Tune Shed

Introducing the ukulele. Marty informs on its origins, and why it is a great instrument to pick up. Then Blake and Marty record some simple strumming into a song where you wouldn't expect it to fit. ⁠Support us⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Join our Discord community⁠

Blake and Marty successfully made music using the whole tone scale. Marty now will teach Blake all of the must-know information about how to send music files and handle reverb, other effects, groups and more. Join our Discord community

Blake and Marty are on a quest to learn and create music involving the whole tone scale. In this episode, the duo creates a version of the same beat but in a major key. The goal will be to hear the difference between the two and implement them into a more final song. Marty also records an amazing vocal. Join our Discord community

Blake and Marty are on a quest to learn and create music involving the whole tone scale. Today they produce guitars and Marty drops a handful of production tricks. Join our Discord community

Blake and Marty are on a quest to learn and create music involving the whole tone scale. Today they produce drums and prepare to add more elements to the song. At the end, they discuss the rare and important connection between "flow" state and washing dishes. Join our Discord community

Blake and Marty are on a quest to learn and create music involving the whole tone scale. The duo prepare to roll up their sleeves and produce a new song by sampling Blake's composition. In this episode, they clean up Blake's composition and utilize time saving templates to set the groundwork. Join our Discord community

Blake and Marty are on a quest to learn and create music involving the whole tone scale. In this episode, Marty breaks down the theory behind the whole tone scale and shows some examples of where it is used in popular music, from Eric Whitacre to Stevie Wonder. At the end, the duo dabble in horror. Join our Discord community

Blake and Marty enter a quest to learn and create music involving the whole tone scale. To kick off, Marty uploads one of Blake's compositions and diagnoses what he is hearing in the piece. Join our Discord community

Special guest Leland Kumar Rege-Colt breaks down a common recording pain point called "phasing". Blake, Marty and Kumar then get into how to improve the sound quality of a room by considering what sound really is. Join our Discord community

Leland Kumar Rege-Colt joins the Tune Shed podcast to share his story. From his Dad's records to a band with Blake, from Herbie Hancock's bass lines to Gojira's studio, Leland Kumar exemplifies how to find what you love in music and make it part of your life. Join our Discord community

Knowing your instruments is key to keeping your creative flow. Marty and Blake roll up the sleeves and test out two guitars, a PRS and a Telecaster. Marty explains key tactics for finding the uniqueness in each instrument, and knowing when and how to use them in song writing and production. Rick Rubin's book also gets a mention.

The 80s are so in. From Phil Collins on, Marty talks history of the famous gated snare drum from the 80s. Blake and Marty roll up their sleeves and remake the sound, sharing tips, tricks and history along the way.

Even if you can't play a weird tube, we guarantee you can improve your music by adding weird tube sounds. Marty and Blake use flutes and limited skill to add to a song Marty is working on for a client. Marty also reveals many production tips and tricks to make any sound interesting and compelling.

If your 5th grade first chair flautist was also your first crush, call me. In this episode, Marty tells Blake about his love for flutes, and demonstrates his collection. Learn the types of flutes, how they work and what you might want to add to you collection (even if you can't play them!).

In part two, Marty and Blake discuss the ethics behind the city that was built as a giant Behringer factory. Is boycott the best action? How do we improve our choices of musical equipment?

So there's an entire Chinese city that's entirely subsided on a big Behringer factory. There are whispers that this is more than it seems. In part one, Marty and Blake break down what is happening, and how Behringer grew from a one person company to build a city.

Doctors hate this one little trick that makes you a super-hearer! Marty and Blake break down science itself to help you make the best sounds in the world. Marty also teaches a trick to A-B whole parts, sections and even mixes, a critical step for decision making while creating music.

Blake and Marty break down the dominant five chord, one of the most popular chords in western music history. However, the hot take is that it is outdated. The duo present alternatives to bring modern life into your songwriting and forgive you of age old antiquities.

Marty and Blake break down how to practice instruments (and anything). Why is it that so many people give up piano? Or have that old guitar laying around? Here is a few quick tips to make practice more fun and a more lasting habit. Enjoy!

This is the story of Marty Gray and his path to becoming a professional musician. Blake and Marty reminisce, talk about his journey to obsession with singing and the dedication required to become a professional musician who sang at the White House. Join us for a journey involving the Obamas, Alt J, Eric Whitacre and more.

Organs are a key element of music history that shaped the modern synthesizer as we know it. In this episode, Marty and Blake discuss the world's largest organ, organ mechanics, natural tremolo and the instrument's evolution. They then demo a digital organ and how it compares to the modern synthesizer.

In a time when synthesizers were only experiments in wiring and hardware, Wendy Carlos had and vision to bring them into the future as a true musical instrument. This is the story of a transgender hero who combined Bach, Colombia Records and a true mastery of synthesis to discover fame and popularize the modern synthesizers we all hear today.

We are not exaggerating when we say Wendy Carlos practically invented and popularized the modern synthesizer. This episode Marty and Blake tackle a small portion of the genius-physicist-musician-futurist's life, from being an transgender person in New York to collecting thousands of dollars of synthesizers.

Blake and Marty break down white noise, pink noise, brown noise and dithering. This episode tackles how noise cancelling headphones works, how added noise makes songs sound better and how to make synths sound more alive. Join us on this episode in the synth series, where we are breaking down everything about synthesizers and making a synth of our own along the way.

We continue the synth series to learn everything we need to know about synthesizers. Marty and Blake describe voices, not the ones in your head, but the ones in synthesizers! Voices are the secret to depth and character in a sound. In the second half of the episode, the duo and a special surprise synth guru guest roll up sleeves to understand a brand new synth.