Studio Christmas Gifts for Musicians
Your Studio Christmas shopping starts here.
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Looking for a special gift for the musician in the family this holiday season? Here’s a list of Studio Christmas Gifts to help you decide.
Studio Christmas Gifts:
Shopping for studio gear can be daunting because there’s just so much out there, and each musician has their own specific way of working. Luckily, there are a few cornerstones when it comes to recording, essential items that musicians can’t live without.
Studio Christmas Gifts
To help you with your Christmas shopping, we’ve put together a list of Studio Christmas Gifts for musicians at different stages of the game. However, whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced producer, a new addition to your studio setup is equally as exciting.
Studio Christmas Gifts: Universal Audio Volt
The Universal Audio Volt audio interfaces provide the means to record vocals, guitars, keyboards, and other instruments from your home studio. These devices connect to your Mac, PC, iPad, or iPhone via USB-C and provide a recording front end with vintage preamp modelling based on the input channels from the UA 610 tube console.
What’s great about the Volt series, no matter which one you choose, is the straightforward design with easy access to all the most important features. This allows anyone to get the hang of recording into a DAW and quickly develop a workflow that suits their particular songwriting or production style.
The Volt series also feeds signals to your studio monitors and headphones, and provides MIDI I/O to send signals to electronic instruments like synths and drum machines from your DAW. With each Volt interface, there is a range of software included, such as plugins from Softube, Relab Development, and UAD to get you started. Get it at Thomann.*
Studio Christmas Gifts: Adam Audio T-Series
Every musician needs a pair of speakers, and the Adam Audio T-Series delivers great results for an unbeatable price. This makes it an ideal choice as a first pair of studio monitors, no matter which size you choose. Within the T-Series family, there are 5-inch, 7-inch, and 8-inch options, as well as a 10-inch studio subwoofer to extend the low-end.
This is particularly useful if you plan on mixing and producing bass-heavy genres like Hip-Hop and Electronic Music. These monitors are particularly easy to set up, with connections for balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) signals. What’s more, you can customize the voicing to fit your room, with the acoustic correction EQ to trim the highs or low-end accordingly.
Overall, the T-Series offers a great deal of value for the price with options to suit any style of music. Meanwhile, if you simply don’t have the space for studio monitors of this size, be sure to check out the D3V, which delivers a similar level of clarity and detail in an ultra-compact, desktop-friendly format. Get it at Thomann.*
Studio Christmas Gifts: Shure BETA 58A
When you’re starting out as a musician, it’s important to get equipment that lasts and that can be used for more than one application. The Shure BETA 58A is an industry veteran that has stood the test of time for both studio work and live performance. The BETA 58A is a mic you can take from your home studio to rehearsals and small venues and get consistent results throughout.
It sounds great on a wide range of voices and vocal styles, so you can also use it for podcasting or YouTube content creation like Jon Makes Beats. In addition, the BETA 58A has also been used on some iconic recordings by bands like U2 and Nine Inch Nails, and its supercardioid design makes it resistant to feedback.
As a dynamic mic, its output level is slightly higher than the standard SM58, but to ensure that you optimize your gain for recording, it’s worthwhile pairing the BETA 58A with a Cloudlifter or another dedicated preamp before it reaches your audio interface. Overall, the BETA 58A is bound to become a favourite in any studio. Get it at Thomann.*
Studio Christmas Gifts: Novation Launch Control XL 3
Whether you’re producing electronic music in Ableton Live or mixing one of your favourite local bands in Cubase, having a DAW controller at your fingertips takes your workflow to a new level. The Launch Control XL 3 is the latest version of a longstanding design that has been revamped and upgraded in a few areas, making it a more precise instrument.
The XL 3 is equipped with three rows of eight endless rotary encoders with LED indicators and enough resolution for fine-tuning. Also, there are eight 60 mm faders for taking control of your mixer, as well as two rows of eight LED-lit buttons for mute and solo functions. In addition, there are basic transport controls for play and record functions.
With its upgraded build quality and connectivity options, the Launch Control XL 3 is as formidable a controller as ever. Of course, it’s a great DAW controller, but it’s also useful for expanding the playing field of hardware samplers and grooveboxes, including the Elektron Octatrack and Digitakt machines. Get it at Thomann.*
Studio Christmas Gifts: AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio
The TMA-2 Studio is headphones is the entry-point into the AIAIAI range of studio headphones. Ideal for recording, beat production, and mixing, the TMA-2 Studio’s closed-back design provides excellent isolation, so you can avoid getting spill on the microphone and shut out the noise so you can focus on the creative task at hand.
One of the best things about AIAIAI headphones is that they are completely modular and sustainably designed. This means that each part has been built to last and you can replace the cable or speaker units to renew or upgrade your favourite pair of headphones. Furthermore, you can even add wireless connectivity at a later stage if you desire.
This makes the TMA-2 Studio worthwhile, as it becomes a pair of headphones that can be modified at any stage to meet the demands of your creative workflow. Because headphones get such frequent use in any studio setup, it’s worth having a pair that can keep up with the pace. Get it at Thomann.*
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