Reverse reverb on vocals

[Jaymz]

I need to get that classic fade in style reverse reverb technique on a vocal. The word I want it to affect is "I", since its so short I think its being a problem. Ive tried doing what somebody said by reversing the word, reverb, reverse back.....but it basically did nothing at all. Help! :\

 

[Downtime]

Try this (if your DAW supports the following techniques):
1. Take this "I" to a seperate audiotrack
2. Edit it directly (for example cubase: right click -> plug-in ->..., not via insert) with the reverb you want to have reversed later, make the reverb 100 % wet (so you only hear the reverb working, not the original "I")
3. Switch the track solo and make an audio-export of the I(reveeeeerb)-thing
4. Import it and reverse it, place the end under the original voice.

There are many ways to do this, but this was the easiest to illustrate I think.

Seb

 

[BassTard]

If I need a reversed reverb in my DAW I usually do this (to keep it fast):
First copy the desired vocals into another track...
1) Open the SIR VST-Plugin and get a good sounding impulse into it.
2) Hit the reverse button.
3) Tell the DAW to move the audio-object just the exact amount of time (shown by the SIR).
4) Pull down the dry-volume. (You can get cool results by using VST-automation on the wet-volume.)

PS: Try to find an impulse-time that matches your beat (i.e. 0.5sec for 120bpm) - or cut the impulse - sometimes I even automate the stretch-parameter to get different timings

Have fun, Henning

 

[Jaymz]

with the reverb you want to have reversed later, make the reverb 100 % wet (so you only hear the reverb working, not the original "I")

What reverb could I use to do this? Because the ones I have atm dont have the WET/DRY percentage feature

 

[Pman]

just out of curiosity, what DAW are you using
most stock reverbs will allow you to at least slide between wet and dry

 

[Jaymz]

Im using Sonar 6. Im looking at Perfect Space now, I hope this works, this is taking me ages...

 

[Jaymz]

Just tried the SIR technique and my DAW wont allow me to playback with SIR enabled......ARRRRRRRG!

 

[Downtime]

I´m sure you´ll find a freeware-reverb (or any other FX you´ll need in future) here that work´s the way you want it to:

Click it!

 

[Jaymz]

I just dont get it. I thought it was gonna be simply, put reverb on process it then reverse it back....nope! Ive tried pretty much everything. After the processing I cant reverse it otherwise the phrase is the wrong way round.

The closest I can get is by putting the reverb on the clip, reversing it then bouncing it down. Its just not as long as I want It....well its as long as the word itself, any way of making it longer?

 

[Pman]

hmm, maybe reverbing the reverb?
to a point where there is so much reverb, man and reverb can co-exist on Earth in perfect harmony

 

[Jaymz]

Tried it, im still getting the phrase

 

[Pman]

how about posting a sample, see what we can do with it

 

[Jaymz]

Ok, im letting Cobhc have a go. However if anybody does it they will have to let me know because Ive got many of these to do in the mix.

Here is the "I"

http://www.upload.celtiaproductions.co.uk/uploads/aye1.MP3

 

[cobhc]

Think we've sorted it now, I put the verb on as a plug rather that direct, and exported it so it included the reverb tail, then reversed it.

 

[Jaymz]

Speaking of tails....I feel like a bit of a tail right now

 

[cobhc]

Speaking of tails....I feel like a bit of a tail right now

What's that? You want some tail right now?

 

[Downtime]

I put the verb on as a plug rather that direct, and exported it so it included the reverb tail, then reversed it.

Almost the same as I suggested, but I wanted to just export the reverb, not the original "I", that´s the reason to do this direct-stuff.
Just tried it with Cubase and it´s own (pretty poor) "reverb A" plug, works fine.

You could also try to use the reverb-plugin-of-choice in the send-section of your audio-track (if provided by sonar, I´m not sure about this one) to play with it´s effect more easily.

Seb

 

[cobhc]

Almost the same as I suggested, but I wanted to just export the reverb, not the original "I", that´s the reason to do this direct-stuff.
Just tried it with Cubase and it´s own (pretty poor) "reverb A" plug, works fine.

You could also try to use the reverb-plugin-of-choice in the send-section of your audio-track (if provided by sonar, I´m not sure about this one) to play with it´s effect more easily.

Seb

Hmm, when I tried that, I didn't hear any reverb tail after the I.

Edit :- It was cos I didn't have any silence after the "I" for the reverb, my mistake.

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

Er... the reason it wasn't sounding right is because the final product has the vocal reversed. You were doing it right to start with:

- Reverse the vocal part,
- Add the 'verb,
- Reverse again - then the vocal is playing the right way, and the reverb 'tail' is now a lead-in.

Whether you want a copy under the original, just the reverb on a seperate track or anything else is up to you, but the principle is the same.

One thing to keep an eye on though - if you split the track so the "I" is on it's own, you have to make sure the reverb actually has a tail (increasing the length of the clip), and doesn't cut off when that section of the track finishes. In the Sonitus reverb there's a button called 'tail' that does exactly that.

Steve

 

[cobhc]

Er... the reason it wasn't sounding right is because the final product has the vocal reversed. You were doing it right to start with:

- Reverse the vocal part,
- Add the 'verb,
- Reverse again - then the vocal is playing the right way, and the reverb 'tail' is now a lead-in.

Whether you want a copy under the original, just the reverb on a seperate track or anything else is up to you, but the principle is the same.

One thing to keep an eye on though - if you split the track so the "I" is on it's own, you have to make sure the reverb actually has a tail (increasing the length of the clip), and doesn't cut off when that section of the track finishes. In the Sonitus reverb there's a button called 'tail' that does exactly that.

Steve

Yeah dude, that nailed it