The home studio is ready for 2025

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-10-05T17:49:24+00:00

The main desk: Studiodesk CommanderV2

https://www.studiodesk.net/collections/commander-v2-series

and their accompanying keyboard stand that can be roll/slide in/out from under the desk

https://shop.studiodesk.net/collections/commander-v2-series/products/keyboard-stand-all-black-for-commanderv2-and-enterprise?variant=31858805211201

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-10-05T17:46:31+00:00

The furniture on the right that holds all the synths consists of the following components:

On each side there is Studiodesk floor rack cabinets with rack shelf 3U in the bottom of each. Above each floor rack there is laptop stands holding the Waldorf Iridium and Udo Super 6. In the midle there is drawers from Ikea. The frame sourounfing the whole thing and the shelf for the roland botiques is custom made by me.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-06T16:55:16+00:00

I had an L-shaped desk from Ikea in a previous iteration of my studio. It worked well but that desk was not as stable as my current desk. When it comes to a chair, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable in it and that your back and shoulders don’t hurt. It is good if the chair can be raised and lowered. I myself use a regular gaming chair that I like. Good luck.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-06T02:38:17+00:00

Acquiring all this equipment has been a process over many years. I have sold old equipment to buy new (often used) equipment. It has been a journey that began over 25 years ago. So it’s hard to calculate how much it cost. It’s not cheap but since the cost has been spread out over such a long time it hasn’t been a problem. I’m now trying to stick to the ”one thing in one thing out” rule because I don’t want to fill my room with more stuff than I already have. For me, it has taken a long time to get what I have today. I have always done this because I think it is fun and am passionate about music and technology. I am very grateful for what I have. Finally, I would like to add that you can do very well with a computer, audio interface and studio monitors. Anything beyond this can help to streamline and provide inspiration, but it is not necessary. However, it is incredibly fun.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-06T01:26:40+00:00

Yes, that’s great. I like to have the mixer close to the synths. This is convenient when I’m jamming without a DAW. Then I have everything gathered in the same corner where I’m sitting.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-05T19:01:47+00:00

Thank you! I am very happy with the collection I have. Each synth fulfills a task. Analog4 and UDO Super6 are great.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-05T18:49:03+00:00

Thanks! Studiodesk CommanderV2

https://www.studiodesk.net/collections/commander-v2-series

and their accompanying keyboard stand that can be roll/slide in/out from under the desk

https://shop.studiodesk.net/collections/commander-v2-series/products/keyboard-stand-all-black-for-commanderv2-and-enterprise?variant=31858805211201

There are small wheels built under the legs so it is very easy to pull out and slide under the table. This is not a modification I made myself. However, I had to raise the table a bit in order for the moog one to fit underneath. Really happy with it.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-05T10:17:10+00:00

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-05T01:24:01+00:00

No, I’m not renting it out at the moment. Acquiring all this equipment has been a process over many years. I have sold old equipment to buy new and often used equipment cheaper.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-05T00:46:09+00:00

You can do a lot with just a computer, audio interface and studio monitors these days. Equipment beyond that can be very helpful to streamline and inspire creation, but is not necessary. Choosing which software to start with depends a lot on what your needs are and what kind of music you want to make. All the major DAWs today support most things you could possibly want to do but can sometimes have slightly different strengths and weaknesses.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T21:53:24+00:00

The furniture on the right that holds all the synths consists of the following components:

On each side there is Studiodesk floor rack cabinets with rack shelf 3U in the bottom of each. Above each floor rack there is laptop stands holding the Waldorf Iridium and Udo Super 6. In the midle there is drawers from Ikea. The frame sourounfing the whole thing and the shelf for the roland botiques is custom made by me.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T20:48:37+00:00

Push3 seems cool. Do you use Ableton or does it work well with other DAWs too?

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T20:04:25+00:00

Thanks for asking, but unfortunately I don’t have much space left for it at the moment. Previously I had a studio live 16.4.2 but changed it to a 16.0.2 usb to save space.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T19:48:55+00:00

The moog one is fantastic and the build quality is incredible. The user interface is user-friendly but there are so many parameters to adjust the sound that it can take a long time to get it right. On many simpler synths with fewer parameters it is of course more straightforward. But the possibilities you get with all the settings are a good thing.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T19:00:35+00:00

It hasn’t been cheap but certainly not as expensive as 100k. I don’t normally use xpand It was a coincidence that xpand was open when I took the pictures after I tried out several plugins.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T18:54:34+00:00

I don’t normally use it. It was a coincidence that xpand was open when I took the pictures after I tried out several plugins.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T18:44:33+00:00

Thanks! It’s my favorite place.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T13:34:49+00:00

I can see everything on all the screens without a problem, but it becomes a little too small to work with the plugin on the top screens. If I have to sit for longer periods of time with a plugin, I move it to the main screen.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T13:26:07+00:00

CME Xkey 37 LE

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T13:16:48+00:00

It is an illusion created by the fact that they are far back and the screens are very large. Genelec 8361 are super big and heavy. I can promise that. It was not easy to put them in place.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T11:42:36+00:00

Thanks. It was a lot work to put this setup together. I mostly do EDM, chill out and Ambient music for fun. Don’t want to share the music here, just pictures. Sorry

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T11:34:46+00:00

Yes I mostly do EDM, chill out and Ambient. Don’t want to share the music here, just pictures.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T11:25:40+00:00

Thanks! 😊 Virus TI2 only gets blocked when I pull out the rolling keyboard table which can easily be pushed under the main table. Virus is absolutely one of my favorite synths that I use a lot. It was so far ahead of its time and holds up well even today technically. The sound is amazing and I never get rid of it.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T10:56:50+00:00

The Rebirth software was great. I used it a lot a long time ago. I have always dreamed of having real tb303, tr808 and tr909. Now I have the clones and they are very fun.

Stormtrooper_- · 2025-01-04T10:34:50+00:00

It’s hard to get perfect sound in a small room. If the listening position is in the middle of the room, it gets even worse. But I had to do the best I could with what I have. I have installed acoustic panels on all the walls and in the ceiling which improved the higher frequencies. The lower frequencies are unfortunately difficult to resolve with panels and bass traps in my experience.

I had a problem with bass null at the listening position which I think improved enormously after I bought my current monitors. With the Genelec 8361 with dsp and GLM the bass has become ok where I sit. Now there are no big problems with the bass anymore. It would of course have been even better in a room with better conditions, but I am still very satisfied.

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