reverb
リバーブ
解説 Definition
reverb は音が反響して残る効果、またはその音響効果を指す名詞です。日本語の「リバーブ」とほぼ同じですが、英語では音楽制作や音響だけでなく、空間に響く残響そのものにも使われます。
A lingering sound created by many closely spaced reflections in a room or other space, or an audio effect that imitates this. It is commonly added to voices and instruments in music production.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
reverb は reverberation「残響」の短縮形。音楽制作では add reverb、too much reverb のように、声や楽器音へ加える効果を指す。echo が区別できる反復音を表しやすいのに対し、reverb は反射音が重なって尾を引く響きだと覚える。
Remember reverb as the shortened form of reverberation. Picture a singer’s voice continuing briefly in a large empty hall as many reflected sounds blend together. In recording, common phrases include add reverb, natural reverb, and too much reverb. Compare it with echo: an echo is often heard as one or more distinct repetitions, while reverb is a dense, smooth tail of reflections that gives sound a sense of space. This distinction helps connect the word both to real room acoustics and to the studio effect used on voices and instruments.
例文
The singer added reverb to make the voice sound wider.
歌手は声に広がりを出すためにリバーブを加えました。
Too much reverb can make a recording unclear.
リバーブをかけすぎると、録音が聞き取りにくくなることがあります。
The empty hall had a natural reverb that suited the piano.
空のホールには、ピアノに合う自然な残響がありました。
reverb の類義語・関連語
reverb の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のre（戻る）＋verberare（打つ）から派生したreverberationの短縮形。音が壁にぶつかって跳ね返る様子が語源で、空間に残る音の重なりを指します。同語根語のreverberate（響く）と比較すると、音の反射イメージが明確になります。
Reverb is a shortened form of reverberation and has been used especially in audio and music contexts. Reverberation comes from Latin reverberare, “to strike or beat back,” formed with re-, “back,” and verberare, “to beat.” The history matches the acoustic image of sound striking surfaces and returning through a space. In modern usage, reverb can denote either natural lingering reflections or an electronically produced effect that simulates them.
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