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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?