My new studio recording desk

Xcaliber

Xcaliber

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I've been working on the desk in the pictures for about a week and a half, building it from plywood and 2x4s with a friend of mine. I thought I would show it off, I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. Now I only wish it was a little bigger. ;)

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Apart from the extra room that a bigger desk would provide for gear and whatnot...the important thing is that it would also allow you to position your speakers with a little more spread. As it is...you'll end up with mostly in-your-face mono sound.

It's a problem that many home-rec setups have...because most people have just a computer, LCD screen, and little else on their desk...and the rest of their "gear" is all ITB plugs and such.
Even so, there's a benefit from spreading things out, and also pulling back a bit, away from the monitors...so yeah, a bigger desk would help with that.

I know this may come a surprise to many...but the recommended spread for near-field speakers by some studio designers is 5'-6' for proper stereo imaging.
 
miroslav said:
Apart from the extra room that a bigger desk would provide for gear and whatnot...the important thing is that it would also allow you to position your speakers with a little more spread. As it is...you'll end up with mostly in-your-face mono sound.
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Actually if you built some matching speaker stands to place either side on the desk you will also get more room on the desk for other things, like a second computer monitor?

Alan
 
Yeah...stands work too for monitors...I just figure with a bigger desk, you also have some room for the coffee cup and lava lamp. :)
 
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