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.

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. but in the professional sector of the music industry we plainly call it the reverse reverb effect.

People call it different things: reverse echo, backwards reverb, reverse regeneration.