to use moving blankets around you to get rid of this reverb? Or are there ways to just use aduacity and auditions?

[@paulburkhart2619]

I clicked on this because the thumbnail makes it look like Mitch was mad about reverb and going to tell us how to stop it. 🤣 But I got some great info, thank you!

[@shutupyouredrivingmecrazy8736]

Ditto

[@shawnadams1693]

Mitch = Legend

[@ChristopherSmith-um9vo]

Yoooo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 this is off the chain 💯 that best omg like that effect how he make it restart like that was put together like a masterpiece like the rest of his work so freaking good how he put that together like that💯🔥💪

[@_unfiltered]

Reverb: reverb is the interaction of soundwaves with physical surfaces that results in sounds heard in the space after the source has stopped sounding (for those of who you nearly had a seizure trying to keep up)

[@Karuda_]

damn that was educational. thank you

[@andywrollo2915]

Echo. 👍Thanks

[@lucutes2936]

lol

[@danbrennan1880]

He literally says in the video that reverb is different than echo.

[@sohampatil1503]

Nah reverb is the last sound that the note makes.....echo is the entire thing repeated with lower volume

[@zacharyscala7453]

@@sohampatil1503 so a partial echo. Or fancy echo

[@lianawinans4531]

I was gonna say "short answer, save 3 minutes: echo"!

[@deshawnt1619]

reverb is basically the ‘cousin’ of echo

[@giambellucajordan]

Yes thank you.

[@khalaziafaqih367]

I love reverb

[@liamgarfield7934]

Hi don't know if this is a dumb question but what is the name of that drum Plugin ??

[@becool_444]

The “vocal effects” on the blue Russian were awesome 😮

[@madcat4563]

So if I understand correctly... When referring to your voice: It is the affect your environment has on how your voice sounds. Your voice sounds different in a open environment (like a park) compared to a bathroom. That's what I think it is.

[@ionsulcina4091]

You’re a god

[@mcsmouche]

Idk there’s a subtle airy note with hints of husky tones that makes his voices almost silky but buttery. A little reverb too

[@EastFame]

I had to repeat the start of this video to double check whether Im not hallucinating that first three words matched the headline and didnt begin with "Hi, my name is ...., and today ...., please hit that bell..."

[@celeste7419]

So reverb just extends the sound?

[@93corvetteguy]

My brain just exploded

[@latinpercussionlover6598]

Take a shot everytime he says reverb

[@CLos-Shorts]

cool

[@Tom-Flanks]

Echo sounds.... Ty

[@nickyricardo7034]

Unclear, so do reflection & diffusion always happen together?

[@sassycat]

My favorite: Source Audio's True Spring reverb.

[@PooNinja]

A nice speaker at one end the mic way at the other end of the hall Mmmm tru verb 🤘🏽

[@lilacberrym]

Take a shot every time he says reverb XD No but for real though, this video was easy to understand.

[@rashainn4810]

God bless you all and your families 🙏🏽✝️🛐

[@idrnkmercury]

oh hey that’s me

[@colourbasscolourbassweapon2135]

fr no cap i use a lot of reverb for dub reggae music and Dubstep

[@jaroslavmiliunec3110]

Since when Solomun has gray hair?

[@Monaco-BuilditFixitDriveitEver]

My car has a reverb and i wanna get it working again. 1965 Dodge Monaco.

[@Songwriterbehindthecurtain]

Make sense.

[@taurus_says_hi8404]

so many Gallaghers in the world of music.

[@shutupyouredrivingmecrazy8736]

Would someone please tell my cousin that what I do in my house whilst on video chat, has nothing to do with echoes and reverb she hears in her house... ...it doesn't, right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Thanks!!

[@christianvillalobos8516]

Ohh!! Reverb means Echo

[@kamkam6793]

echo location yaay!🎉😅

[@sandwicheman9772]

Reverb is like a echo but isn't a natural perfect Reverb and perfect Reverb would be a echoe cause it itself can make another echo again and again but each time it's gets weaker and weaker

[@allandelongranali8986]

Technically Reverb is just a delayed sound.

[@ifyoudontworkyoudonteat7644]

00:15 why didn’t you say that the first time

[@joellim7010]

Bro, the background music is quite loud and distracting when you are speaking.

[@BurqueBone]

Why’s Mitch so pissed at the reverb on the thumbnail

[@toniocavalari6936]

What do l need to buy if l want to sound like "Frank Sinatra" singing on stage in "Madison Square Garden'' in my little bedroom ?

[@XeniusChannel]

Bro kinda :D

[@Phasox]

Bro I was here just to know why all the tiktok audios say Slowed + Reverb

[@castledelusions3161]

my animal crossing villagers call me reverb.. hm

[@PooNinja]

An Etsy spin-off ? oh you mean room verb oops😂

[@piztech5168]

I'm here because of the "Fart Reverb Sound Effect" (2 seconds video)

[@InappropriateShorts]

reverb is reverberation

[@jimmysapien9961]

Like An echo ?????

[@ericlautenschlager5151]

Ah..... what? Lol

[@chteyjdrushifdhfd8128]

Reverb is echo with a little fancy top hat on

[@syahminawi4733]

Now please upload this video as a slowed+reverb 🤣

[@Youshisu]

so it is echo and at the same time its not wow

[@MohamedAshraf-ch8my]

that was too much information for 4 minutes

[@Schmidteren]

the artificial reverb sounds horrible. :D

[@serapv1c]

I RUINED THE 69 COMMENTS, IM SORRY

[@hvideos2832]

...so it's an echo lol

[@dionr1168]

Reverb is an online retailer that literally boycotted a *benefit event for an animal shelter* for no other reason than the mere fact that Glenn Fricker was there!

[@crazy__cripple8704]

the conclusion i get from this video is that this guy doesnt know what he is talking about

[@led.zepper]

The conclusion I get from this comment is that they guy was bored and typed up a trolling comment

[@crazy__cripple8704]

@@led.zepper guilty as charged

[@led.zepper]

@@crazy__cripple8704 🤣 🤣

[@mikkenieminen9603]

I love reverb