Reverse reverb is exactly that, a backwards reverb that builds up in volume instead of decreasing and occurs before the original sound instead of after it. These echoes repeat so fast they are heard more as a “smearing out” of the original sound, which continues into the reverb body and decay tail at a continually decreasing volume until silent. The basics are that a source signal makes a sound and then after a period of time called pre-delay, the first early reflections begin echoing.
#TAPE REVERSE SOUND EFFECT HOW TO#
Let’s quickly define what it is for the newcomers, give a few examples of how it sounds, talk about how it was originally invented and applied, and then I’ll show you the three ways we create it now with our advanced technology.įor those who need a bit of a background, please skim our articles ‘ What is Reverb‘ and the ‘ Types of Reverb,’ because you’ll have to make decisions on which type to use and understand how to use the effect normally before you flip it backwards. And thanks to computers and lookahead algorithms it’s easier than ever to create.
#TAPE REVERSE SOUND EFFECT PROFESSIONAL#
People call it different things: reverse echo, backwards reverb, reverse regeneration… but in the professional sector of the music industry we plainly call it the reverse reverb effect.
"Page's Studio Tricks III (Backwards echo)". Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'n'roll's Last Stand in 60s Hollywood.
The reverse reverb is applied to the first word or syllable of the vocal for a build-up effect or other-worldly sound. It is also often used as a lead-in to vocal passages in hardstyle music, and various forms of EDM and pop music. Reverse reverb is commonly used in shoegaze, particularly by such bands as My Bloody Valentine and Spacemen 3. Another early example is found in "Alucard" from the eponymous Gentle Giant album (1970), although usage was somewhat common throughout the 1970s, for example in “Crying to the Sky” by Be-Bop Deluxe.
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin used this effect in the bridge of " Whole Lotta Love” (1969). ĭespite Page's claims, an earlier example of the effect can distinctly be heard towards the end of the 1966 Lee Mallory single "That's the Way It's Gonna Be", produced by Curt Boettcher. Then turn it back over and we'll get the echo preceding the signal." The result was very interesting-it made the track sound like it was going backwards. I said, "Look, turn the tape over and employ the echo for the brass on a spare track. In a desperate attempt to salvage it, I hit upon an idea. In fact, the whole track sounded terrible. In an interview he gave to Guitar World magazine in 1993, Page explained:ĭuring one session, we were recording "Ten Little Indians", which was an extremely silly song that featured a truly awful brass arrangement. He later used it on a number of Led Zeppelin tracks, including " You Shook Me", " Whole Lotta Love", and their cover of " When the Levee Breaks". Guitarist and producer Jimmy Page claims to have invented the effect, stating that he originally developed the method when recording the single " Ten Little Indians" with The Yardbirds in 1967. The process produces a swelling effect preceding and during playback. The original recording is then played forwards accompanied by the recording of the echoed or reverberated signal which now precedes the original signal. Reverse echo and reverse reverb are sound effects created as the result of recording an echo or reverb effect of an audio recording played backwards.
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