What desk(s) do you use?

     Need a desk and im on a budget  ($500). I simply dont know where to shop for good studio desks. Id prefer it to take up relatively little space, i need two monitor shelves, room for a 23 inch display in between them, room on the actual desk for my interface, midi controller and mouse pad, and a slide out drawer for the computer keyboard, that if i wish could also fit my oxygen 49 on it instead. Im sure theres plenty of desks that fit,  i just have no idea where to start looking. Id prefer not to have to order it online, and im looking for under $500

Check out the Studio RTA line of desks. Just do a search for Studio RTA at any common retailer like Amazon. 

Scott

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I'm also looking for a desk, I like this one

I'm currently suffering terrible GAS for a Studio RTA Producer desk. They hit that terrible spot of being more money than I sensibly should spend right now, but within the reach of affordability. The devil truly finds work for idle credit cards.

Tim,
Are you making fun of us for using pre-built desks?
 

 
I know this pic shows a mess, and it is a bit tidier now, but still, I would rather be making music than building desks. Besides that, I am a musician primarily, and those tools always hurt my hands, break my nails, and keep me from playing classical guitar for weeks.
 
Paul

timidi

Are you making fun of us for using pre-built desks?

Ha! Maybe:)
I just have a real aversion to spending money on something I can do myself.
You're probably right though because the time and anguish that any particular project evokes is usually quite overwhelming.

you're right it's doable...

I'm totally down with the idea of not spending money on stuff you can do yourself. But I am the most incompetent handyman the world has ever seen. There are entire health and safety departments devoted to making sure nobody ever has to sit near to a desk I've brandished a screwdriver in the direction of.

total price for all the elements for main desk was les than 300$ (including moving keyboard deck, screws, polishing, paint etc).  On the first photo you can see additional desk on the right side - I bought just the deck (plate?) which is 1,2meter lond, and egs are from 1930's carpenters machine. Right deck costed me 20-25$

That;s a great idea, the small monitors for plugs.

Does Windows handle that well? The weird monitor layout?

Some great stuff there... love the Behri rework Korg. Good stuff. To the OP, there is some more pix on the V700 forum if that's any help. The forum is a bit broken so it's a bit dodgy in places (my photos for example but some good stuff in there showing peoples work spaces. Cheers all.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MDVDL/ I got this so I could slide the V-Studio partly under the shelf, put KRKs on the shelf, and attach a monitor extension arm to the middle of the shelf. This model is cooler in some ways and has add-on side racks and is a lot cheaper: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MDVDSK/ BOTH MIDDLE ATLANTIC DESKS ARE A BIT WOBBLY. It doesn't bother me now, but I was surprised and a little mad at first.

I have this: Quik Lok Z-250-BKCY Workstation accessories by Quiklok http://amzn.com/B0002FO9XW The photo is here: http://kumarhome.com/music/?p=152

bladetragic, That is a good deal. Issue I had is that the V-Studio 700 Console is too deep for most things designed as computer desks. The one you are showing would be great for 90% of the population and I wish it would work for me. Jungfriend, You have a good set-up and I respect anyone who has a pod on his desk (like me). What mixer do you have on the stand that looks like a tape machine remote stand--and where did you get the stand? I am referring to the roller stand on the right that looks like it was made for the remote on an Ampex 24-track.

I built my desk myself also.  I am terrible with tools,  but i had a neighbor who was good at building furniture.  I told him what i wanted to do an he gave me advise on how to do construct it.  I designed on paper and figured out exacly how many pieces of wood i needed and what size.  I built the desk out 3/4" plywood and figured the best way to cut up 4' by 8' slabs.   I went to a hardware chain,  Builder's Square,  and they cut the wood to within 1/8" of my specs.     I assembled the wood by glueing most of it.  I used a small mitor saw/box to hand saw trim for all the edges.  After that I threw a big, heavy coat of stain over the wood.

My desk is better than anything I could buy in the store, mainly because it perfectly suited to my needs. It was less that $100.

If I can do anyone can.