Now that you have your computer, your audio interface, your MIDI keyboard controller, your studio monitors, and so on, where are you going to put it? How can you organize this stuff? A spare desk, the top of your dresser, or even a card table will suffice, but if you want to give yourself a nice, dedicated workspace, you can get buy purpose-built studio furniture. There are many different kinds of studio furniture, from big rolling racks to three- and four-tier slide-out keyboard shelves, but for covering the most bases in the least amount of space, a studio desk does the trick.

A simple studio desk will have a tray for your computer keyboard, a desk area where you could put a MIDI keyboard controller, a mixing board, or some other larger piece of equipment, and a riser where you can put your computer monitor and your studio monitors. A simple studio desk will cost between $100 and $400. In the $500 to $1,000 range, you get added workspace, larger risers, and even built in rack mounting units. Many of these units can accommodate an 88-note keyboard. Higher-end studio desks have nicer looking wood veneers, more workspace, risers that can accommodate multiple computer monitors in addition to studio monitors, and even more rack mount spaces. High-end studio desks cost $1,000 and up.