GNX4 for backwards or reverse sound

grell6954

Does anyone know if it's possible to use the GNX4 to simulate the kind of \"backwards\" or \"reverse\" guitar signal effect that you hear on many songs, like some of Jimi H's, the Beatles, etc.? It sounds like the sound has been recorded and what you're hearing is being played back, backwards. So it starts off quiet and gets louder, for example.
A recent example of this effect is the opening chord (a D) on Kerosene by Miranda Lambert.
I've looked through the GNX4 manual and Anderton's Power User Guide, but I have not found a reference for achieving this effect. Then again, I might have missed it or perhaps there is some reverb or echo effect that might achieve this.
Thanks for your help!
grell6954

groovy

I suppose the Compressor and Noise gate can be set such that the guitar signal is quiet at the beginning and gets louder with time. Like a Volume swell.

Or maybe you can use the expression pedal linked to Volume ?

grell6954

Yes I have been using the pedal as a volume pedal to achieve the effect where it sounds quiet at the start of the note and then gets louder. This is an ok way to simulate the kind of effect, but it's different enough from the type of effect you hear on songs where they have the 'backwards' effect that I've been looking for something better.
grell6954

\groovy\ wrote:

I suppose the Compressor and Noise gate can be set such that the guitar signal is quiet at the beginning and gets louder with time. Like a Volume swell.

Or maybe you can use the expression pedal linked to Volume ?

Cobaltblooz

Go to the \"Swell\" patch, it has an auto volume pedal effect, then adjust the noise gate threshhold to get the sharp \"cut off\" that you hear in backwards tracks (the number will depend on your pick-up's output and pick attack)...then you have to \"think backwards\" while playing for it to be effective

(AND you may want to change the amp/cab settings to your tastes...)