Conquering Reverb: Behind Recorded Music’s Oldest Sound Effect : The Record : NPR

Reverb is a natural phenomenon, but for more than 60 years, sound engineers have found artificial ways to recreate it in music.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/07/07/156395020/conquering-reverb-behind-the-worlds-oldest-sound-effect?device=iphone