wall of sound

noun

A popular music production technique, developed in the 1960s, in which a number of musicians perform the same instruments or parts in unison and the resulting sound is re-recorded in an echo chamber.

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Meanings

nounwall of sound (plural walls of sound)

plural walls of sound

  1. entertainmentA popular music production technique, developed in the 1960s, in which a number of musicians perform the same instruments or parts in unison and the resulting sound is re-recorded in an echo chamber.
  2. entertainmentA densely layered sound, often a piece of music.

Translations

Russian стена́ зву́ка
  • стена́ зву́ка (stená zvúka)technique
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Chicago

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