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wall of sound

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.

Noun

wall of sound (plural walls of sound)

  1. 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.
  2. A densely layered sound, often a piece of music.

Forms of wall of sound

pluralwalls of sound

Questions about wall of sound

What does wall of sound mean?
Wall of sound means 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.
What part of speech is wall of sound?
Wall of sound is a noun.
What is the plural of wall of sound?
The plural of wall of sound is walls of sound.

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