Hey everyone,

I’m currently laid up recovering from having surgery on Thursday for a broken arm, so I’ve got way too much time on my hands, well… one of them anyway

Figured I’d start a fun thread to kill some time and hopefully get some inspiration...let’s see your home studios!

Here’s mine...the photo’s a bit outdated, as I’ve since swapped out the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard for an Arturia KeyLab Essential Mk3 (61 key), and the Maschine Mk3 has moved under the desk alongside the Arturia keyboard.

Everything in the setup is routed through a CalDigit T3 Plus hub that sits behind the desk, including my Apollo Twin MkII interface. This lets me just plug a single Thunderbolt 4 cable into my Mac and have everything work instantly which is super convenient.

The MacBook setup is a 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro with 16GB RAM & 1TB SSD and my DAW is Logic Pro

Unfortunately, since I’ve been recovering (and honestly neglecting the studio for a while), I haven’t been able to take any updated shots. But I’d still love to see what setups everyone else is working with! Whether it’s a full-blown production space or a laptop and headphones, post a pic and tell us a bit about it.

 

looks pretty clean mate. i had a proper "studio" in a basement when i had a house...
now i'm happy with a pc, cheap speakers, a midi keyboard, a good pair of headphones and an ashtray

how can you see/read on that huge screen? don't you strain your eyes?

 

It’s only a 32", so not that big. Honestly, I’ve never had any eye strain with it...I just keep it at a comfy distance and it’s been great. Your current setup sounds solid, simple, practical, and all you really need to make good stuff!

For my 'on the go setup' I usually have the Arturia MiniLab Mk3 with either the VSX headphones, Audio-Technica M50x, or the Beyerdynamic DT 990s

 

Beautiful studio, lovely lighting, a Fender guitar on the wall.
I hope everything heals well and you get completely healthy again soon.

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Last edited: Nov 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM

I have a 34 at the same height and distance away, due to all of these production desks being similar. It really is the perfect size for Logic anyway. Enough real estate to move anything around you need, with no real reason for a second monitor. Since Logic's mixer is always one X keystroke away from view, who needs a second monitor anyway?

The Macbook as work surface and monitor with additional external monitor is still going to give you eye strain; but using the Macbook for keys and mouse can give you neck strain still and do some pretty carpal tunnel syndrome irritating wrist and forearm strain.

If you get an arc stand or whatever, the laptop gets folded up completely out of your way. That level of your desk is empty and useful again.
A Macbook stand, external full-sized keyboard and mouse would be the best addition you could possibly make to your workflow. A very inexpensive but serious upgrade in ergonomics at minimum. It also takes all the additional physical wear off your Macbook. Replacing a bluetooth keyboard is alot cheaper than replacing the one in your Mac.

 

Always a work in progress