Unterlass has introduced the KEY88 TOPRACK, an expandable desk solution for electronic music studios.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
“The KEY88 TOPRACK is a premium studio desk designed for musicians, producers and composers who demand precision, flexibility, and ergonomic design. Featuring a highly stable keyboard drawer with linear guides and eight adjustable height levels, it accommodates even the heaviest master keyboards while ensuring maximum legroom. The versatile topracks can be mounted at an angle or flat, offering seamless integration for your gear and a clean, organized workspace.”
Features:
- Top racks can be mounted angled (2RU) and/or flat (3RU) each
- Top racks can be closed with 3RU rack panels when not used
- Keyboard drawer 8x adjustable in height
- Keyboard drawer locked in every position
- Board for the keyboard (steel) only 2mm thick -> max legroom space
- MDF powder coated surface
- ULGDS keyboard drawer system
- For heavy master keyboards up to 1495 x 186mm (L x H)
- Keyboard drawer: absolute stable, no vibrations
- Cable channel and management
- Working space: 165 x 70cm
- Also available without top racks (KEY 88)
An advanced cable management system, with adjustable trays keeps your setup clutter-free, while a wide range of customizable finishes lets you tailor the desk to your studio’s look.
Expansion options include 19” rack extensions and a standalone rack.
Pricing and Availability:
The KEY88 TOPRACK is available now with the following pricing:
- € 1992 incl. VAT
- € 1660 excl. VAT
cup holder? check!
tiny equipment slot? check!
weird backwards leg design? DOUBLE CHECK!
Definitely not for touring! For $2000 and up, I can build a whopper of a stand from all sorts of things. Its not that hard. Make a few drawings, measure 3x before beginning, visit the hardware store and take notes. I built a 3-tiered studio stand that ended up looking cartoonish (on purpose :P), but it stayed solid. There are several kinds of synthesis involved >after< you buy a synthesizer.
Considering that it’s marketed as a studio desk, it makes sense it wouldn’t be for touring.
Just a thought, but I won’t support any vendor that uses AI voiceovers in their promotional materials. You don’t have to pay a pro–it could be the guy in your shipping department for all I care. Just take that tiny bit of effort and money to make it human…or even (gasp!)..different. I’ve heard this AI voice used in hundreds of videos and commercials on Youtube. You didn’t even make an effort to try, so why should I pay attention to you?
My current desk is the one made by Output, for what it’s worth.
This is an AI voice-over? How can you know? Just because it sounds like other voice-overs doesn’t prove that it (or they) are AI voice-overs.
Not feeling the 6U racks in the middle.
Very high in price for being very low in functionality. There are desks much less worried about design while providing multiple times the space for equipment. I never thought the title boutique would be applicable to furniture.
200 yes 2000 hell no
Good luck seeing one of these in the USA now that we Americans are being liberated from our money by Trump’s tariffs. Add 39% to that price up there. That keyboard will end up costing over $2,500 in the US. It might be cheaper for all the synth web sites to just shut down in US servers until Trump is gone. No Americans are going to have enough to buy a used Monotron from overseas.
Looks very similar to Zaor which, speaking from experience is truly dreadful quality. On the plus side there is no cross brace on the floor so a subwoofer is an option. The 2mm steel keyboard tray is an excellent idea but what is shown on the website is a drawer that extends down way more than two mil below the keyboard. Frankly I am sick of overpriced studio desks that rarely come up to the design expectations of a modern studio.
2000 euros seems an almost ridiculous price to me. Maybe one gets what one pays for but I suppose I’ll never find out for sure at that price. I am interested in a similar desk from Thomann for about a 10th of the price.