{"id":37209,"date":"2025-08-14T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=37209"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:27:56","slug":"hyperpop-guitar-sound-design-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/hyperpop-guitar-sound-design-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperpop guitar sound design techniques (with Junior Astronaut)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The recent rise of &#8216;internet guitarists&#8217; has lead to an explosion of innovations in sound design techniques for the instrument.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the tutorial video above, classically-trained instrumentalist and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/moment\/blip-pop-a-junior-astronaut-moment\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nathan Tipton (a.k.a. Junior Astronaut)<\/a> explores several particularly unique techniques that are often heard in hyperpop and glitch pop guitar arrangements. Watch along to hear them in action, and read highlights below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f5a2734ea82e3ec51d9db4acbad33d87\" style=\"background-color:#62daff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>New subscribers can try all of Splice\u2014including 200 monthly sample download credits, full access to all premium INSTRUMENT presets, and more\u2014for $4.99\/mo.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 hyperpop guitar sound design techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Edit recordings on the grid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by guitarists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@rjpasin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RJ Pasin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/brianjcb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brianjcb,<\/a> this technique involves editing tracked guitar notes so that they&#8217;re perfectly on the grid in the DAW, giving them a glitchy, cute, and video game-like sonic aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignwide\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MO_JA_160_electric_guitar_chop_glidetime_Cmaj.wav\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/897d1db47bc3e1a838835c2c5b02390fcee3952876fea229f15b48cf3529a4a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find this royalty-free guitar sample on Splice Sounds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I found the most success with this technique by starting with a melody, recording it into the DAW, and putting a fade on <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthesizer-basics\/#ADSREnvelopes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the attack and release<\/a> of notes so they sound almost like bubbles,&#8221; Tipton shares. &#8220;Doing this on a quick slide, for example, makes the slide more slide-y.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to 2:32 in the tutorial video to hear this technique implemented in Logic Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Add lo-fi elements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by guitarists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDs6mhf2ZzOG3MHngk4WNPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flawed Mangoes,<\/a> this technique involves adding <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-lofi-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lo-fi sound design elements<\/a> to your guitar sound to achieve a nostalgic, hopecore feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignwide\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MO_JA_160_electric_guitar_chop_hopcore_Bmin.wav\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/b12ab08163fac8a02f631529686e432fb6fbf3dd017f666d3ccc4f819d3b45d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find this royalty-free guitar sample on Splice Sounds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple small adjustments come together to achieve this effect\u2014think pitch warbles (via plugins like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unfilteredaudio.com\/products\/lo-fi-af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LO-FI-AF<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/20283103-rc-20-retro-color-vst-au-by-xln-audio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RC-20 Retro Color<\/a>), reverses, delays, killswitch emulations, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog-splice wp-block-embed-blog-splice\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WZTwdEfSGF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-lofi-music\/\">How to make lo-fi music: Tools, theory, and techniques<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How to make lo-fi music: Tools, theory, and techniques&#8221; &#8212; Blog | Splice\" src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-lofi-music\/embed\/#?secret=p8lgp9Cg23#?secret=WZTwdEfSGF\" data-secret=\"WZTwdEfSGF\" width=\"370\" height=\"209\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to 3:47 in the tutorial video to hear this technique implemented in Logic Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Use a slip delay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by guitarists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/juice.a.cuice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juice Cuice,<\/a> this technique draws from the &#8216;slip delay&#8217; sound of the ever-popular MOOD MKII guitar pedal. What makes its sound stand out from a traditional delay is the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/intro-granular-synthesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granular synthesis-style glitches<\/a> and reverses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignwide\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MO_JA_114_electric_guitar_chop_motorolla_Cmaj.wav\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/89305200beb3b6ddcc39d6f8c6e7d4e710342bcd907e6160ad7982066e284603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find this royalty-free guitar sample on Splice Sounds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This sound was a huge inspiration for <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/moment\/blip-pop-a-junior-astronaut-moment\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <em>Blip Pop<\/em> pack,<\/a> especially because it sounds wild with even just a basic beat behind it,&#8221; Tipton says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog-splice wp-block-embed-blog-splice\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M8T6eoRKHq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/intro-granular-synthesis\/\">Granular synthesis: A guide to what it is and how to use it<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Granular synthesis: A guide to what it is and how to use it&#8221; &#8212; Blog | Splice\" src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/intro-granular-synthesis\/embed\/#?secret=ubEzm4yYUG#?secret=M8T6eoRKHq\" data-secret=\"M8T6eoRKHq\" width=\"370\" height=\"209\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to 6:26 in the tutorial video to hear this technique implemented in Logic Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Apply a patchbay workflow to pedals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, Tipton suggests applying <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-a-patchbay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a patchbay workflow<\/a> to working with pedals to achieve the experimental sound design that&#8217;s a signature of hyperpop guitars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignwide\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MO_JA_140_electric_guitar_texture_heavenly_Dmaj.wav\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/d15b6112eb6caa7b387f31b6b1187bf97409f6ea1ac3d6997eca310cf426a618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find this royalty-free guitar sample on Splice Sounds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I own a few Chase Bliss pedals, and most of them have stereo I\/O,&#8221; Tipton tells us. &#8220;So, I had an idea one day\u2014what if I took the left stereo out and plugged it into one pedal, and then I took the right stereo out and plugged it into another pedal? Then, what if I could do that a bunch of times, treating my pedalboard as a modular setup instead of the traditional linear-style setup?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog-splice wp-block-embed-blog-splice\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dIvVns9MNZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-a-patchbay\/\">What is a patchbay (and how does it work)?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;What is a patchbay (and how does it work)?&#8221; &#8212; Blog | Splice\" src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-a-patchbay\/embed\/#?secret=KFeLurOzuO#?secret=dIvVns9MNZ\" data-secret=\"dIvVns9MNZ\" width=\"370\" height=\"209\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t own a physical patchbay or dozens of guitar pedals, you can implement this approach entirely in-the-box with some clever <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/audio-bus-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio busing<\/a>\u2014the key takeaway is approaching sound design with this sort of curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to 8:42 in the tutorial video to hear this technique implemented in various ways in Logic Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go forth and design your own hyperpop guitar sounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you have it! Hopefully this guide gave you some insights into how you can emulate and push the boundaries of the sounds you&#8217;ve heard from some of your favorite guitarists on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any go-to techniques of your own that we didn&#8217;t cover? What other topics would you like to see us explore next? Let us know in the comments section of the video, and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@splice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> for more artist-led tips, tutorials, and insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Incorporate Junior Astronaut&#8217;s captivating guitar sounds into your own productions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/moment\/blip-pop-a-junior-astronaut-moment\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore the sounds<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Tipton (a.k.a. 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