![]() ![]() Take measurements.īuilding your own desk will require one main component, accuracy. This would mean I would have smaller rack spaces on the top shelf. So a rack cabinet came to mind, but I also wanted to add more features to the top section of my desk closer to the mixers. It became clear to me that I needed rack rails to mount the gears and keep those also within arms reach. ![]() I know I wanted the capacity to grow and expand on any studio production equipment, such as compressors, effects processors, channel strips and so forth. I needed to elimate that factor, so I knew I needed to design a pull out shelf to have it closer to the mixer but also to store the keyboard away when I’m no longer using it. I also discussed that it occupied too much space in the room. Very annoying to me, personal choice I’d say. At times I literally had to move back and forth between edits and recording. Secondly, think about where you plan to host your monitors, screen, and any music equipment that will be resting on your desk.Īs the picture above illustrates, my initial problem I had was that my Yamaha keyboard piano was not within arms reach from my production area (mixer and computer). Your legs should be rock solid since they will be holding the weight of all your gear. No matter what design you choose, you need to consider a sturdy foundation. My design simply stemmed from figuring out what I needed, and that is the first step you’ll want to do. You’ll want to learn as much as you can to ensure the success of your project. ![]() You will want to know everything about the power tools you may be utilizing, painting and staining techniques, and any woodworking material from the pros. There are countless of useful resources at your disposal and amazing tutorials available on YouTube. I highly recommend reading on any online materials that you can acquire. If you want your desk to turn out amazing, please don’t rush it! Take your time, enjoy the process, enjoy the journey! I know that I surely did and loved every minute of it! You will need to establish a design, a budget for materials, great planning and PATIENCE. ![]() This entire process requires a lot of planning but it is truly worth the outcome. In the rest of this article I will thoroughly explain all the key steps I took in order to build my own studio desk. So here we are, as I decided and successfully designed and built my own music studio desk, in this guide I’ll share my tips, guidelines and share resources to help you guys build your own DIY Studio Desk. So then I asked myself, “Why not Do it Yourself?” Which I wanted a desk that I can build on as my business grew. Those 3 small sections on the top shelf does not accommodate for large future growth. The second pic with the desk for $1,389.00, I could spend that much and actually host my Yamaha piano, but I did not like the limited capacity for rack gear. I could spend $350 and still won’t be able to fix the issue I have with piano taking up room resting on the keyboard stand so I would still have the same issues. Take a look at the first desk in the pic above. They can’t host my piano and mixer at all, and the ones that could facilitate my desired work flow costs in the thousands!Įven then, they still didn’t quite suit all the needs I was looking for. Seemingly, the majority of desks available for purchase that we’re affordable would do nothing for my needs. So ultimately I knew I wanted a new desk that sufficed the needs for my preferred work flow. Personally this felt extremely cumbersome and demoralizing at times. Sometimes it require a good lengthy stretch just to hit record in Protools so I could record my performance on the piano. Annoyance and frustration grew daily from having to spin around my chair to play phrases on the piano then spin back to make edits in Protools. Not to mention that my Yamaha keyboard occupied a huge amount of work space. I wanted to purchase a new desk for my music production set up, primarily because my previous desk was very small and had no room to host anything that I required. Hey everyone, in this article I will illustrate a step by step guide on How to Build your own DIY Music Studio Desk. ![]()
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