Reverse Audio
Play any song or recording backwards and save the reversed audio as MP3, WAV and more.
Add audio
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, OPUS — or a video to pull audio from.
Choose an output
Play any song or recording backwards and save the reversed audio as MP3, WAV and more.
Fine-tune
Optional — sensible defaults are already set.
About Reverse Audio
This tool flips a recording end to end so it plays backwards, the same effect used for reverse cymbal swells, backmasking experiments and hidden-message hunts. You can save the reversed version as MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG or FLAC.
When it helps
- Checking a song for backmasked lyrics or messages
- Creating reverse swells and risers for music production or video transitions
- Making a reverse-speech game clip or a spooky sound effect
- Building a palindrome or 'say it backwards' challenge clip
Tips
- Choose WAV or FLAC output if you plan to edit the reversed audio further in a DAW; that avoids an extra lossy encode.
- Reversed reverb tails make dramatic swells. Try reversing a single sustained note or hit rather than a whole song.
- The whole file is reversed. Trim to the section you want first if you only need a short clip.
Good to know
Quick answers about reverse audio in your browser.
Upload the song, pick an output format and run the tool. The downloaded file plays from the last second to the first in any normal player.
Reversing itself is lossless. Any loss comes from the output encoding, so choose WAV or FLAC if you want the reversed file to match the original exactly.
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you process.
No. Files are read and processed locally in your browser, so they never leave your device.
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Part of the Audio Effects & Tools collection.