Analogue and Digital Audio Workstation DIY ergonomic desk.

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

Analogue and Digital Audio Workstation DIY ergonomic desk.

Hello.

The idea was to have a very good interface,ergonomic, intuitive, directly, a desk that invites to play.

All the interface inside the triangle within the monitors and the performer.

A place for play with the sound: treatment, synthesis, mixing, recording... digital and analogue. All integrated in the same desk.

I achieved 56 U of rack Very Happy

All is very confortable. The next step is infill it. Very Happy

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blue hell · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:41 am Post subject:

Cool!

fonik

fluxmonkey · Joined: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 708 Location: cleve

i like the piano bench--adjustable! nice oldschool touch.

b

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

Under the desk there are two power one, one is the HCBB-75W that gives +12/15 -12/15 and +5 and the other is the HBB15 that gives +12/15 and -12/15.

Although that finally I have dicided run the main of my modular under 15V ( so I will modify your filter again Very Happy

) I will have the option of have some modules under 12V, as well if I ocasionally need +5

Here are some pictures about how I build the desk. It' s very simple and easy. The goal are the side woods.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/81679980@N00/sets/72157607000856873/show/

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neandrewthal · Joined: May 11, 2007 Posts: 672 Location: Canada

Amazing work! I love the horizontal control surface, but where does the 88 key weighted midi controller go? Wink

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

Hi neandrewthal!

I have not decided still wich keyboard controller i will put in. Of course it will not be a 88 weighted midi controler. Im not a keyboardist.

One with 49 keys will be enough for me, It will be placed under the table with its own stand. The table is a 80 cm height and there is 18 cm in depth.

Also there is the posibility to put the keyboard perpendicular to the table.

There was some measures compromised, like the heigh of the monitors, the height of the screens, the depth of the desk...

RF · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

Very nice work, Sound.
It looks like you did it all with simple hand tools, too. Awesome!

brce

fonik · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:18 am Post subject:

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:38 am Post subject:

Really nice job Sound.
Nice design, well planned and executed.

fonik · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:56 am Post subject:

sound, i see you have the same tascam line mixer as i do. there is a patch panel below that mixer. did you bring the rear connections to the front?

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

Thanks guys!

Fonik if I move again I can bring the desk through the balcony. Only I will need a long string due I live in a 6 floor Laughing

My first Idea (maybe 2 years ago) was a deamontable table with iron or aluminium skleton. I don't know solder so I needed a smith. And was dificult to me to draw everything exactly.
When I got the idea of the side woods, I see that I could build it myself and I had the possibility of modifing some details of the initial idea while I was building it. ej. I have tested diferent profile measures for the sidewoods.
Also with the wood option the first idea was deamountable legs. But was dificult for me found the iron angles, and I thought that with the glue and screws the desk will be more stable.

The mixer is a Fostex model 2016. Its a little noisy and I don't have control over the monitors. My plan is a better mixer with eq and with direct outputs patched "half normaled" to a 8AD 8DA converter.
And yes my idea is to have all the conectors of all the machines that have the connectors in the back panel to the frontpanel with the Patch.

bubblechamber · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

wow, very nice

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

Thanks bubble,

Just finish the power supplies cases. Very Happy

doctorvague · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:53 am Post subject:

Excellent!!
Thanks for posting. Very cool integrating your modular like that.
I'm a fellow Cwejman S1Mk2 owner Very Happy

One suggestion: have you thought about bussing between the right and left sides? A DIY module on each side with jacks could be normalled together behind the scenes and you'd have tie lines between both sides.

Cheers
Phil

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

You mean forexample a module with 8 jack sockets in the left side conected through under the desk to a other module same in the right side?

Oh man! this is a very good idea! Thanks! i will do.

doctorvague · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:25 am Post subject:

johans121 · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:36 pm Post subject:

Fantastic! Nice job!

You're DIY solution is inspirational! I've got to move outta my place within the year, and I've been consternating over what my new setup will look like. Your desk has given me many ideas!

-Jim

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

Thanks Johans. Happy that it gives you ideas. It also gives me ideas. It will be an MK2 Desk in a some time. Very Happy