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7/30/2000 2:29 AM
Joe	backwards effect i am looking for a pedal that makes the notes i play seem as though i am playing the backwards. Has anyone heard of an effect like this?

7/30/2000 2:48 AM
R.G.	Attack delay effect (see the Guitar Effects FAQ). Holds the signal volume at zero until a note comes in; then lets the volume ramp up until the note gets too quiet, and drops the volume back to zero. Boss "Slow Gear" and others. You usually have to adapt your playing technique to the pedal to make it convincing, but it can be done.

8/15/2000 9:53 PM
Steve B.	Re: backwards effect = Space Station Digitech's XP300 Space Station does the reverse tape thing rather well. Sound clips: http://home.att.net/~boutte/3001.MP3 http://home.att.net/~boutte/3002.MP3 http://home.att.net/~boutte/3003.MP3 http://home.att.net/~boutte/3004.MP3 http://home.att.net/~boutte/3005.MP3

7/30/2000 3:52 AM
Floydfan	Re: backwards effect Guyatone has a new effect called "Slow Volume" which is supposed to be a copy of the slowgear. Never tried it, would like to , though.

7/30/2000 8:10 PM
SJ.	Boss RPS10 (digital delay & pitchshifter), half rack micro series thing.. has backwards delay & backwards pitch shift Adrian Belew used to use one.

7/31/2000 1:05 AM

PAIA Electronics sold a guitar effect pedal called the Gator. It is a noise gate that has a variable attack control. When a signal comes in the gate can be set to open slowly, and it will remain open until you quit playing, which resets the trigger. You can get a convincing backwards effect so long as you deliberately mute the strings when you stop playing, provided you do so before the note starts to decay. Takes a lot of technique for a little effect, especially since you can't really play other notes that overlap the sounds because you need a clean "stop" to reset the gate. Probably most useful for playing some chords in the back of the mix.

8/1/2000 3:38 PM

There is a sample of a reverse tape effect done with a hot-wired BOSS digital delay pedal on Tone Frenzy, that is absolutely stunning. Wish I knew exactly how to do it.

You need to remember that true reverse emulation requires ALL sonic transitions to be reversed, and volume is only one of them. Plucked notes generally start out brighter and dull out as the string continues vibrating, so a good tape reverse fake should slowly get brighter, not just louder. Most deliberate analog reverse boxes like the Slow Gear and Gator don't do that. Not sure how good a handle the Guyatone has on this.

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