The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REVERB
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result REVERB
- Tenor’s last note upset acoustic device
- Right note upset acoustic device
- Acoustic device for ever blasting to some extent
- Acoustic effect in long note recorded backwards by Queen?
- What can change our perception forever – bacon sandwiches
- Echo note right back
- Empty bunker with continually rising echo
- Echo musical note right back
- Note resistance returns in musical device
- Echo effect always found in Rhythm & Blues
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What does REVERB mean?
REVERB noun- (audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.
- To echo.
- To apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to.