A cockpit built around the sweet spot

Gurpaal, owner of Little Street Studio in Brisbane, came to us with a clear vision: everything within reach by a short roll of the chair. His mixing and mastering gear sat at a central desk, while synths and hardware were lined up along the side walls. It was a setup that worked, but it interrupted the creative flow.

The idea was a wrap-around workstation that brings the whole studio together around the listening position. A main mixing and mastering desk forms the centre, flanked by angled rack wings on both sides. Straight, clean-lined synth wings extend back for keyboards, controllers and hardware.

With a background in architecture, Gurpaal brought his own sketches to the table. The concept combines standard ZAOR products, such as the Maestro Tela and our racks, with custom pieces that tie everything into one seamless system.

This project takes our Maestro 36 and turns it into a statement piece. Integrated LED lighting traces the signature lines of the desk, and the light flows through the slotted side panels to give the whole workstation a floating, sculptural presence in the room.

Two custom Maestro side racks complete the setup. Built to match the desk in design and finish, they carry the same LED lighting, so desk and racks read as one seamless unit while keeping outboard gear within easy reach.

From warm amber for late-night sessions to vivid green or ice blue, the lighting adapts to the vibe of the room and the music being made in it.

The concept builds on an earlier custom project we created for Studio DMI in Las Vegas, refined here into a new, even more striking edition.

At the heart of this studio sits an SSL AWS 948, and this desk was designed around it from the first sketch. The console drops into a made-to-measure centre section, while two angled wings wrap around the engineer and bring more than 56 rack units of outboard gear within arm’s reach.

A pull-out keyboard tray sits below the console, ready when needed and out of the way when not.

The finish was chosen with the room in mind: walnut matched to the studio’s existing floor, set against matte black panels with our signature slotted sides. The result looks less like furniture added to the room and more like part of its architecture.

Discreet LED lighting runs beneath the top shelf, washing the console and racks in soft light from above and setting the mood without distracting from the work.

This was a very special project with high technical requirements that we did a few years ago. The table is based on a Super Marea with a built-in Fatar keyboard and a perfectly adapted cut-out for an Avid S3 
controller. As an additional special feature, there is another pull-out in the centre for a drum machine. The table comes in classic black with oak wood in cherry colour.

Terry Golden, a talented DJ and Producer who has taken the electronic music scene by storm, had some pretty rpecise idea how his studio should look like .. lots of LEDs ;) The desks were made of high-quality white plywood and consists of a producer desk and a DJ table.

A desk based on Maestro sidecars slightly modified (with a bridge to carry some Dynaudio BM15 speakers, a TELA in the center, angled and with the measurement for a Neve 8424 console with the capacity to carry its weight of course, some ZaorBits and space in the triangle between console and sidecar to place some Auratones.

A complete custom piece with many nice features such as a fully motorized screen which can be tilted in any angle possible. The desk is made from finnish plywood including a lot of vents to guarantee a certain airflow to cool down all the awesome rack gear.

Sitting in front of his keyboard and mixing console, his eyes flick to the overhead screen as music thunders from a wall of black and white speakers, a color scheme that mirrors his Lamborghini with the inspired
feel of the McLaren Technology Canter. His brow furrows, his hands adjust several controls on his console, and he replays the clip. When Harris Jayaraj, Tamil Nadu’s iconic film composer, contacted Sound
Wizard, an audiovisual and acoustics design company, his desire was to upgrade from his studio of nearly nineteen years. The result was Studio H - a technically precise studio and a stunningly beautiful space.

Together with our long-time partner in Steven Slate Audio we realized this huge Slate Z3 for Steve Aoki. The setup and the colours were made according to the customer's requirements. This is a project we're very proud of!

This project is the impossible mission to support 2 digico mixers (1 as a backup) within a tiny space, plus rack space below and a side rack.

Consisting of 1x Maestro 24 and 2x Maestro Solo, connected into one big console, this desk offers enough space for most gear heads :) All while being acoustically optimized and with the classic Zaor cable management solutions!