Looking for DJ Table or Booth Alternatives to IKEA hacks
Hello DJTechTools Forum
Im looking for a DJ Table or Booth that can Handle Turntables, Mixer etc weight. I currently have an Odyssey Folding table but it seems kind of week and wobbly. I did some search online but I haven’t seen anything that I like so far. I was wondering if there are any alternatives such as truss tables or just a book case type of furniture that is NOT going to bend or break because of the weight of all the gear?
Any tips or links will be much appreciated,
Thank you
i built myself an all in one solution just before christmas using the dj tech tools ikea as a guide, i needed to sort something as i have a baby on the way and needed to clear out the spare room, after some deliberating with the mrs i managed to negotiate moving my kit into our bedroom. She stood laughing at me and scratching her head whilst i spent a day getting splinters and swearing alot but was impressed when i had finished (it matched the bedroom furniture so bonus points there), now i have room for all my vinyl 2x1210s, DJM, MPD, APC40, Amp, speakers, cd writer and my macbook and it looks amazing, would post pictures but im at work right now but the guide is certainly worth a look. Cost me a touch over £200 to make
I’ve got 2 expedites from Ikea (although I think they stopped making them, but I think they have another option now?) as bases and record storage and a 5 foot counter top. (pick one that’s thick) I do have a crappy folding table underneath the counter top, but not for support - I just wanted the stuff raised a couple inches to avoid hunching. All this supporting my two 1210s, DJM900 NXS, cases for each, laptop stand and occasionally even a laptop.
I didn’t even bother attaching them. Works great for me.
LOL, my last show your setup update included all that. At this point however, with all my production stuff, I’d need a panoramic. My living room is literally a used record/music store. Fortunately, the girl I’m dating used to be a recording studio owner, so it’s not a turn off for her. I’m probably just going to have to marry her because most any other girl would be like…WTF?
I use this for a base. It’s solid and works great for a variety of applications, especially since it’s height adjustable. I’m currently using it for my production setup, with a cheap Ikea tabletop and one of their shelves mounted on the Capita angled legs.
You’re better off building your own. Keep in mind that the monitors sound will differ from material to material. For example, I had purchase a decent looking table from ikea, once I had all my gear setup on the table the overall sound was garbage. I previously had a different table prior that provided a much more pleasing sound. I researched this phenomenon and there are limited information about it, all I can say is that there is definitely a difference in sound. I decided to build my own table using the information as a reference guide as to which type of material offers good sound and found that you don’t want something too hard nor too porous, MDF is an excellent choice as mentioned above. I’m just about done with my custom build, the piece that has a glossy finish is where the monitors will sit, all those pieces were individually cut to various lengths, wood glued, brad nailed, sanded, stained, coated 2x with polyurethane, and finally finished with a coat of crystal clear epoxy that hardens to a liquid glass finish. The piece with the xone92 is almost done, I’ve cut out the mixers dimensions so that it would fit flat and flush within the audio workstation compared to just sitting on top taking up a lot of estate.
I had to cut out a fitting for the protruding line inputs, used a Dremel for the rough cut and then cleaned up the cut using a 3/4 chisel. It was difficult working with the workstations material due to the fact that it was of fairly thick particle board. Angling the chisel for a slightly deeper slice would cause blowouts at the cuts finish area as shown in the photo. Didn’t really matter though as I planned on putting a neat trim around the mixer, the trim is 4 pieces with a 45 degree miter cut. I’ll provide photos of that later. The cut for the mixer was done by using a jigsaw.
I have an Odyssey TT table and I just added an IKEA(Parts) built shelf on top of it. I just gathered the parts and improvised on what I could get my hands on when I was in IKEA.
I feel that you’re really wasting all that foam by placing them like so.. They’d be better use if they were placed directly at the reflective points of your monitors rather than behind. But more than that, those foam thingys do just about nothing other than address high frequencies. So if you’ve got a setup in your room or studio and the overall sound is too bright (piercing which ultimately causes ear fatigue), the foam squares may help that aspect by just a hair. What you need for addressing certain room modes such as nulls, flutter echo, slap backs, etc. are sound panels at least 2.5 inches thick depending on the type of absorption material used. So if you’ve placed the foam squares behind your monitors where a bass port is present, take em down, those foam is doing absolutely nothing to reduce unfocused low-end.
I can’t understand what is so difficult about understanding the difference between acoustic treatment and sound deadening.
Also if you want more truth about how to really sound deaden your room so that sound does not leak out nor leak in from and in your room, read a book titled “Build it like the Pros”. Inspired by his knowledge, Ive build my own studio with a STC rating of 61. With a STC rating of 60-65, you can have a full on band rockin drums, guitar, and other instruments loud and it’ll be nothing but a whisper outside that room. Alone in a room with a STC of that range allows any sound within that room to be quite amplified, a simple rubbing of a nylon jacket is incredibly loud and detailed, you can literally almost count the threads just by the sound.
I was just trying to help out a fellow member on the forum in regards to his table, didn’t know I was going to get scolded and schooled on my foam
Advice taken though, I apologize deeply on everything in my picture is wrong and not to your liking.
I will be careful from now on on what I post.
Oh I also apologize for not understanding the difference between acoustic treatment and sound deadening. I’m sure your set up is very nice and superior to idiots such as myself, sorry again sir.
thank you sir.
