GARDNSOUND
DIY Music Studio - How to make Your Own Synth / Eurorack Power Supply (Synthrotek Case Power Green)
updated
Part 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=jNNhR1-OEwo
Thanks to @MrBillsTunes for hiring me 2 years ago. Part 3 out sooner rather than later. Promise.
1:42: framing
4:52: demo
6:46: sawsalls and hole saws
9:45: how I built the walls (explainer)
13:53: more build vlog
16:33: windows!
17:36: let's start muddin'
Just a quick update to say hi. Thanks @BennJordan for the shout out. I've got a studio build coming soon for @MrBillsTunes new spot. I know it's been a long time since I updated on that project, so thanks for being patient.
Hope ya'll are well!
Love,
G
C++
learncpp.com
I'm on chapter 4 or 5 right now.
churchgrimart.com
Voiceover by Cynnamin:
instagram.com/cynnaminbeats
Listen to the full album, here (preferred):
gardnsound.bandcamp.com/album/bird-rider
or here (poser):
open.spotify.com/album/1kWJrcZumbsQPOczzMY6Cv?si=8ebd23a4210f4ef6
Track List:
00:00 Intro
00:46 ULTRA - GARDNSOUND with @silent-science
04:09 Deciding to Leave - GARDNSOUND with @ben_burnes
07:00 ESCAPE - GARDNSOUND with @ben_burnes
09:52 STEAM HEAT - GARDNSOUND
13:05 TARGET PRACTICE - GARDNSOUND with Currysauce
16:19 PLANETARY DISRUPTOR - GARDNSOUND with @Noizbleed
19:39 I Was Wrong - GARDNSOUND with premo.
25:44 ANGRY - GARDNSOUND with @avummusic565
29:31 BLACK ACID - GARDNSOUND with premo.
32:31 Sleepmind - GARDNSOUND with @JohnBurkeMusic
Links to musical collaborators on IG (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE):
instagram.com/totallysilent
instagram.com/ben_burnes
instagram.com/currysauceofficial
instagram.com/noizbleed
instagram.com/premo_music
instagram.com/avummusic
instagram.com/johnburkemusic
Dear Friends,
I started this album 5 years ago after visiting Bill in Colorado and filming an educational series for him. I felt my skills increase and grow as I watched him compose an entire song from start to finish. I went home, redesigned my studio, and began working.
As a synesthete I often visualize entire moving scenes and visuals when I'm writing music. After putting so much time and effort into the sound design and writing for this album I decided that I wanted to pair some approximations to what I experience in my mind's eye to go along with this music.
Last year I shared some of the early versions of the music from this album with Church. After I explaining the above, Church wanted to bring my vision to the screen; and many moons later, here we are. We started meeting up in late Summer 2023 and began carefully planning our releases and schedule. I've never had my music look this cool. He is such an incredible collaborator, film maker, producer, and friend.
I'm so honored to share this with you. Feel free to share this with anyone who might think this is cool, too; just give me and Church some credit. Dig?
Ya Boi,
GARDNSOUND
Listen to the album, here:
gardnsound.bandcamp.com/album/bird-rider
or
open.spotify.com/album/1kWJrcZumbsQPOczzMY6Cv?si=rjANaM_gRS6eBZ5OxquaHQ
@Noizbleed
@ben_burnes
@avummusic565
@JohnBurkeMusic
@premo
@silent-science
Listen to the single here:
open.spotify.com/track/5VkXd237WOzmOLeF2zrcAt?si=8a4cff26916a46c8
s/o to:
@premo - collab
@ChurchGrimArt - THE WHOLE MF MUSIC VIDEO
@MrBillsTunes - mix/master
Go listen to mine and premo.'s song:
open.spotify.com/track/5VkXd237WOzmOLeF2zrcAt?si=5ae25344516047b4
HI.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
Previous episodes:
Fantastic.
Brilliant.
Kisses.
It's ya boi,
GARDNSOUND
churchgrimart.com
I got chills the first time I watched this. Let's gooooo!!!!!!
Stream the song!
open.spotify.com/track/3yELUxNJZmvJiatdDZnGY7?si=obPemcPjQbeOAG1cYUwNNA
open.spotify.com/album/3PKnSpzUpJBK6oYNUozUFn?si=66aae0bb4edc4190
ChurchGrim's Links:
churchgrimart@gmail.com
@ChurchGrimArt on all social!
Shout out to my buddy Sean for agreeing to allow me to film this lesson while he had COVID!! What a trooper.
Please leave your questions below and we'll hit them in a corrections section in the next few episodes.
Previous Episodes:
EP1 - youtu.be/uJMxzzl_9_Y
EP2 - youtu.be/U6_8el80SfQ
I checked the comments and didn't see any specific questions from the first episode, remember if you have any please drop them below and I'll make sure to address them in an upcoming taping session!
Episode 1:
youtu.be/uJMxzzl_9_Y
Snare and Kick Generator vids:
youtube.com/watch?v=aQ8mIClQyP4
youtube.com/watch?v=wf5fvL7ylko
On today's edition of coffee time, I fix these guys up best I can:
Ben Burnes:
youtube.com/c/ben_burnes
open.spotify.com/artist/0v2D1FG3C9UkgOHKvqKFgv?si=d_G4ywa_Q1amioUTnRLRTA
cent:
open.spotify.com/artist/6oBNXdqTokao7tjl7ODvNL?si=4j2s1ckUQfWlUN5wJ7eh6A
you're*:
open.spotify.com/artist/2cpGn8LJ5OhijB5ypoVTa4?si=ZeMBCLh_SsaySODfduQ23Q
See ya next week for some tutorial goodness! Gonna talk about warping and stretching in Bitwig and Ableton.
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Sterk & GROOTT - Lonely
2:25 - What is "Slap House"?
4:08 - New Trend & Examples
5:38 - My take
6:12 - Remixing Slap House in Bitwig
19:17 - Outro
Sterk & GROOTT
"Lonely"
open.spotify.com/album/6NN7b7aIc1C0mTpmLdB1mj?si=l0on4ehwTXmXSsZE04kcdA
instagram.com/dropbysterk
instagram.com/_bigboyabudabi
@Memphy makes my favorite tutorial on this genre:
youtube.com/watch?v=xVOx_fxZo3g
My production tools from the video:
drive.google.com/file/d/1cVWDGhQVXbUsE8gsEHrVVIjH33ZCPxsK/view?usp=sharing
Vital Synth:
https://vital.audio/#getvital
Splice pack I used:
splice.com/sounds/packs/black-octopus/slap-house-essentials-by-cyborgs/overview
My email:
info@gardnsound.com (YOU MUST INCLUDE #COFFEETIME in the subject)
Episode 3 of our series on how to get used to Bitwig after years of preferring Ableton is righthererightnow. As promised, here are some links you may want to click:
@x-iso 's channel:
youtube.com/@x-iso/videos
Kick video:
youtube.com/watch?v=wf5fvL7ylko
If there are any questions about anything else, let me know.
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Corrections
7:08 - EQ in Ableton
16:52 - EQ in Bitwig
29:00 - Outro
It's ya boi. Chat with me in the comments and leave a suggestion for what you'd like to see me cover next. Linked, below are some free snare generators for Bitwig and Ableton. See you next week :^D
drive.google.com/file/d/1Df1il7TVCy_jwN2uZs4EAMqdzCZyUGAn/view?usp=sharing
0:00 - Intro and Thanks
0:42 - Corrections, Comments, and Feedback
4:32 - Making a custom snare in Ableton
6:48 - Making a custom snare in Bitwig
11:40 - Final Product
11:46 - Outro
It's ya boi. Chat with me in the comments and leave a suggestion for what you'd like to see me cover next. Linked, below are some free kick generators for Bitwig and Ableton. See you next week ;)
drive.google.com/file/d/14oLUfWRnYe9To550SeOKUN6t9kwzFkk7/view?usp=drive_link
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - How to make a kick in Ableton
4:45 - How to make a kick in Bitwig
11:14 - Final product
11:24 - Outro
I really enjoyed using this plugin. If you'd like to purchase it for yourself, please use the link below to grab a copy!
Download Slap! yum-audio.com/Slap-by-MrBill
Also, my website got a facelift! Go check that thing out, too! http://www.gardnsound.com
I'm going to go in as much depth as I recorded from start to finish, renovating an addition on his new house here, in beautiful sunny Georgia. Some of these vids will have accompanying tutorials, so feel free to ask me any questions you might have about the building process in the comments.
Cheers!
Follow me on instagram for more building / timelapse content @ GARDNSOUND on all platforms :)
If you want to support me, buy some music or follow me on Spotify.
http://gardnsound.com
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
I'm finalizing an album and I figured you all might get a kick out of watching the minute by minute process. I'm going to stream the whole thing from finishing songs and getting a release plan tied together to uploading it to distrokid. I'm going to do this real time. No planning off camera.
I'm streaming here for a change. Neato! Here's where to find my stuff:
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
Project file and Vital Patches:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SFAn7Wo_WhewMkX_RYZdJcB_fD8A37HL?usp=sharing
Wanna quit drinking?
aa.org/find-aa
Need to book me / talk to me?
gardnsoundbooking@gmail.com
Here's how I made this:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTmm-QVZex0FdvltFoHxD5l2f29GbmXlyugHATFd8cQNsv2DD0fyZSZwkQ8PTEsGNsbfEo36cPKydyX/pubhtml
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
Here's where to buy these plugins:
encanti.gumroad.com/l/generative-racks-vol-1?layout=profile
I'm 2 mos. alcohol free; and loving it. Hope ya'll are well, too.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Fixing a Synth
9:45 - Fart Jokes
10:14 - What are Big Beats / Why?
12:08 - Producing a Big Beat
20:59 - Rhodes Jam
22:11 - Chopping and Arranging Recorded Samples
26:47 - Recording a bassline with the MODEL D
27:57 - MODEL D Jam
32:40 - Production Time-lapse / Full Finished Song
Here's my website: http://gardnsound.com
Buy some tunes or share this video if you wanna support the channel.
Here are some examples of big beats that I really like:
Combustion (Original Mix) - Colombo
youtu.be/BJ5B2da1CIk?list=OLAK5uy_nddTMdNVhylALhR4IqxdgMzYgtMQr2BYw
Block Rockin' Beats - The Chemical Brothers
youtube.com/watch?v=iTxOKsyZ0Lw
Trip Like I Do - The Crystal Method
youtube.com/watch?v=0hJZR_hinI0
Spybreak! - Propellerheads
youtube.com/watch?v=VBCDiYFMD8s
The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
youtube.com/watch?v=nmsTwQb1csc
Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy
youtube.com/watch?v=xW17jtkjvvg
Clubbed to Death - Rob Dougan
youtube.com/watch?v=OwGuSPXPyX4
Just Is: "So many people put a ton of effort into this video project and I wanted to thank some by name..."
Editing by @CyberEsme
Directed by Saul Arizaga
Grieving woman played by Euphoria Sparks
Special Fx and Makeup by Sherise Yamada and Christine Gawlik
Dancers and Hoopers Maia Valentine and Krissi Dopilka
Breakdancing by MozeWon @skillzoverhype on IG
St. Death played by Alexis Pie
Special thanks to the the whole cast of extras and the Sacramento Media Center!
Listen to St. Death by Just Is on Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3uACr4...
(lyrics)
Soul farmer
Goddess of departure
Muerta
We will all fall onto her alter
Conductor...
Of the timely one way train
Canvases unpainted
Here remains the frame
She'll tease you 'til you're peer-less
She reposesses spirits
She leaves us only bones skin and meat here
She ushers actors out of this
Overcrowded theatre
She tickets all of our expired meters,
You'll meet her
She clears the herd for tighter tribes
Relieves the sick with suicide
Rocks us to sleep
Like her own weary child
She holds me tightIn calloused arms
Like violence
Keeps me from sleeping at night
Like she's crying
St. Death speaks volumes in silence
While we
Wrestle with words we can't confide in
Yeah we
Wrote a whole language
But still can't describe this
Feeling that we get when we are
Touched by
Her highness
In an instant we are wished away
She subtracts our souls
When she insists on it so...
We feed more at her behest
Reduced into our simple timeless essence
Just made less complex by St. Death
More videos coming, soon. Swear it. Still alcohol free. 41 days as of today. Hot dog.
open.spotify.com/artist/2Z0uEYNxIsYElu0cvDtJSr?si=DFhckjW5TDSpkYIpfIt9eQ
youtube.com/watch?v=z6t8B73Waho
aa.org
virtual-na.org
988lifeline.org
Be more graceful and patient with yourselves. Love you, mean it.
Hi friends. I missed you. I'm doing pretty ok. I'm going to upload more often. Ask any question about the vid, below and I'll do my best to respond. I'm becoming somewhat of an expert with tools. Let's chat :D
Here are bunch of things I mentioned in the video:
FRIENDS:
Matt Davis' Studio Official Website (Hacienda): haciendaaudio.com
Bill's Plugin: youtube.com/watch?v=V6VS-9xd6so
Hacienda Mastering Room: instagram.com/haciendamastering
Sean Noizbleed (guy in the command seat in the studio photo):. instagram.com/seannoizbleed
EQUIPMENT:
High End PC Fans: amzn.to/3uF7Rby
Long USB Cable: amzn.to/3c3gJkI
Long Power Cable: amzn.to/3OZUMlj
Long HDMI Cables: amzn.to/3uH2zfs
Long Firewire 800 Cable: amzn.to/3NTB8WE
Powered 10 Port USB Hub: amzn.to/3RuNVlh
AC Infinity Cabinet Exhaust System: amzn.to/3Rmbg8Z
UPS / Battery Backup: amzn.to/3RpMGE0
Wall PORT: amzn.to/3nXUz6d
Super Duper Wi-Fi Antenna (PCIe): amzn.to/3yVwgMw
TOOLS I RECOMMEND FOR THIS PROJECT:
Jigsaw: amzn.to/3yAB9ZU
Holesaw: amzn.to/3yYdc0b
Drill: amzn.to/3c0I4UF
Paddle Bits: amzn.to/3nVMJKi
Stud Finder: amzn.to/3PgvrmI
Tape Measure: amzn.to/3AGUJX7
0:00 - Explanation
4:49 - Stuff I Bought to Accomplish the Task
9:31 - Daughter
12:00 - Testing / Prep
14:33 - Construction
22:31 - Final Product / Testing
25:58 - Big Update