echo effect

Delayed audio reflection

Echo effect describes a phenomenon where something repeats, diminishes, or reverberates like an acoustic echo.

In audio, it refers to a delayed repetition of sound used as a production technique: The producer added echo effect to the vocals.

More broadly, it describes any ripple of influence or consequence that follows an initial event: The economic downturn created an echo effect across related industries.

In psychology, it can refer to the tendency to repeat what others say or do.

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resonance · sound wave · audio processing · bounce · reflection · repeat · cave · canyon · empty room · hollow · sound · acoustic · ping · ripple · radio broadcast · sonic boom · mimic · copy

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sound reproduction/reverberation

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Lacking reflected sound

silence · dead room · sound absorption · soundproofing · muffled sound

audio clarity

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Single-frequency sound wave

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