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Storing your equipment: tidy up and start from scratch!
The question is: How can you store and set up your home studio in such a way that you don’t have to start from scratch every time you either get a new synthesizer or need to move one thing around. First and foremost, you need to make a list of your equipment. What equipment do you have? That also includes: desk, cables, computer(s), monitors, software and instruments.
Once this list has been made, you can move on to thinking about how you use your arsenal of gear. Sort through all your things in an easy and clear way for your own sake. Coil your cables, line up your effects pedals neatly, place your microphones neatly next to each other, assign a drawer in your desk for USB Cables, etc. It may sound boring, but it will give you a clearer, more productive home studio.
Check your gear and give everything an update
In this context, that means that there may be elements in your studio that can be replaced by modern software, plugins or similar. That way, you can save a huge amount of space in your room. If you’re into analogue gear, of course you shouldn’t limit yourself, but if you’re limited by space in your home studio, modern software can be a big help. A 19-inch rack can very easily be compressed down onto your computer, which can save several square metres in your home studio.
So now your gear has been sorted and reduced to only the most essential elements? Great. The next step is to clear EVERYTHING out. Take all your furniture and studio gear and start from scratch. Then set up your studio the way you want it to be. Ignore how things were, and cable everything up as needed and place your gear according to how much you use it. A good tip: install your gear gradually, so you keep an overview of the entire room at all times. It will give you much more headroom once you’ve set everything up again.
Studio desks and multifunctional storage
Even though there aren’t any studio desks or storage solutions that are revolutionary as such, they are the heart of your studio and where the magic happens. You can certainly use a completely ordinary desk, but if you want to maximise your studio’s potential, we recommend investing in a proper studio desk.
No matter how big your room is, a dedicated studio desk with the right features and setup is worth every penny. It’s your workstation, so it needs to stand up to all the hours you’re going to spend in front of it. It’s also important to have multiple zones for your monitor(s) and to be able to keep the most essential instruments, synths, keyboard or similar right at hand.
You can advantageously integrate 19-inch racks into your studio desk to optimise the entire installation and at the same time integrate audio interfaces, preamps and other essential studio units. A pull-out function under the studio desk for your primary keyboard, as well as other drawers, also has clear advantages.
Cables make your life easier
Cable management is the key to a better life… Yes, we said life.
There’s nothing more frustrating than 10 cables you can’t keep track of, and don’t know the function of. Instruments, microphones, power cables, USB Cables, etc. - everything needs to be in order, because there will only be more, and if you have a system, you win.
Take a look through our cables and connectors, and see whether you have everything you need for your new home studio.
An easy way to soundproof your studio
The difference between a home studio and a professional recording studio is that you also need to be able to live in your home studio. Renovations to create a vocal booth or similar are extensive and very expensive. However, you can easily and affordably control the sound in your studio, so you can achieve good sound in almost any room.
The big classic problem in, for example, living rooms and bedrooms is that sound bounces off the walls, windows and other surfaces, creating poor acoustics. You can effectively control this by using soundproofing on your surfaces.
