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ZOAR Vision K
JamRacks desk, racks
and speaker stands
A consideration with production desks
is your need for a music keyboard tray. If
you are doing scoring, song production or
dance music development, you will almost
certainly want to have a keyboard easily
available. The trays that you find in high-end
production desks, like the ZOAR Vision K,
can hold the heaviest of master keyboards,
and are height adjustable for comfort-an important consideration when you are burning
the midnight oil over that final track.

ErgoLabs
Stealth Chair

The Chair
A desk gives you a place to put your
stuff, but it is equally important to figure
out where you are going to put your
butt! Part of doing quality studio work (or
learning more about the system that you
have) is spending hours of time tweaking templates and polishing mixes. This
means spending a lot of time in your
chair, which can actually have a significant impact on your general health.

Platform by Output

Getting good ergonomics in your studio chair is a must. Height adjustments
that allow you to situate yourself properly at the desk is critical; if you feel like
you are reaching for your keyboard and
mouse, you probably aren't set up right.
You should also pay attention to the way
that the chair 'breaks' against your leg,
and the kind of back support that is
provided. Nothing makes a session go
worse than numb legs or a sore back!
Luckily, chair science is a well-studied
world, and you can find a lot of information on the web about health, wellness and functional chair design. There
are also a number of chairs that are
studio-specific, including the Stealth Pro
Executive (reviewed in this issue). In my
experience, spending time picking the
right chair will actually improve your
ability to stay focused while working in
the studio, which can directly translate
into better recordings and mixes.
A recent and growing trend is the
'standing desk', which eliminates the
chair altogether. I've never tried this in
the studio-it seems like it might be a little
difficult to put in long hours, and it could
be hard to have access to all your gear.

An alternative, and something which I
prefer, is to get a phone app or smart
watch that will remind you, at appropriate intervals, to get out of the chair, get
your blood moving, and stay healthy.

Peripherals
Getting set up with the right desk and
chair will get a lot of your studio ready to
rock. However, there are a few peripherals that can help to make the day-to-day
work of recording and mixing much better.
David Atkins said it this way: "We talk
mainly about desks and consoles being
the heart of the studio, the focal point, the
control room, and it's true. But each of
those design tenants, that are designed to
address the acoustics and a human scale,
those need to be applied to the equipment racks and even speaker stands.

ZOAR MIZA D-Stand MkII
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ESI M4U eX and M8U eX USB 3.0 MIDI interfaces
Dynaudio Core 7 High-end Professional Reference Monitor
Mirek Stiles at Abbey Road Studios
Radial Catapult RX4, TX4 4-Channel Cat 5 Audio Snake / Catapult MINI
Reviewed and Revisited: ErgoLab Stealth Executive Audio Engineer Chair
Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6
Small Rooms, Big Sound, Part 3: Acoustic Treatments
Luke Audio AL-Y56 Tube Microphone System
Fishman TriplePlay Connect MIDI Guitar Pickup System
My UK Studio Field Trip
AKG K371 and K275 over-ear, closed-back, foldable studio headphones
Arturia AudioFuse 8Pre 8-channel USB-C Audio Interface
Film Scoring with Jason Soudah
JUMPERZ Complete Custom Connectivity Solutions
Mackie ProFX16v3 Professional Effects Mixer with USB
BOSS WAZA Tube Amp Expander
Studio 101/Part 20: Furnishing the Studio
Sonarworks Reference 4 Sound Calibration Software
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Recording - November 2019 - Dynaudio Core 7 High-end Professional Reference Monitor
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Recording - November 2019 - Reviewed and Revisited: ErgoLab Stealth Executive Audio Engineer Chair
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Recording - November 2019 - Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6
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Recording - November 2019 - Small Rooms, Big Sound, Part 3: Acoustic Treatments
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Recording - November 2019 - Luke Audio AL-Y56 Tube Microphone System
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Recording - November 2019 - Fishman TriplePlay Connect MIDI Guitar Pickup System
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Recording - November 2019 - My UK Studio Field Trip
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Recording - November 2019 - AKG K371 and K275 over-ear, closed-back, foldable studio headphones
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Recording - November 2019 - Arturia AudioFuse 8Pre 8-channel USB-C Audio Interface
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Recording - November 2019 - Film Scoring with Jason Soudah
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Recording - November 2019 - JUMPERZ Complete Custom Connectivity Solutions
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Recording - November 2019 - Mackie ProFX16v3 Professional Effects Mixer with USB
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Recording - November 2019 - BOSS WAZA Tube Amp Expander
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