Hello all,
Recently I just moved across country Seattle to DC, and the moment i got here setup my performance gear so I could keep my chops up (i practice an hour a day or more) But now that ive gotten my daughters and wife back into a daily routine and settled, I am about to start unpacking and resetting up my Studio.
Back in Seattle, I used a concoction of two desks from Office Max to form a U around me and setup my gear that way. Over the years my setup changed (Whos doesnt we are crazy people). After years of trying equipment finding what works for me and what doesnt. I have a decent setup where I feel I dont need to be touching the mouse and keyboard every 30 seconds.
The issue here, is I am going to be building my own Studio Desk, the prototype coming from a DIY building plan you can find on the net here. I will need to modify it heavily, or just build my own design.
My design problem comes from, how to place all my equipment so its within reach and in a comfortable position to work with at all times.
So I was hoping others had suggestions maybe some examples of how they tackled their issues and I can see where to go from there.
What I am trying to fit on my desk:
(3) Avid Artist Controll Surfaces (50 wide x 9.5 Deep total dimension)
Ableton Push
Maschine MK2
4U Rack Prophet 08
4U Rack Access Ti2
2U RME Fireface UCX
(2) 26" ASUS Widescreen Monitors
Yamaha HS80 Monitors
StudioLogic (Possibly, I still cant find just a damn basic 61 weighted key controller, dont need sliders, knobs buttons.. blah)
Clearly I will be at least modifying the desk to have a Slide Tray to hold the StudioLogic 61 key. Monitors, and Studio Monitors on the riser of course. From there, I was debating rack space under the riser, but it feels like that would either put the Synth racks, or the Avid Control surfaces a little to far from reach. I dunno.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
PS, If anyone happens to know a nice.. semi weighted 61 key MIDI Controller, very basic but with a nice keybed... PLease please recommend it... even if its discontinued and I have to find it on Craigslist.
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