StudioRTA Producer Station Reviews

Great desk!

Great desk and very high quality, but after putting my Mac on the top shelf, it gave me a pain in the neck looking up all the time, so I had to remove the top shelf thereby losing some of the features. Still an excellent product though and highly recommended.

A great feature / price ratio

For context, I have bought this desk for home mixing application and will soon be moving it to a greater 3 rooms studio, as the main "in the box with a twist" mixing desk.

For pros, I would definitely say that the huge number of rack space will accommodate for all home or semi-pro workflows.

The ergonomics of the desk are also great, and all though the screen tablet might be too high for some users, I'm never uncomfortable when twisting knobs around, reaching for the monitoring controller / keyboard on the fold out trays or anything else.

The wheels work wonders (Desk is half loaded and the wheels don't seem to suffer from it).

Cable management options are decent also.

On the less positive side, I'd say that the edges are quite sharp. Think about filing them when unboxing and you'll be fine !

Also, the metal sheets can bend easily, be careful when you push your desk against a wall.

In conclusion, minor cons and great design for this price. Will definitely keep it if space allows.

great production desk

purchased nearly 8 years ago, and still going strong! solid construction with plenty of rack room.

Exactly what I ordered

Came last week all packaged nice and neatly, got help from the delivery driver to get in property. Did not get the advanced call though!

Easy to set up with two people and looks really good all put together. Maybe could have been a bit cheaper but I was happy with it.

A great budget studio desk

I needed a new studio desk because we extended the main studio by about 50% and saw this one among the many others on offer.

The fact is, that the cost related to this desk and considering other products (some in the thousands) the StudioRTA Producer was really heads and shoulders above others. While we did NOT use the top speaker shelf (that was a bit 'flimsy' with real speakers on there) the main unit is very useful.

One more issue easily fixed is the fitting of the casters... USE BOLTS and fit them through the base plate/wood. Otherwise they are not quite up to handling the weights that can be imposed through outboard gear and heavy mixing desks.

Overall I don't regret this for one moment and there is no doubt that this desk for its limited cost is one of the ones to beat - but my guess is that you would pay substantially more for something better.

If you're on a budget - then look really close at this unit. It comes flat packed and delivery is included in the price (which is a feat in itself).

Recommended.

Exactly what I wanted it to be

There is really not much else to say other than that this product is exactly what you want it to be. Clean, functional and it looks great.

Robust, flexible piece

the only problem is that the rack rails are far from percect. The ewuipment can be stuck,

Impress

Ich bin sehr überrascht von dem Workstation obwohl ist 70kg!

Great Studio Table!

Great table for organisation and setup, i have 3 synthesizers, a huge keyboard with 8 octaves and 2 monitors set up as well as a mixer and several modules in place. all products fit seamlessly and there is enough space for my laptop as well, i was skeptical of this at first when i purchased the producer station table, however due to the facilitation of space and access points that the table provides for placement and cable management it was easy to move things around and put them in places that would be ideal or be the most organised or access friendly positions.

Setup was quite time consuming and i had to do this with one extra person as there were a lot of pieces, this was very daunting at first but the instructions were very straightforward and easy to understand, after some planning and using a few general tools we were easily able too assemble the table within 3/4 hours of work - well worth the time and effort put in. the setup of the rest of my studio equipment took another hour. now i literally get home and switch on everything without a worry.

I think this table is honestly a perfect purchase in terms of organisation and planning for producers - great buy highly recommend!

Easy to assemble. The parts are very heavy, but that is expected for a long and sturdy desk. It has a lot of space, and you can be really versatile on it.

Great product

Massive, easy to assemble... great value!

Almost perfect

After searching online for weeks and comparing many, MANY different offerings, I decided to go for this workstation because it seemed to have everything I needed:

- Wheels, so I can move it around and reach the cables behind it more easily for maintenance etc.

- Solid looking build

- Platform on the bottom that allows me to put my desktop PC, UPS, and subwoofer there

- Sufficient amount of rack space and useful distribution

- Keyboard drawer, so I can have my MIDI keyboard on top and my PC keyboard in the drawer - everything ready when I need it

- The additional top surface consists of a single section - my studio monitors have their own stands, and I prefer having a 'middle section' to put my screens on, as opposed to 'left and right sections' intended for putting studio monitors on

- Affordability

- CD racks for all of the CD's I bought last century! (just kidding, I left those things out to increase my usable surface area, which does not seem to affect structural integrity)

Came very well packed (you can build your own village out of all the cardboard). Build feels solid. I finally have all the space I needed and every centimeter is useful. Due to the added weight of all my gear, it doesn't roll away by itself (I'm not even using the brakes), which is good. But it will still roll if I push it hard enough, which was my original requirement.

As for the downside: The top spaces in all 3 rack areas don't seem to fit any of my 19" hardware, so I have to leave it empty, causing a gap and reducing the amount of usable rack space.

This is not a major problem for me, since I never intended on filling them up completely anyway, and from my seat I can't see the gaps. In fact, the gap in the top rack has a nice side-effect; it allows me to clearly see all buttons and lights on my 1U recording interface, which has been relocated into the second-to-top rack slot due to the top one not fitting.

I did struggle with another 1U item as well. Though I did get it into the rack almost where I wanted it, I had to leave out the top screws because the hole was misaligned. Not 100% sure if that's due to the rack in this desk or the sizing of that 19" unit, but it had been in another rack before without issues. To put this in perspective though, the other 19" equipment I put in the rack (5 items varying from 1U to 3U) fit just fine.

In the end, I'm extremely happy with this workstation. I have a mix of rack gear and other stuff, and I got all of it in there in the way I wanted. However, if you intend to fill up every single rack slot, you'll probably be disappointed (unless you're good at DYI and figure out some alternative solution).

Overall great desk

Very durable and very heavy, great desk with lots of space for gear and rack mounted equipment, my only problem is that the space for your screen is rather high, can cause a bit of neck ache, but for the price you honestly can't go wrong, solid.

Great desk, but got gods sake take the wheels off of it

Without the wheels this is a great, affordable - none neck straining thing of beauty. I used the shelves for quite a few years, after taking the wheels off. Prior to this I was hurting my neck every day sitting in a Hermann Miller Aeron even at full height. Took the wheels off and now everything is fine.

Since then I've removed the shelves and added back the wheels. I now have a basic desk with the under slung rack space, which is at a much better height.

I feel like these bits of kit are set up to hold the most amount of gear possible and don't really cater to ergonomics at all. They take quite a lot of modifying to make work, but when they do work they're great.

Do sort of feel like I could have gone to Ikea and got something a little bigger for less money though.

Great and definitely affordable for what is offered!

Great and sturdy make. Seems as if it's higher quality than it actually is and it's able to withstand hits during transit. Also lots of room to fill in with your racks... Happy with this purchase!

Very good 1st Studio desk

My 1st studio desk so expect some bias.

Came with CD holders but it's totally optional to mount (I haven't, so I saved more space !)

The wheels are a + when it starts to get serious equipment weight on it.

The 'keyboard' drawer works perfectly for wireless and wired equipment.

The bonus is the bulk of screws and small pads for rack mounting, looks like there's more than needed.

Cable management will remain a chore, but the holes make it easy to have a good number of them go through all connections.

Great design and quality of manufacture

Ordered from the UK, arrived well packaged and without damage despite its weight. Flat pack build was easy due to its design which clearly considered how it was put together. This was high quality and great value for money, very impressed. Highly recommended!

Great desk

Saw this, wanted it, bought it. I have a home studio and this was perfect for my small needs, had everything I wanted and find it very comfortable to sit and work at.

well built and cable managment feature is great.

Feature packed bit of kit

I've had this for well over 4 years now, and it is absolutely perfect for my needs. The layout of it is just great. The top shelf has enough space for two 24" widescreen monitors and a pair of 7" nearfield monitors. Underneath there's a 5U rack space which is just perfect for shoving your audio interface, volume control, preamps, or any other rack gear you might want there to hand. The other side has a little slide out section that you can put your tools or cables onto, and might even take a small MIDI keyboard if you wanted. The middle surface is vast and there's easily enough space for a full size MIDI keyboard and a mixing desk if you wanted, as well as being the provision to wire it up through the desk. Underneath you've got two huge 19" rack spaces, which are perfect for your outboard FX, computers, or even just storage. In between, there's a nice cutaway to put your feet, with enough space behind to put a modest subwoofer. Behind the desk, they even put in a trough underneath the metal to lay your cables in. Overall, a fantastic bit of furniture.

Very highly recommended

This was one of the most organised flat packs i've ever bought. Each part was clearly labeled, every screw was in a packet and labeled, and the instructions were awesome. The hardest part of constructing it was unpacking everything and clearing up the massive amounts of cardboard. There was certainly no chance of damage during transit.

I've seen other people complain that the racks don't align properly, i have installed a 2u drawer on each side, and a 1 u soundcard at the top and have had no issues so far.

The desk is really high quality, and has lots of space for all of my equipment. I wish the top shelf was as wide as the bottom so that i could fit 2 monitors and my 2 speakers without having to tilt the monitors, but otherwise i really love this desk and am very happy with my purchase.