Echo vs. Reverb

Two part question:

Is a voice echo and reverb the same thing or similar? Does Dialogue De-reverb in Izotope RX remove echo from audio?

My answer:

Echo is when you stand near a cliff and yell, “Echo!” and then 2 seconds later you hear your reflected audio say, “Echo!” (btw, to recreate this effect you would use a “delay” effect)

Reverb is when you’re in a room with reflective surfaces and the mic picks up the multitude of reflections, making the recorded audio sound like it’s far away, in a large space, or sound like the person speaking is 40 feet down a hallway.

I assume you’re referring to reverb?

Yes, the de-reverb in RX reduces the reverb.

Getting rid of echo is an entirely different task, and pretty much impossible.

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