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What is reverberation? What will happen if the reverberation time in a big hall is too long?

Due to the repeted reflection from the walls, and celing a presistance sound is produced which is known as reverberation. When the reverberation time is too long in a big hall, the sound becomes confusing due to overlapping of sounds.


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