Reverse Reverb Effect
Here is a quick way to create a reverse reverb effect in Cubase, but it can be applied in any other DAW using a reverb plugin! Step 1. Load a project with track(s) containing audio that you want to apply the effect to. I will be using the effect on a vocal take.
Step 2.
Cut the audio event down in length to the first note or word.
Step 3.
Apply your favorite reverb plugin. The reverb mix needs to be at 100% wet, and it works best on a dark sounding reverb with a one second or higher decay time.
Step 4. Export the track as a .wav file. Be sure to set your locators so that the entire length of the audio event plus the decay time of the reverb is captured!
Step 5. Import the reverb audio you just exported onto a new track. Usually the audio will be fairly low in volume, use the handles to increase it to about the same volume as the original audio event.
Step 6.
Expand the audio event to its original length, cut and align the reverb audio event so that the loudest point of the waveform lines up to the bar or beat where the original audio event starts from. Though you may need to use your discretion and play with the timing here.
Step 7. Disable the reverb plugin on the original audio track and play it back. You should hear the ghostly effect swell in before the original audio track starts playing. And that's all there is to it! Try experimenting with this effect on different audio sources, such as clean guitar riffs, or even try mixing the entire reverb underneath of a drum section to get a "breathing" room reverb effect!
