I'm very happy with the product and would highly recommend this over a cheap and flimsy, or really overpriced and expensive workstation. It is robust, functional and looks great in my home studio. It would perfect a great bit of kit if they fix this issue, though it's not so bad that I am unhappy overall.įor the cost of this you will struggle, as I did, to find anything else that even comes close to the design, quality and features it offers. This problem has been mentioned in several reviews and I think the manufacturer needs to consider altering the design to correct this. They had to be fitted with gaps between each piece of gear and I found the gaps are not evenly spaced, some gaps are bigger than others.
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The only disappointing thing I have found is that the rackmount screw holes didn't perfectly line up with the mounting holes on the drawers and rack gear I have when trying to install them without gaps between. It has 16 spaces for CD storage but personally I won't use these. Heavy duty wheels with the two front wheels able to be locked to prevent it moving around when you don't want it to. Cable management is made easy with various rubber grommets, cutouts and a rear tray. The sliding keyboard and laptop shelves are sturdy and smooth. I added 3 x 4U and 1 x 2U Thon lockable rack drawers to mine, which gives excellent storage for cables, mics etc. Tons of rack space, great sized work surfaces and practicality for lots of different kit. It is very heavy and is well packed for delivery. The RTA Producer workstation is a big heavy and very good value for money studios workstation. However, if you intend to fill up every single rack slot, you'll probably be disappointed (unless you're good at DYI and figure out some alternative solution). I have a mix of rack gear and other stuff, and I got all of it in there in the way I wanted. In the end, I'm extremely happy with this workstation. To put this in perspective though, the other 19" equipment I put in the rack (5 items varying from 1U to 3U) fit just fine.
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Not 100% sure if that's due to the rack in this desk or the sizing of that 19" unit, but it had been in another rack before without issues.
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Though I did get it into the rack almost where I wanted it, I had to leave out the top screws because the hole was misaligned. I did struggle with another 1U item as well. In fact, the gap in the top rack has a nice side-effect it allows me to clearly see all buttons and lights on my 1U recording interface, which has been relocated into the second-to-top rack slot due to the top one not fitting. This is not a major problem for me, since I never intended on filling them up completely anyway, and from my seat I can't see the gaps. But it will still roll if I push it hard enough, which was my original requirement.Īs for the downside: The top spaces in all 3 rack areas don't seem to fit any of my 19" hardware, so I have to leave it empty, causing a gap and reducing the amount of usable rack space. Due to the added weight of all my gear, it doesn't roll away by itself (I'm not even using the brakes), which is good. I finally have all the space I needed and every centimeter is useful. CD racks for all of the CD's I bought last century! (just kidding, I left those things out to increase my usable surface area, which does not seem to affect structural integrity)Ĭame very well packed (you can build your own village out of all the cardboard). The additional top surface consists of a single section - my studio monitors have their own stands, and I prefer having a 'middle section' to put my screens on, as opposed to 'left and right sections' intended for putting studio monitors on
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Keyboard drawer, so I can have my MIDI keyboard on top and my PC keyboard in the drawer - everything ready when I need it Sufficient amount of rack space and useful distribution Platform on the bottom that allows me to put my desktop PC, UPS, and subwoofer there Wheels, so I can move it around and reach the cables behind it more easily for maintenance etc.
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After searching online for weeks and comparing many, MANY different offerings, I decided to go for this workstation because it seemed to have everything I needed: