Making a Keyboard or Synthesizer Dust Cover - DIY Sewing Project

[@InTheMixReviews]

Many more DIY projects for Instruments and Recording Studio gears and furniture will be added to this playlist. As long as a project is relevant to music and audio production, nothing is off limit!

[@powrhausut]

This is extremely helpful! I wanted to make my own cover for my 88-key Roland and wasn't sure where to start. This video helped me understand the basics and I'm going to give it a try this weekend. I appreciate the video!

[@Cardsharky14]

Thank you for sharing - this is one of the best breakdowns of planning, patterning, and construction I've ever seen as a beginner.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thanks a lot. Glad it served the purpose.

[@neelsinator]

Thanks for the tutorial! I have very basic sewing skills and your instructions were very easy to follow. I even ended up making a cut out in the middle to accommodate the book rest and it looks wonderful!

[@InTheMixReviews]

Great to hear that. Be nice to see some pictures, if you posted them anywhere?

[@kernow9324]

I am in awe at your skill. That cover is perfect.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thank you very much. Yes it fits and looks great 😀

[@sicknotelvd]

Thanks for explaining. Your grandma made a great job

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thanks a lot. It was a grandpa actually 😆

[@tonyhansen655]

Great. Now I have to find room for a sewing machine in my home studio as well :-D

[@InTheMixReviews]

No home studio is complete without a sewing machine 😆

[@evieking3931]

Excellent instructions. Making one for my son’s keyboard.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thanks! Hopefully you’ll be able to share a picture of the finished project 👍

[@toybarons]

Thanks for making such a good tutorial. I have basic sewing skills. I easily understand how to make the measurements and to put it all together on a sewing machine. Now I just need to get and make a few covers.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Glad to hear that Chris! If you had any questions, feel free to post them here.

[@allysonvillareal2200]

Thank you so much!! The explanation and instruction is very clear, and I manage to follow it without mistake. Great vid!!

[@InTheMixReviews]

That’s wonderful! Were you making the same thing or a cover for something else?

[@kathylajeunesse8209]

Fabulous help. Thanks for the clear instructions.

[@andrewr3844]

Great video! Really appreciate the part about designing the pieces and sewing them together using the turning method. I have been thinking about making a cover for my Roland and this wil help a lot. A couple notes I would add. Vinyl fabric doesn't fray, so the raw edges actually don't need to be finished. Also i am not sure I would hem it as it adds extra bulk. I get how this could.add some structure and make it "hang" more but it will make.the bottom.and corners not lay as flat. I like the idea of bias trim at the edges, I would probably just use bias trim at the bottom edge myself or just serge the edge.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thanks a lot. I guess it depends on the thickness and type of Vinyl too. The ones we used needed to be finished. Also, dimensions are long. It certainly adds support to the shape and structure and it looks very nice. Be nice to see it when you finish

[@lindadarby9398]

Excellent video,hoping to make my son one!!

[@InTheMixReviews]

Wonderful, thanks a lot!

[@treezza2817]

Excellent, detailed instructions! Thanks for sharing.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thank you!

[@marciapina4723]

Great video! You made that project look effortless! Thanks for making this video!

[@ChristianMuenker]

Great tutorial, very well explained! It helped me to do my first sewing project, a dust cover for a modular synth.❤

[@InTheMixReviews]

Glad to hear that. Curious to know which synth this is.

[@ChristianMuenker]

@@InTheMixReviews It is a sloped DIY rack with 3 levels, housing an Electron Digitakt, a Behringer Neutron and various individual modules. I made the cover with quite a lot of slack to accomodate for all the patch cables.

[@InTheMixReviews]

@@ChristianMuenker Nice! Definitely not an easy project. Congrats!

[@thijmenvan5582]

Great video, thanks! Wanted to do this for my keyboard for some time. This video helps me a lot

[@InTheMixReviews]

Please do share pictures when your project is done. Glad to know this video inspired you in some way.

[@DaveDickens]

Thank you for sharing, very helpful indeed! Cheers Dave

[@fibromyalgiahelp4308]

BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!!!

[@synthverkstad2093]

Thanks for the video, had mine done in about 20 mins for my Yamaha Modx7.

[@InTheMixReviews]

20 minutes? You’re fast!

[@synthverkstad2093]

In The Mix Instructions good and I wasn’t messing about. Ok probably spent some extra time on minor adjustments and ironing the edges, got another couple of covers to do now.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Nice! Glad to hear you found the video useful

[@lovepeace29981]

One of the best tutorial . Thank you so much 👍🙏

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thanks a lot. What are you making? An actual keyboard cover, or something else?

[@lovepeace29981]

@@InTheMixReviews I'm planning to make an actual keyboard cover.

[@P.R00]

Amazing job done .

[@meldmagic]

That's great. I have just been covering mine with bubble wrap, or a sheet of 3mm thick black kitchen liner, purchased from ALDI for $3, which also doubles as my portable fitness mat for Les Mills Bodypump classes. As a fitness mat it's almost the perfect size for the SMARTSTEP bench. It is about 50cm too long but I just fold it over to provide more cushioning.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Sounds good! Black liner probably would look better than bubble wrap too.

[@meldmagic]

Feeling adventurous, use both. Don't want those glorious wooden side-end cheeks scratched when your studio chair bangs accidentally against your synth. I am annoyed though that I only bought 2 sheets of the liner. Last time I saw a similar product at ALDI it had holes like this: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1028/9539/products/3_copy_e8ce557d-e8e9-447f-a9b9-6e9064a9a435_large.jpg presumably to cut manufacturing costs so its not going to be as tough for fitness mat purposes. They were also useful for sound dampening. I am too cheap to get Aurolex. That's $3 vs $49 for speaker isolation!

[@InTheMixReviews]

Acoustic treatment stuff are definitely OVER-PRICED. Mine are all DIY for the most part. As far as a cover for your synth, you can just use a towel or like in your case a kitchen liner combined with a bubble wrap. Nothing wrong with that still I like my cover A LOT better than bubble wrap :)

[@lawlessyntax]

Thanks for the informative video, it helped me very much, off to sew :)

[@InTheMixReviews]

You’re welcome. Hope to see the results 😃

[@Lightfinger]

Great video!

[@alm5966]

I think this is a job for Mum to do for my Moog Grandmother. Who'd have thought sewing was that complicated.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Mum for Grandmother...lol! Totally worth it though. Go for it!

[@jbd9507]

Your video & directions were spot on! Thank you!! I've been sewing my whole life, but these directions made it so simple I didn't have to think it through. I just finished making a custom fit cover for my Roland 88 key digital keyboard. Since my keyboard was longer I did run out of bias tape, but I just need to add a bit more. Now I just have to learn how to play this thing! Wish it came to me in my sleep. ;-) Got any tips for that?

[@InTheMixReviews]

Glad to hear that Judy. Yes, the 88 key definitely requires more of everything. Be nice to see some pictures of your cover. Unfortunately playing skills require day time practice. ;)

[@MarkWarren-com]

Do you have suggestions for adding an opening/flap to allow a music stand to remain in place while the cover is on?

[@InTheMixReviews]

Mark, I've had those music stands that get attached to keyboards so I know what you're talking about, but they're all so different. Which type do you exactly have ? A link to a pic?

[@MarkWarren-com]

@@InTheMixReviews It's a starter Yamaha P45. Here's a picture: www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/PIM/Images/388C268FAF7544598BD05921313DA257_12075_5647x5363_b340c5f2bef497979f20ae6e252ab496.jpg

[@InTheMixReviews]

Ok, so there's multiple ways of doing this. You can create a flap with Valcro on the back and the opening will just close around the base of the music stand. Another way would be to just make a regular cover first. Then you figure out the measurements for the holder and make a cut out depending on the depth and width of the music stand. This way the cover will slip over the stand. Keep in mind that there's a thicker foot at the base of the holder where sheet music sits against. If you want the cover to go over that base plate, then the cover will be raised by that amount, so then you'll need to take that measurement into consideration when you're making the cover, so the cover won't be short on the back. In this case, you'll never have to remove the stand. Another solution would be to remove the stand, put the cover and then put the stand over the opening so now the thicker base plate will be above the cover. This means you don't have to account for longer fabric. We made a small sample to showcase the idea here. This is only a rough sample so of course it could look a lot better. Let me know if you had questions: www.flickr.com/photos/93736899@N03/albums/72157705839445264

[@MarkWarren-com]

@@InTheMixReviews Thank you for all of those ideas and the mock-up! Adding Velcro to the solution opens up many potential solutions.

[@GuillaumeTeteaX]

Just what I need to make a cat-proof cover. Now if you could show how to put a slit at the top so a sheet music rest can stick through.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Nice! Actually Mark had the same question. Just scroll down and read the comments/replies. I posted some pictures and suggestions.

[@LesTutosdUneMinute]

Cool!

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thinking about doing it?

[@LesTutosdUneMinute]

@@InTheMixReviews Maybe. It depends what keyboard I'll gonna buy and if there are cheap decksavers for that model.

[@coolelectronics1759]

and me just throwing a towel over my synths! Once I found out the sun has been hitting my yamaha mp12 on the same spot, at the same time every day I grew conserned this might cause some pretty nasty yellowing in the long term. I have the white one, and I've only had this baby for about 6 months! Do you think this already has caused any irrevercable damage to the color of my instrument? I am legally blind and I also would hate to have to retro-bright this thing not even one year in owning it!

[@InTheMixReviews]

Throwing a towel should do. Exposing instruments to direct sunlight is not a good idea. You may need to have it checked out by someone. Trust me I understand your concern. My instruments receive special attention 😆

[@ecuadorrealestatevideos1097]

Nice tutorial, thanks for the effort in putting it together. As a video producer, I might suggest leaving out the cuts to black between clips. It’s extremely distracting to the eye. Otherwise, great job.

[@InTheMixReviews]

Glad you liked. Thanks for the feedback...

[@dardav2000]

Cool vid ! I have a new ROLAND FANTOM7 . Can you make me one and how much please ? Thanks ,

[@InTheMixReviews]

Thank you David. Sorry I won’t be able to do that. Hope you find one for your keyboard

[@dardav2000]

@@InTheMixReviews Thanks ,

[@essentialcarsales3984]

Could I ask a question please, I have made my measurements and cut out my pattern, but for some reason when I rotate the side panels on the template around as if I’m sewing them, it doesn’t match up at the end. What have I done wrong?

[@InTheMixReviews]

You sure can. Are you talking about the excess material that hangs down? If that's what it is, you can just cut the extra fabric to the desired height. In my case, we had the cover drop down a little below the physical line of the instrument, just to prevent the dust from getting in there. Is that what you're question is about? If not, maybe you can elaborate?

[@essentialcarsales3984]

In The Mix Hi, sorry I didn’t make myself very clear. I have made my template - taking my measurements as you showed on your video the big panel that goes over the top and the two side panels. Now when you go to sew, you first demonstrated how the side panels sit, one on the LHS and one on the RHS with the sloped edge into the middle, and you then explain how they are sewn on, ( I haven’t sew them on yet) This is were I come unstuck. Before I sew them on, I do the movements as you have shown before sewing on to mark out where the little slits go, but when I get to the end my side panel over hangs my big rectangle panel (your panel matches up perfectly at the end). How do I get my side panel to match up perfectly at the other end? Hope I have explained it properly now. Cheers

[@InTheMixReviews]

I have a suggestion. Since I don't have any visuals on what's going on your side, would you be able to take some pictures and send it to me? Facebook page information is on the channel. Just go to that page and send me the pictures through a private message if you like.

[@essentialcarsales3984]

In The Mix I worked it out, my cover looks awesome. Cheers

[@InTheMixReviews]

@@essentialcarsales3984 Glad to hear that.

[@Bowie_E]

This has helped me figure out how to make a turntable dustcover dustcover for my anal-retentive dad. Thank you! ☺

[@InTheMixReviews]

Wonderful! Glad it helped you in anyway. Would love to see some pictures if you have any.