You’ve seen studio desks in magazines and catalogs. Your friends rave about them. Major studios rely on them. But does a musician really need to ditch the old card table that doubles as their studio? If you want a significant quality-of-life upgrade in your home or project studio, then Sweetwater’s answer is a “yes” — and here’s why.
- Improved Ergonomics
- Space Savings
- Built-in Rack Space
- Keyboard Tray
- Integrated Cable Management
- Expandability
- Useful for More Than Just Music
Improved Ergonomics
Most of today’s studio desks have an elevated surface for studio monitors and computer monitors. Specifically, the elevated computer screen helps relieve neck pain and prevent you from hunching over to see what you’re doing on a laptop.
A studio desk that accommodates nearfield monitors is ideal if you use studio monitors but don’t have dedicated monitor stands. A desk like that will have a raised platform that helps put the tweeters at a more optimal angle for your ears.
As a bonus, almost every studio desk is height adjustable to conform to any creator’s size and height preferences.
Space Savings
Instead of having all your music gear scattered around a room, you can store it on or around your desk! It’s a spot to keep your headphones, audio interface, computer keyboard and mouse, and other gear.
Built-in Rack Space
Most of the studio desks available at Sweetwater come with integrated rack space. Rack space is the perfect place to mount your outboard hardware, such as reverbs, rackmount audio interfaces, EQs, and compressors.
Keyboard Tray
Another benefit of having a studio desk is the well-loved keyboard tray. Depending on your desk, you can store anything from ultra-compact 25-key controllers to full-size 88-key digital pianos and MIDI controllers. Or you can use the tray for your mouse and computer keyboard.
Integrated Cable Management
Nobody likes looking at a rat’s nest of cables. That’s why some studio desks have built-in cable management. Integrated cable management prevents a jumbled mess of cables from happening in the first place. Managing and hiding your cables provide a clean and uncluttered look.
Expandability
The best thing about studio desks is that they’re built to accommodate just about every kind of music maker. A desk doesn’t care whether you switched from podcasting to making EDM. Nor does it discriminate between good gear and world-class gear. As your creativity evolves and blooms into new avenues, you can always swap out the gear in your rack or add new accessories that fit your unique workflow needs and content creation goals.
Useful for More Than Just Music
A studio desk isn’t just limited to music making. People who live in apartments or don’t have much available space around the house can have their desks serve double duty as a home office. Who says you can’t work from home while listening to your studio monitors?
Everyone Can Benefit from a Studio Desk
Whatever content you create, a studio desk can help you level up your physical space so your creative projects come off without a hitch. If you need help determining what sort of desk is best for you, then please call us at (800) 222-4700 to speak with a Sweetwater Sales Engineer.