What goes into an effect like this?

[Mm1066]

Something that's always made me wonder is how an engineer is able to create a sound like at the start of this song:



There's definitely some reverse cymbal in there, but I know it's not just that. It sounds a bit like an inhale as well before the guitars come in. The only thing I can think of is maybe it is an extra reverse cymbal but with some distortion on it like Bitcrusher, but besides that I have no clue.

Do you guys have any idea what it could be?

Thanks!

 

[DullElysium]

Reverse ride hit with a gong stick maybe?
Left channel seems to have something really distorted reversed. Maybe a cymbal?
Right channel has a silent growl reversed or just done in a way it sounds like reversed one (like oooOOOA)

Maybe even try to reverse the original to hear what it sounds like when it's not reversed.

Thats my 2cents

 

[Kohugaly]

maybe reversed reverb

 

[luismars]

Maybe there's a sine wave with some pitch modulation. Also a zip or a pick scratch.

 

[Charles J]

shit like this is simple, but tedious...

just be as creative as you can and have a MASSIVE sample library available to you... better to do something new rather than copy a (rather simple, if I may add) short 'swell' before a song.

I make all my 'production efx' by hand this way... start with some cool samples, weird sounds i kept from the session (a GREAT habit to get into), etc, etc and then start mangling them all to fuckery. =D

EASY AS PI

 

[Mm1066]

Cool, thanks