Reverse Reverb Effect

[DBorchelt]

Can anyone tell me how to get the vocal effect where you take the beginning note of a lyric, stretch it and increase the intensity from low to matching original intensity.
A perfect example is the line in Ozzy's Bark at the Moon, "Howling in Shadows" has a doppler like effect on the beginning of the word Howling.
example attached.

 

[SwitchBack]

Reversed reverb tail? That would make it a studio trick rather than a live effect.

 

[DBorchelt]

Reversed reverb tail? That would make it a studio trick rather than a live effect.

Thank you very much! I couldn't for the life of me find the correct terminology!

 

[SwitchBack]

Don't thank me yet. See where you get with it first Don't forget to filter the reverb input (search for Abbey Road reverb).

 

[lokeyfly]

I couldn't for the life of me find the correct terminology!

Concur with Switchback. And by "tail", remember the tail is the H in howling. So a possible advantage is to copy the "How" part as an additional clip. Reverse that and add a loooooong reverb trail. Print it. In other words render that clip with the reverb. Now reverse that clip, so now the reverb gradually ramps up. Then line up the trailing edge (the cutoff "H") so that it meets with the original "H" in "howling". As Switchback mentions, you'll need to experiment and see where you get, but any exploring here will be fun, and you may even get something better than you even considered.

If the lead in is a little too long, you can adjust its ramp, or leading edge with the event grips.

 

[Craig Anderton]

Thank you very much! I couldn't for the life of me find the correct terminology!

When this effect originated back in the 60s, it was called "preverb." It involved flipping tape reels and was a PITA to do. Let's hear it for digital technology

If you have The Huge Book of Studio One Tips and Tricks, there are illustrated step-by-step instructions for how to do preverb on page 372. For preverb effects, I usually load synthesized reverb impulses based on white or pink noise in Open AIR. Instructions for how to do that are on page 388. Have fun!

 

[Ari]

Here a little link to show what the doppler effect.
It has nothing to do with doubling a sound. It is a acoustic phenomen that Christian Doppler discribed in 1842.

Doppler effect - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As written before, you are looking for a reverse reverb. And it's very very easy to do, with absoluteley any reverb plugin.

 

[Craig Anderton]

Here a little link to show what the doppler effect.

For those who want doppler effects, the new pitch envelope in conjunction with panning and level automation makes it very easy. Among other applications, the pitch envelope is a fantastic tool for sound design. It's one of my favorite 8.1 features.

 

[Sutajio_Ichi]

btw, you don`t have to make it overcomplicated like in other Daws, this function is literally integrated!

Macros -> Audio -> Reverse Reverb.

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[Craig Anderton]

That's a very cool macro! But there is one advantage to using the old-school approach. Sometimes reverse reverb can be too much of a good thing, so I often modify the track to be reverse-reverbed. For example, with drums I'll split at transients, and use fades for an extra short decay so that only the initial hit triggers reverb. This keeps the reverse reverb effect, but creates less clutter.