Home studios are often a battle of compromises: on one hand, you want to be innovative and have all the cool technology right at your fingertips, but on the other hand, the space available is often small, and you can encounter many challenges. It's not called a "home studio" for nothing.

This challenge often means that in many situations, you have to make do and be incredibly organized. Therefore, we're here to provide you with a series of good tips and tricks that can help you improve even the smallest space into a better home studio!

How to store your equipment: tidy up and start fresh!

The question is: How can you store and set up your home studio in such a way that you don't have to start from scratch every time you either get a new synthesizer or need to move something around? First and foremost, you need to make a list of your equipment. What equipment do you have? This also includes: desks, cables, computer(s), monitors, software, and instruments.

Once this list is made, you can move on to think about how you use your arsenal of equipment. Sort through all your things in an easy and manageable way for your own sake. Roll your cables, neatly stack your effects pedals, place your microphones nicely next to each other, designate a drawer in your desk for USB cables, and so on. It may sound boring, but nonetheless, you'll have a clear and more productive home studio.

Check your gear and give everything an update

In this context, that means there may be elements in your studio that can be replaced by modern software, plugins, or similar tools. This way, you can save a lot of space in your room. If you prefer analog equipment, of course, you shouldn't limit yourself, but if you're constrained by space in your home studio, modern software can be a great help. A 19-inch rack can easily be compressed onto your computer, saving several square meters in your home studio.

Now that all your gear has been sorted and reduced to only the most essential elements? Great. The next step is to clear EVERYTHING out. Take all your furniture and studio gear, and start from scratch. Then, install your studio the way you want it to be. Ignore how things were and cable everything up as needed, placing your gear based on how much you use it. A good tip: install your gear gradually, so you have an overview of the entire room all the time. It will give you much more peace of mind after you've reinstalled everything

Studio desks and multifunctional storage

Although there aren't any studio desks or storage solutions that are revolutionary in that sense, they are the heart of your studio and where the magic happens. You can certainly use a regular desk, but if you want to maximize the potential of your studio, we recommend investing in a dedicated studio desk.

Regardless of the size of your space, a dedicated studio desk with the right features and setup is worth every penny. It's your workspace, so it needs to be able to withstand all the hours you'll spend in front of it. It's also important to have multiple zones for your screen(s) and to have the most essential instruments, synths, keyboards, or similar equipment within easy reach.

You can advantageously integrate 19-inch racks into your studio desk to optimize the entire setup and at the same time integrate audio interfaces, preamps, and other essential studio units. A pull-out function under the studio desk for your primary keyboard, as well as other drawers, also has its clear advantages.

Cables make your life easier

Cable management is the key to a better life... Yes, we said life.

There's nothing more frustrating than having 10 cables tangled up and not knowing what each one is for. Instruments, microphones, power cables, USB cables, etc. - everything needs to be in order because there will only be more, and if you have a system in place, you'll win.

Take a look through our cables to see if you have everything you need for your new home studio.

An easy way to soundproof your studio

The difference between a home studio and a professional recording studio is that you also need to be able to live in your home studio. Renovations to create a vocal booth or similar are extensive and very expensive. However, you can easily and affordably control the sound in your studio, thereby achieving good sound in almost any room.

The major classic problem in, for example, living rooms and bedrooms is that sound bounces off the walls, windows, and other surfaces, creating poor acoustics. You can effectively regulate this by using soundproofing on your surfaces