Take a rare look inside the new purpose-built Apple Music studio, with big and small recording spaces, Apple-branded microphones, and desks that could have come straight from an Apple Store.

It's not the first time Apple Music has built a studio — it opened one in Paris to mark Apple's 40th year in France. But when it came to the 10th anniversary of Apple Music itself, Apple went all-out with a whole new studio building.

Unless you're Zane Lowe or maybe a musician of the stature of Kate Bush, you're not going to get to see inside. However, Macworld did, and if you've ever even wanted to produce music or a podcast, the photos they took will make you salivate.

Control room with a large wall of video screens displaying various broadcasts, multiple desks with monitors, and ergonomic chairs in a dimly lit environment.

Notice the pop-up consoles in the table in the foreground. Also in the background, every seat has a headset on it — image credit: Macworld

In this control room, notice how the desks are like Apple Store ones with more rounded edges. But also those control panels can reportedly be pushed back down into the table when not needed.

Audio mixing console with touchscreens displaying multiple channels, faders, and colorful buttons; controls are illuminated on the panel.

The top half may be virtual, but this is a real, physical mixing desk with proper faders for every channel — image credit: Macworld

Logic Pro and its virtual faders may now be more familiar to music creators than the real thing. But there is something special about a true mixing desk with proper, physical faders.

Podcast studio with adjustable microphones, a sound mixer, an office chair, and soft lighting.

Notice the Apple Music branding on that microphone — image credit: Macworld

There's no evidence that Apple actually makes the microphones in its studios, but it does brand them. Which is nice when you're there, but also every studio can reportedly also be used for filming, so Apple is making sure you know if something were shot there.

Modern room with a curved grey couch, soft lighting, and a wall screen displaying time zones, upcoming shows, and an album cover. Hollywood sign visible in background.

We should all have spacious studios like this — image credit: Macworld

Apple hasn't just made some studios spacious because it could. This particular space might be overkill for the odd podcast, but full radio shows can be hosted here.

Those shows have the space to have on multiple guests, too. And reportedly, the entire area can be turned over into a performance space.

The new Los Angeles and recent Paris studios join a London one that was opened for the start of Beats 1 when Apple Music began. In 2018, Apple added one in New York City's Union Square.