Building a studio desk

If there was one thing that has been high on many people’s minds this past year, it’s the state of our home working environments.

Even if you don’t work from home for your day job, having a space to follow your passions has, by necessity, become a much coveted thing, reaping rewards for those lucky enough to have one.

With that in mind, maybe now is the time to turn your attention to your musical working area, redesigning an existing space and workflow, or starting one for the first time. Many people make do with a dining table, or bedroom chest of drawers – but these are clearly easy to improve upon.

Desk jockeying

You may be put off by the space needed, or the expense of premade purpose-built desks, but in reality there are two issues to contend with there. Firstly, the cost. Even the lower-end producer’s desks can reach into the unjustifiable, especially for a hobbyist musician, but there’s also the workflow element. These desks are made as a one-size-fits-all affair. Admittedly, the needs of most of us are pretty similar but it’s also fair to say that you might not want monitors on separate stands, or you may have an abundance of rack gear that you need to house. No matter what your circumstances, you will be better off designing