This episode archive includes gear deep-dives, synth setups, MIDI puzzles, wiring disasters, and the occasional small victory. Each year is organized into a season. Click any title to watch the episode and download companion PDFs when available.
When a Failed Build Leads to Success It’s funny how one thing can quietly prepare you for something else—often without you realizing it at the time. If you’ve followed my studio transformation from a software-based setup to a hardware-focused one, you may have...
Dreaming During 2026 NAMM Season I’m writing this post at about the same time NAMM 2026 is happening, which means the floodgates are open. One new gear video after another starts appearing across synth YouTube channels, each one promising the next big thing. I’d...
When the Studio Finally Starts to Settle As I started nearing the end of 2025, something shifted in my studio. Things began to take shape in a way they hadn’t before. Ideas and plans started locking into place. The frantic moving of gear slowed. The endless...
When a Simple Idea Changes Everything (Again) In previous posts, I’ve talked about how converting that old IKEA bridging shelf into a 19-inch rack completely changed how my studio functions. Being able to consolidate all of my outboard gear into one central...
When the Simplest Solution Really Is the Best In my previous post, I talked about how I ended up using felt strips on the shelving brackets of my synth wall to act as sliders—essentially turning the shelves into drawer-like surfaces. After considering proper drawer...
A Taste of the Flagship When the ASM Hydrasynth was first released, I fell in love with it immediately. I remember planning exactly where it would go in my studio—on the far-left shelves of the synth wall, which were wider than the others and would have been a...
How Full Is Too Full? Squeezing more space out of a small studio can be tricky. In my case, I’m considering adding two more shelves to the synth wall. On paper, that would leave me with four or five empty shelves at most—which I’m saying right now is more than...
Finishing What I Started In a few previous posts, I mentioned how I had some projects—rack units in particular—and never quite finished them the way I intended. They worked well enough, but I always knew they weren’t done properly. This weekend was the weekend I...
When Studio Plans Finally Start to Take Shape There’s a moment in any studio build where things start to click. You walk into the room and, for the first time, you can actually see the studio you imagined beginning to form. For many people, that moment comes...
When Is a Studio Ever Really Finished? I’m still in the process of designing my studio. Yes, I’m in the final stages—but not quite at that point where you can simply sit down, press record, and get to work without thinking about what’s missing. You know the kind of...
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