DIY Output Platform music studio desk 

One of the first "DIY" videos I've seen that doesn't use $10k worth of shop equipment. Well done.

Me before watching the video: Oh cool I'm about to start a fun DIY project for my music endeavors! Me after watching the video: I am not building a DIY studio desk any time soon.

Dude, as a music producer and someone who also enjoys a bit of woodworking , this channel is just too dope. Really dig the editing, camera shots, clean recording of the voiceover, and the overall vibe of the video. Don't sweat not having a proper shop either, lol. Most people don't (including myself) and it actually makes the project seem a bit more accessible since you prove you can get it done with just a few power tools. 👍🏼

The price with shipping truly is right on verge of "Fuck it I'll make my own" and "Fuck it i'll just buy it."

On your next woodworking project, before staining try dampening the wood grain and then re-sanding it. It swells any splinters so they raise up and can be sanded off. Otherwise you get splinters lifting off from the surface when you go to stain, and later when you're using it--particularly with plywood. Also, please, use a dust mask. Stuff that gets in your lungs takes forever to come out (if it does). Or use a downdraft system or tools on a vacuum hose. I did a lot of woodworking from childhood on, and I regret the damage now.

I have been thinking of doing this very thing myself! When I saw their desk, I was like, "I can build that!"

I commend your ability to get such nice results with sparse tools on a patio. Very nice work.

Best thing I've seen on the internet all year. But definitely it's a natural gift that makes someone able to do this. Would love to try but i don't know sir! Pretty sure imma jack it up. LOLOLOL!

Glad you found a use for that gym equipment :D

Nice work!. Wife walked in, oh your looking to build your own then?, I built all my sound stuff, MAYBE I said....

Just finishing this up today! Thanks for such a great walkthrough. I'm super excited about it.

I made mine on white :D instagram.com/p/BwPYX5vAiT7/

That colour came out _really_ fucking nice. I immediately thought it would look cheap or too obviously stained, but that looked really good!

That desk is beautiful man!! Amazing job. I would love to be able to build a desk at that quality.

Ok the desk has been out of stock for months. I am going to adopt your confidence, and use your amazing finished result vicariously as motivation to try this out myself. You’re a legend!

You done a great job mate , I have a workshop and all the tools and you’ve inspired me to have a go , well done

This is by far the best "explained" DIY Platform tutorial. I have to take ideas from quite a few others too but at least this gives me a better understanding of the "how" and "why". Thanks a lot!

I am making this desk following your plans...what size rack mount fixing do I need ?

i did this about two years ago, its cool to see someone else has done it!

I really want to recommend you making your monitors facing you instead of both firing in front of them, you'll get a much better stereo image if you actually make em face your ears and put the tweeter on ear height.

after realizing that the output desk wouldn't actually fit my Native Instruments S88 im so glad I found this video

Imagine you'll do all that then after a week one of your songs goes viral, you'll start getting busy with gigs and touring, by the time you come back home you'll have enough money to buy 100 of those desks brand new... damn

Did you make the beat in this vid? It’s great! If not could you point me in the direction of whoever did?

Will you be doing a DIY Output Sidecar and if so when can we expect that video to come out?

Yup I should have paid attention in woodshop class

I really didn't think anyone else was into with this desk enough to make their own version, besides me! Really cool to see another one of these DIY desks on RU-vid! I was able to make this from one 4x8 sheet of plywood and a couple 1x3 boards which kept the total cost to about $125, including the stain, poly, nuts, bolts, screws and a protractor. These things look great in Birch Plywood. However, I did without the rolling keyboard tray- on the originals it looked a little shaky. This thing is rock solid. The only thing i would do differently on mine is to use a better grade of plywood. The home depot plywood I used has a veneer that's about as this as a sheet of paper. Even with a new blade, I got some bad tearout from the ultra thin veneer. The next one I make will either be solid wood, or a really nice sheet of ply. Nice build!

DAMN !!! NO GIRLFRIEND HELPING OUT.....BUT, NICE TABLE THOUGH....

Possibly the best ad for Output. I praise your effort, but ain't nobody got time for this :D

I built that desk for about $160 dollars. It's a great desk!

So nice to see a DIY video that does not include the resources of a multi-million dollar workshop. This video is really well done, thanks for sharing!

Love your video bro. It came amazing . Looking into also diy my own. You gave me a great idea.

Not reasonably priced for us in UK. Much more expensive PLUS £180 shipping!

I built this desk with some Harbor freight tools and scrap plywood I got from my neighbor.I used a few reference drawings but, basically built it by looking at google images of the ‘Output Desk”.

A man who enjoys building like you needs to live in a place where he can have that shop . You are wasting your skills with out one . You did a nice job , but you could really make use of a router table , a table saw , planner, and such .Also you are talened and have a good presence at presenting your projects . I think I'm going to build my small guitar lab a real station . I presently use a Tascam CD VT2 to play backing tracks and vary the speed to learn songs . Check out Vitaly Makukin on youtube the guy is unbelievable .

Dude, thank you so much. I've already made 2 of them. One for myself and one for my fiance so she can use it to work from home. I made hers a shorter version, took off about a foot when I made hers

Wish I had the place to embark in such a lovely project!... I wouldn't build that specific model, but one I have in my head.. with custom made equipment keyboard (doepfer), mixer (my own), etc. Maybe one day. Anyways.. great video and thanks for sharing the work and passion! Liked and subscribed! :)

Wow, excellent job! Looks awesome, I wish I could make one for me because i'm short and these desks always tend to be too tall for me. Perhaps I'll have to take a woodshop course some day :D Anyway, thanks for sharing! You make it look easy and fun

Would you happen to have dimensions and angles? Great build that I want to duplicate with some changes. I want my rack depth to be 14" (to accommodate the depth of some rack gear I have)with an open desk area of 10", I also want to make the bottom of the desktop to be a height of 27". I will add a keyboard (not MIDI) tray and mouse. Thanks!

Why in gods name are they starting at $1,100.00... and $1,200.0 for a "finished" one... before shipping is added, so $1,348.00 now... "Same products you love, now in a new place." for twice the price...

I was going to do the exact same until I found my current desk on 5Mile. I love it and it fits my space perfectly: two computer monitors, space for 8U racks, guitar pedals, headphone amplifier, DAW/ADDA converter, keyboard, mouse, mini controller, and my smoke. And a pullout drawer cuz I don't.

Why am I getting strong *forbidden sandwich* vibes from your woodwork

Im gonna make one in solid oak for my roland boutiques and electribes .

Damn 549????? I paid 1100 for my Platform Thanks Joe Biden

Do you always have your reference monitors pointing straight ahead like that?

I found it kinda amusing that you own all those weights...

So inspiring, the price of this desk charges about 1000$ in Taiwan, nearly double of the original price which is 549$ on Output official site. Thanks a lot, maybe I will make my own one.

I live in an apartment complex and my (new Zealand(this is an inside joke)) Deck is only like 4 - 5 ft wide from the door to the railing, and probably about 10 - 12 feet long, would really like to do this but I doubt I can fit two saw horses' and that huge top piece, would probably piss off the neighbors too. Can't wait til I get myself a Duplex with a yard and garage.

Very inspirational DIY project. Nicely done. I don't have a ban saw, but I think I could build something useable with the tools I have. Especially with proper design and planning.

I would love to see a video of someone that got the plans to this and what their experience building this was like and what their recommendation is.

god bless you

thom Yorke, without the lsd look!

I'm a producer and also a handy builder. Nice Video!!! But.... please don't lean close to your router with long hair. Stuff your hair under your hat!

I guarantee you this is higher quality than an actual Output Platform. Mine came very rough with lots of blemishes, voids in the wood, and just plain sloppy workmanship. Mine needs to be completely sanded down then restrained.

Great video man! Really impressive application of DIY fixes :)

When he said “avoid the tear-up of the circular saw” I thought he said “to avoid the terror of the circular saw”. I think they’re terrifying.

Really awesome work. I'm going to attempt to tackle this project....the part that im most unclear on though is around the 10 minute mark where you are attaching the leg assembly....what is that large piece of wood that you are lining the legs up to? At first I thought it was the main table top but it looks too thin. I know you are probably explaining it well, its just going over my head :(

Great work especially making it all work with a minimum of tools and fixtures. Very creative and resourceful! I am planning to make a similar desk with a few changes and I will definitely use some of your ideas and steps.

Единственный вопрос, который меня волнует - почему вы до сих по используете, в отличии от всего остального мира, имерическую систему измерения вместо традиционной метрической? Это же люто неудобно. А так, если говорить в общем о ролике - всё ништяк

This looks scary to build, what are all of tools I would need again? I have no experience in woodworking.

I'm really considering using this design for a studio desk build this week. Since building it, have you run into anything that you wish you would have done differently? This is pretty much exactly the layout I had in mind, so I'm interested in it's practicality now that you've put it to use. Thanks, and nice job!

Do you have the dimensions? Because on the output website they have rough dimensions, but they only include outer measurements. How did you go about getting your own measurements?

platform desk is now over $1K so if you can build it, you can save some money.

NICE JOB! I built my studio desk years ago without any blueprints and although it turned out great (I'm still using it 20 years later :-) it was kind of a nightmare to figure out with a fair amount of trial and error lol. I was just curious though...I didn't see any hearing protection in the video...did you use some (and I just didn't see it) or no? Just being a concerned fellow studio owner, as I'm facing a bit of hearing loss at the highest frequencies now and notice stuff like that haha..

People have a fucked up definition of the term DIY!!!! DIY means easy to do at home. Now we got all these carpentars like ohhhhh do it yourself at home if you have all of the shop tools and a space and area outside or inside to build a fuckin desk lmao

Thanks great video...best of all i have these tools...i can actually make this!

that was a cool video. nice work man thats a good build.

One part of me wants to build my own desk, the other part of me says wtf are you thinking, buy the damn thing XD

can you tell how high was the previous table? im currently working on a new desk and i have few aspects why i need to build a higher desk. i also am not a fan of how low all the desks are

Props on a beautiful job. You make it look easy! Lol

I downloaded your plans in on your plans the desktop lower does it have any dimensions and keyboard and supports doesn't have Dimensions what are the dimensions that are missing

Excellent work sir! I need to give thee a sub for this alone... I’m truly baffled why 11 people have disliked this video? I’m genuinely perplexed by this world these days! Still, keep on keepin’ man, peace ✌️

type keyboard still looks higher than his elbows...

great vid, but you clearly have some carpentry skills above the norm.. ;-)

Well, I wanted to buy the actual desk from Output, but they’re saying 16 weeks to ship. So I bought your plans and some birch plywood today and it looks like I know what I’m doing this weekend lol.

Can you please make the Sidecar by Output?

I just have one question: Do you really use your monitors pointed like that? Doesn't it make a difference, if the tweakers are pointing in an even angle to your head?

Well made desk I well be trying make own in the near future. Thanks

This was awesome. I do not know a single thing about woodworking but I would love to do this one day!

that old desk was cool in its own way but this video is so cool. Thanks for showing us the process and letting others know it's not impossible!

Does this gentleman have the plans available to purchase?

wow im am buying the material and building cos my motion command screens need somewhere to seat

60 bucks for plywood ? In my country you could just take a tree from a forest :D

cool video. thanks for sharing with us this video

Incredible build. Thanks man!

This is great dude thank you! Planning on building this soon!

Discovered you channel from the eurorack sequencer video and its a goldmine. thanks for the great content!

really cool video. going to check out more of your channel.

Agree with all the comments.... that was a bloody great video! Awesome! Can I just make sure you were wearing HEARING PROTECTION with your power tools (especially the router). Couldn't see it - maybe plugs? The ring of tinnitus never adds to your skills at the music desk. I'm speaking from experience. Get 'em on people! Love ya work!

Haha! We seem to share many interests. Music, woodworking, old tools, electronics. Are you also into photography and bee keeping...? :-) Anyway, great stuff! Subscribed!

I'm making My one out of an old solid wood door.

I love this. I should put this in my barn.

What are the dimensions of the modesty tray? I can’t find them Anywhere. I’m know they are around 60” wide but how tall?

So you send around 400 or 500 but for someone that needs a drill and a router it comes out to be around 700 bucks. I’ll just buy one 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

Great video. If I had a crystal ball I would have just built the desk like yourself. I ordered one from Output and have been waiting 4 weeks. Output now tells me it will be 7 - 8 weeks. If your reading this do yourself a favor and just build one.... and save your thighs from lacerations and tying your money up for 2 months.

$900, ok yeah, it's worth it, but 14-16 weeks delivery time? I might as well spend half and do the work myself. Where do you get birch plywood?

Is interesting that on another channel a guy (with all the best intentions) speaks of not being bothered to go through with the detailed aspects of the design, cutting corners despite having multi-thousand £/$ worth of shop equipment. Here you achive far more with much, much less. Have purchased your plans and will hope to start crafting a desk in a few weeks. THANKS!!!!

Investing in the basic bits is well worth the investment.

where you get that rug from thoooooo! link would be lovely

I really love what you did, and I will do the same most likely, but honestly others will have to consider how much their time is worth. $549 for the platform isn't that much, and if you have the equipment, have some woodworking (and finishing) experience, and you spend 10 hours doing it, in essence that's $50 an hour without factoring material costs. If the process is enjoyable, then that's a bargain but if you're doing it to save money, might want to buy one. And personally, plywood is the worst, the glued edges need to have molding around it so you don't get scraped, or catch your shirt on it... I would probably do this in maple, cherry or reclaimed whatever you can find --- or a live edge top with some real joinery.... and I have no shame in mixing woods that I have left over from other projects or people give to me. I'd also consider using pine despite the softness... it's utilitarian... it'll shake when you type and probably bow under weight, just flip it over to straighten it out.. that adds character. Plus I won't be precious with it. If you need a cable hanger, just screw it into the top and move on. Ain't doing that with a live edge top that cost $750

Can anyone here send me the wood specs i need to purchase to make this?