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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 13:55:24
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Hi there,
Recently I've been constantly thinking over ordering a custom deck for my home studio. After searching over internet sites I've found several types of desks commonly used in the recording and mixing studios. However I think there should be options more suitable for small home studios, like mine, where I want to place my display (or two), keyboard + mouse, a midi controller and a rack with some other devices.
Maybe some of you already faced this issue, and can give some advices, show your solutions, photos or provide links on topic?
What should one keep in mind before ordering a custom desk?
Peace!
 
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Nectarios
Martian Arts
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 13:58
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pilgrim
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 14:06
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Alex - Aural Invasion
Aural Invasion
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 15:03
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Tryptagon
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 15:42
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Nice link Pilgrim,just when i thought it could not get cheaper u slam this in front of me.
Nice affordable desk's for sure.
Thinking about uppgrading myself for that price |
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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 16:19
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Thanks guys. Quik Lok's solutions have some good ideas but they are not the best option for me.
Argosyconsole is not for psytrance 
Fame is afordable and, well, nice; in the end I will order something like that, I guess.
Would like to know what do you guys own, or most of us just use obvious kitchen tables?
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Freeflow
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 17:25
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build your own
buy something and modify it
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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jan 9, 2009 18:50
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Yes, that's a good option because you can build a really comfortable working place. But before building a custom desk one should know construction details and tricks and tips.
www.overdreamstudio.com |
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Freeflow
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Posted : Jan 12, 2009 04:15
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dija
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Posted : Jan 12, 2009 04:31
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if you can get your hands on some office style desks that piece together (commercial grade). I have one of these. its a corner unit with 2 8 foot ends off the corner unit and lockable filing cabinet. hutch optional. of course ideally you wont want to be in a corner. |
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Freeflow
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Posted : Jan 12, 2009 07:59
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"no body puts baby in a corner"
haha
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V3NOM
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Posted : Jan 12, 2009 10:37
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I usue three Ikea desks. work fine, big one in the middle for my PC & midi, two small ones each side that hold some FX gear and my one and only Nord synth.
For my speakers I made some stands out of wood and metal with a bit of help from my dad.
When my house is finished I"m going to do a proper studio in the basement, I have had a studio designer come over and meet with the architect to help come up with a good idea as I"ll also have my home theatre down there as well.
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shellbound
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Posted : Apr 24, 2009 22:53
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How many of you guys keep your studio monitors (not LCDs) on your tables?
For my desk, I ended up just picking up this very large table top from Ikea and a couple of legs for it (the cool thing about this is you can chose from a bunch of them, getting exactly what you need for the right price).
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50103604
Obviously there's no keyboard tray, but it's really big and really cheap and I think it will work great for me.
Right now I have my Mackies sitting on auraflex mopads on my desk. I see someone selling used custom made wooden monitor stands and I'm debating buying them. The plus side is that I will decouple the monitors from the desk and decrease desk reflections. The (possible?) downside is that the stands are pretty tall, so the monitors will be about 30cm above their current position. And currently the tweeters are right at the ear-level, which is optimal.
My question, is it really problematic if I have the monitors higher up and pointing downwards (since I can adjust how they are pointing with the mopads)?
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Obelizk
Amoeba
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Posted : Apr 25, 2009 00:31
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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jun 3, 2009 14:44
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IKEA is great but we don't have them in Ukraine. Unfortunately. They can't deal with local authorities for over 4 years already, maybe even more.
I ended up ordering custom desk from a furniture building company.
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