Studio Guides

A home studio is a chain of decisions: what to buy first, where to put it, how to treat the room around it, and how to learn the craft once it’s all plugged in. We build the furniture that holds it all together, so we spend a lot of time thinking about every link in that chain. The Studio Guides are our curated answers to the questions customers ask us most, starting with the YouTube channels that are actually worth your time. Each guide is hand-picked, grouped by what you’re trying to do, and kept up to date.

Step 1 · Setting upBest Home Studio Setup YouTube ChannelsWhere to start when the desk is empty: choosing your first interface, microphone and monitors, laying out a desk that works, fitting a studio into a bedroom, building on a budget, and setting up podcast, synth and hardware-heavy rooms. Includes studio tours from bedroom producers to Abbey Road.33 channels · 11 categoriesRead the setup guide →

Step 2 · Treating the roomBest Acoustic Treatment YouTube ChannelsThe room shapes your sound more than any piece of gear. These channels explain what absorption, diffusion and bass trapping actually do, how to measure your room for free, how to build your own panels, where to put your monitors, what renters can do without drilling, and the difference between treatment and soundproofing.33 channels · 11 categoriesRead the acoustics guide →

Step 3 · Learning the craftBest Home Studio Recording YouTube ChannelsOnce the room and the gear are sorted, these are the people to learn from: channels for beginners, intermediates and experts, quick tips, honest gear reviews, mixing and mastering deep dives, and a few that are simply a joy to watch, from Dan Worrall’s theory to Sylvia Massy’s wildest recording experiments.33 channels · 11 categoriesRead the recording guide →

How We Choose

Every channel in these guides was checked by hand before it went in. We look for creators who are still posting, who explain why rather than just what, and who are honest about gear they don’t need to sell you. Manufacturer channels are included only where their educational content stands on its own. Where a channel appears in more than one guide, it’s because it earns its place in both. If you think we’ve missed someone, tell us in the comments on the relevant guide and we’ll take a look.

The Furniture Underneath It All

When the reading is done and the gear is chosen, it needs somewhere to live. Mixingtable handcrafts solid hardwood desk stands, 19″ racks, modular synth cabinets and podcast gear stands to order in our Czech workshop, built to put your equipment at the right height and angle and to look the part for years.

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