{"id":14011,"date":"2020-12-20T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=14011"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:36:53","slug":"louis-futon-studio-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/louis-futon-studio-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Futon gives us an intimate tour of his home studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/splice\/louis-futon-vol-3-pack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Louis Futon (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Louis Futon<\/strong><\/a> is a producer who has sold out headlining tours and performed at massive festivals including the likes of Coachella, CRSSD, and Made In America.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these successes, Louis Futon got his start as a bedroom producer, and those roots still manifest themselves in his studio setup today. In the video above, Futon gives the Splice community an intimate tour of his home studio, discussing go-to gear, cool knickknacks, and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was most interesting to you about Louis Futon&#8217;s studio essentials? Whose studio do you want to see next? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Incorporate Louis Futon&#8217;s sounds into your own productions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/splice\/louis-futon-vol-3-pack\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore the sounds<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Louis Futon walk through his home studio and discuss essential gear, cool knickknacks, and everything in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":14012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1692],"tags":[1061,1254,1739,1896],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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