Last minute gifts for audio geeks

Christmas is fast approaching, if you’ve got a musician or audio engineer in your life, here are few gift ideas under $100.

• TC Electronic Level Pilot (I got one for myself this year)
• TC Electronic PolyTune
• Korg Monotron
• Zen and the Art Of Mixing book by Mixerman
• Home Recording Tactics

I asked for gift suggestions on Twitter yesterday, here are the replies:

mattesque – Monotron or a Stylophone.

briankozicki – the obvious one being an SM57 🙂 haha

dyLABs – cheap geek toy – http://www.myucreate.com/

jordanreyn –  SM57/SM58, AT2020 Mic. Good pair of studio headphones, Shure X2u USB interface, high quality mic stand, Zoom H1, Auralex pack

recordingrev – I did a post on a few under $100 audio gifts. Might help! – http://trunc.it/d7z79

edhombre – behringer measurement Mic, 2nd hand ev635, danelectro pedals

timgosden – turns out I have an EV635… didn’t even realise it could potentially be good? I’ve had it for about 10 years!

edhombre – I freaking love my 635a. Use it lots. Used it on vocals & acoustic on this http://bit.ly/hXLqGv ace £25 spend!

Mikehillier – old short-wave radios. Nothing sounds quite like them…

brandonshire – Zoom H1.

Jewsdid_911 – cables/ tubes/ mic stands, bass traps, diffusers, foam, cable wraps, and stuff to keep people organized

theboeweaver – telefunken td 20, pick them up for around 60-80. Incredible on guitars..

recordinghacks – Shure X2u USB interface, sweet XLR/USB interface for ~$80. Nady RSM-4 the $70 fathead ribbon. Blue Snowball $70 $59 USB mic.

recordinghacks –  Earthworks KickPad, $99 inline pad/contour filter for kick drum mics. Also, $10 cable ties: http://hac.kz/1/786

recordinghacks – Ryan’s review sez this is a great instrument dynamic for $80. http://hac.kz/2/1025

Thanks to all for the replies!

Here my list from last year : Gift Ideas For Audio Geeks (Engineers, Producers & Musicians)