Entry 41 – Option Overload: No Clear Plan
Planning vs. Diving In How Timing, Economics, and Instinct Shaped My Studio Redesign Two Ways...
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Here you’ll find the latest posts and video episodes from around the studio—from organizing your workflow to setting up gear, exploring modular synths, and building a creative space that supports music-making. Browse by category, or just scroll through and see what’s new.
Entry 40 – Exploring Templates and Workflow
From Cassette Tapes to Clip View A Personal Timeline of Studio Technology My first studio—if...
Entry 39 – Finding the AKAI FORCE a Home
Overcomplicating the Workflow: Lessons From Building a Hardware Synth Studio One of the biggest...
Entry 38 – Monitor Issue or Lack of Sleep?
The Complexity (and Complications) of Studio Monitor Calibration When redesigning my studio,...
Entry 37 – Sleep-Deprived Monitor Calibration
Reference Monitor Calibration, Passive vs Powered Switching, and the Hunt for a Simple Solution...
Entry 36 – Planning the Synth Wall USB
Unnecessarily Complex… and Worth It “Unnecessarily complex” are two words I kept thinking about...
Entry 35 – Unboxing Supplies and Setting Up
Expect the Unexpected: Studio Surprises You Can’t Plan For If you’re anything like me, one...
Entry 34 – Late-Night USB Troubleshooting
USB MIDI vs. 5-Pin MIDI: Lessons Learned the Hard Way This is another one of those situations...
Entry 33 – Studio Progress and Volt 476 Setup
Buying Sight Unseen: Adjusting to a New Way of Building a Studio One concern I had early on...
Entry 32 – Studio Shelves Rewired
When a Good Idea Hits, Run With It One thing this studio makeover reinforced for me is that...
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