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The difference between distortion and saturation and how to effectively get a gnarly sound
By Roland Schmidt Published
Adding small or even large amounts of saturation doesn’t have to be bad for you, as we explore how to singe your sonics

How to use reverb to build impressive-sounding filters, reverses, risers and pads
By Stuart Adams Published
Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial

“It has a reputation for being a big, dumb, four-chord song”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s Wonderwall
By Ethan Hein Published
We put Wonderwall under the musical microscope and explore how the song became a standard for beginner guitarists

Olivia Rodrigo on the making of Stupid Song – and an unlikely artistic inspiration
By Ben Rogerson Published
She's also announced a new music festival with an impressive all-women line-up

How to get Radiohead’s resonant National Anthem vocal effect in software
By Roland Schmidt Published
On Kid A, Radiohead went resonant with some severe vocal processing - although complex at the time, the incredible results can now be easily achieved in software

Build your own expressive talkbox with plugins
By Roland Schmidt Published
If you love the sound of the talkbox, but grapple with the practicality of the hardware, we have some top tips for recreating the classic sound with plugins

How to recreate the ’90s-channelling energy of a PinkPantheress banger
By Tim Cant Published
The infectious Illegal dominated the pop landscape last year, and PinkPantheress was open about how its central Underworld sample was integral to its making. Let’s take it apart and rebuild it ourselves…

Charli XCX reflects on the reaction to her 'dancefloor is dead' lyric
By Ben Rogerson Published
“I don’t even know what the genre is. It’s just me and A G Cook and Finn Keane, doing our thing"
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