ABSTRACT
In a concert hall or studio environment, the reflections from nearby wall and ceiling boundaries that may or may not enhance the sound picked up by the recording microphones. With regard to home-listening-room acoustics, they are the reflections that arrive within a few milliseconds of the direct sound coming from the speakers. Depending on the direction from which they are coming, they can either add spaciousness to the sound or muddy the detail. Large-room early reflections can also be simulated by DSP ambiance-synthesis devices.
