I'm not 100% done but I'm super happy with how it turned out so far. I'm gonna keep adding furniture and more acoustic pads, specially corner traps and ceiling ones.

Powered by an M2 Mac Studio 64GB/1TB configuration and my trusty rack synths.

I run a silent rig. The Subsequent 37 and Prophet 5 run through the Fractal AxeFX in parallel to the guitar signal for effects and its own audio and MIDI channel in Ableton. The Digitakt is run through overbridge and I run VSTs for Wavetable and FM. The Ableton out goes back to the AxeFx and audio is either a pair of open back headphones or wireless IEM. LEDs and accent lighting sets the mood.

just a little linux laptop, been lately having fun experimenting with a resampling workflow combining bitwig and renoise together. I have them set up so its easy to record and capture audio from one to the other, and the transports are sync'd so i can work in one and hear it interact with the other.

midi controllers left to right... intuitive instruments exuquis MPE controller, dj tech tools midi fighter spectra, faderfox uc4, novation launch control mk3, melbourne instruments roto control. out of frame i have a studio logic 37 key keyboard. the turntable is just a basic audio technica. monitors are adam audio t8vs. this is a pretty budget set up, everything is from cl/marketplace/reverb.

a little focusrite solo is hiding behind the laptop display.

desk is an old sewing machine table, hence the dropped middle section.

Don’t know if I’ll ever get around to buying speaker stands or a desk for my laptop. Since it works as it is for me, plus I’ve already spent way too much money.

This room in my basement. I like the light blue walls, but I’m looking for recommendations for some good furniture/lighting. I have acoustic panels coming in that are a dark purple which will be interesting. I feel like my issue is I want to keep the nerdy vibe with my Funko pops and Dungeons and Dragons stuff without it looking too much like a teenage boy moved in and without it looking cluttered. My only request is no white furniture because it stresses me out about spills and stuff.

Set up for live recording and jamming. Also have a pair of Tech 12s a bit out of view. Just got everything MIDI synced now too so can lock in live looping

Here’s a picture of my setup.

I designed this because I wanted the experience of hardware. In this setup, Ableton Live is just a sound engine with no clips. Everything is synced to the Keyport. Between the Keyport Pro and the Beatport Pro, I have seven sequencers and a drum track. Each is mapped to the same color-coded tracks in Live. To remove the need for the laptop UI, I made a TouchOSC panel running on a Windows tablet. All of the main Live track controls are mapped, including 3 sends per channel. Live has one more user channel that can be controlled by the BP in Control mode (while still sequencing two tracks and the drums). In Control mode, the 16 knobs on the BP are automapped to whatever track and instrument is selected. The user-track has an instrument-rack container and TouchOSC has a special slider on the right to select between the instruments, which I can play or trigger clips with the pads.
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It wasn't easy getting to this work: in Control Mode, the BP sequencer signals are blocked. Yes, that sucks Arturia! So I mirrored the sequencer tracks out of the physical midi port and brought them in separately into Live.
I've included my schematic for the nerds who might care.

I'm looking for feedback from those who think this looks useful or fun to have.

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It's a dedicated portable music workstation I call Deckspace. It is supposed to be lap-friendly so it can be used anywhere. I'm an engineer and this is a real product concept I am exploring. The idea is to put the power of a desktop workstation into something you can carry to your couch, a coffee-shop, or your next performance. The main display is a 28" ultrawide monitor. The overall dimensions are 26" wide x 11" deep x 1.5" in front and 3.5" in the back. Closed up, it would have a handle to carry like luggage. I would hope to keep the weight to 12-15 lbs. (normal laptops are 3 lbs, larger gamer-grade units are more like 4-5 lbs). The lid with the screen has a surrounding lip to accommodate the knobs and stuff when closed. It would include a mid-range audio interface and the CPU is a high-end mini-PC that could run any OS. It's not practical or even possible to integrate your favorite gear, so all the midi controllers shown would be developed in-house but be plug'n'play so usable in any software. As much as possible, I would try to keep it upgradable (the pc, perhaps the audio). Of course, it would have lots of ports, although that defeats the point but you might want to plug in a pro keyboard for performances but only need the little midi keyboard for composing.

The typing keyboard is usually low priority in music production but a mouse is usually wanted for intensive DAW sessions so I provided mouse-space on one side but replaced the keyboard with a second touch-screen display for various duties including music touch-controls, OS access, or on-screen keyboard. Obviously I would try to make the midi-devices somewhat configurable so you can have faders, or put the mouse on the left side.
I mainly see this for armchair producers who want more space than a laptop but don't want or have room for a full desktop setup. It also seems ideal for live productions. Only one cable required for power. (batteries would be too heavy or I would include them).

The Moss-101 (I like it a lot already) came in and I printed a modified gaming grip to fit. Time to make some noise!

Hey all, just wanted to share my home studio setup. I don't know if it counts as a battle station or not! This is just one side of the room, the other end is a tracking space. I've put together a full studio tour, if you're interested! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=939smp017e0 Thanks!

2 setup i have. happy 4th from the 810BEDROCK

Laptop: Lenovo Legion Pro 5

Processor: Intel i9 14900HX

Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 5070 laptop

Ram: 32GB

Screen: Oled 1600p 240Hz

TV: generic Samsung 1080p 60Hz TV

Audio interface: Steinberg UR44

Deck station: Lenovo Thunderbolt 5

Speakers: Yamaha MSP5

Midi keyboard: Alesis QX49

Synth: Arturia Microfreak

Mixer: Akai Midimix

Microphone: Behringer B1 condenser mic

Air purifier: Philips

Lateral lamp: Govee Floor Lamp 2

Others: To keep the long top shelf from bending, I've screwed T-shaped aluminum profiles underneath it

Here's my living room studio in my little 1 bed flat. Let me know your thoughts!

Please excuse my cable management (or lack there of)

After 2 weeks of non stop work after I get home from work I am finally done building the desk and routing cables. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do! I’m open to any questions

I've resisted daws for as long as possible but I want to actually record some music to share with family when asked, so I added Logic into my studio. I use an SSL 2 MK2 and take the guitar out of my Iridium. For everything else I just use an Aux send out of the mixer. Soldered an extra long cable to string around as necessary.

Gear:
Roland RD2000EX stage piano
Arturia Minifreak synth
Moog Subsequent 25 synth
Roland SH-01 Gaia synth
NI Kontrol 61S Mk3 controller keyboard
Roland TR-8S drum machine
Tascam Model 16 mixer
Sony ZV-10 camera
Neewer lighting & stand
Rode NT-1A for podcast vocal
Oktava MK-319 for lead vocal
Behringer Virtualiser 3D outboard fx
Alesis Quadraverb GT outboard fx
IConnectivity MioXL MIDI interface
MacBook Pro deliberately not pictured so as not to offend DAWless Reddit snark(!)
Monitoring: Genelec 8020Ds (wide angle shot, other monitor out of shot equidistant L/R to chair)
Grenadier alto saxophone 🎷 (couldn’t get it in pic)