In Illustrator, the envelope works like a mask, it hides the parts of the object that is outside the envelope. It goes further by changing the shape of the object to fit the shape of the envelope.

Distortion, originally considered an undesirable side effect of overloading audio equipment, has become a key element of countless genres of modern music. The history of distortion truly begins in the ...

Distortion pedals and overdrive effects usually have a bunch of lovely transistors or op-amps inside and lots of knobs and dials to tweak the sound to your personal taste. However, it’s possible to ...

Editor’s Note: This DI is a two-part series. Part 1 discusses audio oscillators, namely the Wien bridge and biquad, state-variable, or two-integrator-loop configuration. Over the years, the Design ...