# Block reverb

> A reverb you can plug in: its state, a panel that draws the tail it makes with a handle for the decay time, and an engine that plays it. Play a loop through it and drag

A shadcn/ui block from the [@audio-ui](https://www.audio-ui.dev/?utm_source=shadcn.exchange) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-reverb).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-reverb
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/audio-ui/block-reverb-light-73e4decf55cde4a5.png
- Registry item: https://www.audio-ui.dev/r/new-york-v4/block-reverb.json
- Listed: 2026-10-17, source last changed 2026-10-17

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-reverb.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `@audio-ui/react`
- Registry items: `@audio-ui/reverb-panel`, `@audio-ui/reverb-device`, `@audio-ui/reverb-engine`, `@audio-ui/play-toggle`, `@audio-ui/use-device-loop`, `@audio-ui/use-master-bus`

## Files

### `block-reverb.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";

import { useState } from "react";
import { PlayToggle } from "@/components/audio-ui/play-toggle";
import { ReverbPanel } from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/reverb/panel";
import { useDeviceLoop } from "@/hooks/use-device-loop";
import { useMasterBus } from "@/hooks/use-master-bus";
import {
  type ReverbState,
  reverbDevice,
} from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/reverb/device";
import { createReverbEngine } from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/reverb/engine";

const MASTER_VOLUME = 0.7;

/**
 * A reverb you can plug in: its state, a panel that draws the tail it makes
 * and an engine that plays it, each its own file and none knowing the others.
 * Play the loop and drag the handle along: the decay time.
 */
export function BlockReverb() {
  const [state, setState] = useState<ReverbState>(() =>
    reverbDevice.defaults()
  );
  const master = useMasterBus(MASTER_VOLUME);
  const { playing, toggle } = useDeviceLoop({
    create: createReverbEngine,
    destination: master,
    state,
  });
  return (
    <div className="rounded-xl h-full w-full min-w-0">
      <ReverbPanel onValueChange={setState} value={state}>
        <PlayToggle
          label="Play a loop through it"
          onToggle={toggle}
          playing={playing}
        />
      </ReverbPanel>
    </div>
  );
}
```