The best drum machines under $500 are going to give us a balance of a (relatively) affordable piece of analog gear while providing some nice step sequencing and sampling power. Yes, analog gear is still alive and well, despite all of the emulations we're seeing these days! Many of these also come with some nice compatibility with digital setups so you can incorporate these drum … [Read more...] about The Best Drum Machines for an Under $500 Budget
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The Best Synthesizers for Under $1,000
Although unfortunately analog synthesizers continue to become more "rare" as synthesizer VST continue to be created and fine-tuned, there are still some amazing pieces of gear in the synth world that are more than worth the buy. We've outlined quite a few different synthesizer price ranges (such as synths under $500), this particular range of $1,000 or less seemed to be worth … [Read more...] about The Best Synthesizers for Under $1,000
The Best Drum Machines for Under $200
We remember our first drum machine back in High School -- there's nothing like having one of these at our fingertips to emerge ourselves in a beat making or song writing process. Nowadays computers and software dominate the setups of many, but what about some old school drum machines and step sequencers? Better yet, perhaps both? We're looking into the best drum machines for … [Read more...] about The Best Drum Machines for Under $200
The Best Audio Interfaces for Under $100 Budgets
An audio interface is the most important “ingredient” in making music. It is a central piece of hardware that improves the capabilities of a computer by connecting instruments, microphones, and other gear and outputting different signals. We also have a lot more control over how we present our recordings to our software, as well as attain some great power in the actual … [Read more...] about The Best Audio Interfaces for Under $100 Budgets
The Best Studio Headphones for Under $50 Budgets
Yes, you are seeing that correctly -- studio headphones under $50! Most think of studio headphones priced super high due to the consumer market getting pretty saturated with this term. However, there are some viable pairs of cans out there that won't cost you an arm and a leg and still bring us 'studio' quality. In this article, we are going to talk about some of the best … [Read more...] about The Best Studio Headphones for Under $50 Budgets