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I'm on W7 and running v 2.1.1 of Audacity - which I accept is probably a very old version now, but it suits my needs and does everything I want.

Only today, I don't appear to be able to get any affect from the reverb option. The audio is of a man speaking. It's nice and clear and was recorded direct into Audacity from a youtube clip. When I apply the reverb effect I do see the profile of the recording change slightly, but when I play it there's absolutely no audible change at all. Even if I use the 'repeat reverb' option, there's still no change. I have room size set to max.

I've used the effect dozens of times in the last week or so, and it's always worked up until now.

Am I missing something? Are only certain types of audio suitable for a reverb effect?

Thanks in advance.

What other settings are you using? Try some "higher" settings.

Are only certain types of audio suitable for a reverb effect?

No, reverb works on everything. The only time you might not notice it is if there is already some reverb and/or if you use a very small amount of reverb.

running v 2.1.1 of Audacity

It's easier to get help if you keep up to date. Your reverb effect may be different from the current version... I don't know...

And, maybe updating will fix your problem.

Thank you @DVDdoug.

I don't think other settings or not being up to date was the problem. I continued to experiment with other recording in the same session and was able to get the reverb effect as you'd expect.

Oddly, it was just with this one recording I couldn't detect any difference.