Studio Setup Builder
Enter your budget and how you'll use it, and get a complete, sensible studio setup - hand-picked gear, allocated so the money goes where your kind of music needs it.
Your Setup
Every change updates the build instantly
Your Build
Total ~€889
Prices are approximate EUR street prices including VAT, checked against the stores in 2026-07-26 - your local storefront will differ with currency and tax, so treat them as a guide and check the live price. Some outbound links may be affiliate links, meaning TuneTapper can earn a small commission on purchases at no extra cost to you. Picks are hand-curated and never sponsored.
beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm
Supremely comfortable closed-back with deep bass extension - built for long sessions.
Save: Sony MDR-7506 (~€99) · Upgrade: beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO X (~€229)
Yamaha HS5
2 × €159 each
Descendant of the NS-10: ruthless midrange honesty that translates everywhere.
Save: ADAM Audio D3V (~€289) · Upgrade: Kali Audio LP-6 (2nd Wave) (~€390)
Audient iD14 MkII
Console-grade preamps and a proper monitor controller in a desktop box.
Save: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen) (~€169) · Upgrade: MOTU M2 (~€239)
Novation Launchkey 37 MK4
Full-size keys with deep Ableton integration - the sweet spot for most bedroom setups.
Save: Novation Launchkey Mini 25 MK4 (~€111) · Upgrade: Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 mk3 (~€209)
Cordial CFM 3 MV (jack to XLR, 3 m)
2 × €9.50 each
Connects interface outputs to monitors. You need one per speaker - this covers a stereo pair.
Save: Cordial CCM 5 FM (XLR, 5 m) (~€11.90)
Auralex MoPAD
Decouples monitors from the desk for under the price of a cable - the highest-value 30 euro in audio.
Upgrade: IsoAcoustics ISO-Puck Set (~€59)
Acoustic Treatment
Cheapest acoustic treatment we would recommend is EUR 92, and only EUR 105 is left - add this later.
Got your gear? Put it to work
How the builder allocates your budget
The builder splits your budget across gear roles based on what you plan to do. A DJ setup puts roughly 40% of the money into the controller - it's the instrument - while a production setup prioritizes monitoring, because you can't fix what you can't hear. Every recommendation comes from a small, hand-picked catalog of gear with a strong track record at its price; nothing here is auto-generated or sponsored.
Rules of thumb baked in
- Never exceed the budget:if something doesn't fit, the builder says so instead of quietly going over.
- The right headphones for the job: DJ builds only get closed-back, isolating cans. An open-back mixing reference is a better headphone and completely wrong in a booth - it leaks into the mics and lets the room in.
- Small rooms favor headphones and compact monitors: in a shared apartment, great headphones beat monitors you can never turn up, and a 4-inch cabinet you can position properly beats an 8-inch one jammed against a wall.
- Vocals need a mic before an upgrade anywhere else: a €115 dynamic in an untreated room outperforms a €400 condenser that hears the neighbours.
- The boring things are part of the build: a mic without a stand and an XLR cable records nothing, and monitors sat directly on a desk lose their low end. The builder reserves money for those before it upgrades anything glamorous.
- Buy once, cry once on monitoring:headphones and monitors outlive every controller and interface you'll own.
Why prices are shown per store
Thomann and Gear4music don't always charge the same, and they don't stock the same catalog - Thomann doesn't carry Pioneer DJ hardware at all, for instance. So each item links only to the stores that actually sell it, with that store's own price where we have it, and flags when the two differ enough to be worth a click. Studio monitors are usually sold singly, so the builder shows the pair price and the per-unit price separately rather than pretending one speaker is a setup.