11 of The Best Christmas Gifts in 2024
by The Press Desk
Korg PianoRec
Here’s a handy gadget designed to meet the needs of quick digital recording, offering intuitive plug-and-play compatibility with iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows. The PianoRec is the perfect tool for sharing your piano skills with the world, taking or giving online lessons, or simply recording your latest inspirations and arrangement ideas. It comes with a pair of Korg earphones and a USB-A to USB-C adapter for easy connection to your computer or mobile device.
Universal Audio Spark
Give the musician or music producer in your life the ultimate tools to take their projects to the next level with access to over 60 of the industry's most acclaimed plug-ins. Available for both Windows and Mac, the UAD Spark subscription offers two machine activations and a library celebrated for its exceptional sound quality and authentic emulations of iconic hardware. These include classics that helped shaping the world of audio engineering manufactured by not only Universal Audio but legendary brands like NEVE, SSL, Manley, Avalon, API, Pultec, and many more.
IK Multimedia TONEX One
The Tonex ONE is the smallest hardware component of a robust AI-driven Machine Modeling ecosystem. This ultra-compact pedal provides users with 20 customizable, hyper-realistic modeled amps, cabinets, and stompboxes, ready to integrate seamlessly at any point into any rig. The Tonex ONE comes loaded with 200 premium tones and grants access to the ever-growing ToneNET library, featuring over 35,000 tone models to explore and load onto the pedal.
Korg nanoKEY Fold
Designed to fit easily in your pocket, the recently launched Korg nanoKey Fold Foldable MIDI Keyboard is a compact 25-key MIDI controller with a customizable velocity silent keybed. It features 15 built-in scales, an arpeggiator, pitch and modulation performance sliders, a chord mode, and a split function for independent operation of the left and right sections. Additionally, the keyboard includes free download coupons for a variety of music software, such as iZotope’s Ozone Elements and the Korg Software Bundle.
Mackie Big Knob Studio
A Mackie best-seller, the Big Knob Studio is an all-in-one desktop audio interface and monitor control solution. With a 192 kHz / 24-bit audio resolution, it features dual Onyx preamps, three stereo outputs for two monitor pairs and 2-track recording, a talkback function, two headphone outputs, and more. The interface also includes the Tracktion DAW Essentials Collection, featuring 16 plug-ins, and the Waveform OEM DAW to help you get started right away.
Boss Katana Mini X
The acclaimed Katana tone is now available in an ultra-compact, optionally battery-powered amplifier. Simply insert six AA batteries, and you can take your Katana MINI anywhere. This portable amp features three amp types, a built-in tape-style delay, an auxiliary input for smartphone connection, a phones/recording output with cabinet voicing, an authentic multi-stage analog gain circuit, and a three-band analog tone stack.
Ableton Move
Marketed as “a portable tool for intuitive music making,” the new Ableton Move features a built-in processor, speaker, and microphone, enabling on-the-go music creation with up to four hours of battery life on a single charge. Designed as a four-track instrument, each track can be assigned to drum kits, samplers, or synthesizer sounds for rhythmic and harmonic performances. Additionally, users can leverage its step sequencer to craft a wide variety of patterns effortlessly.
Teenage Engineering PO-12 Rhythm
The Pocket Operator Rhythm is an ideal gift, not only for being one of the most affordable products in the Teenage Engineering lineup but also for its ability to deliver synthesized and sampled studio-quality drum sounds. It features 16 punch-in effects, 16 pattern chaining options, and a step multiplier. Whether used on its own or linked with other Pocket Operator units, this compact and stellar-sounding gadget promises endless hours of creative fun.
RODE Wireless Micro
Surprise your favorite content creator with these high-quality, discreet wireless microphones from Rode. The Wireless Micro delivers pristine audio directly to a smartphone without the need for cables. It includes two clip-on transmitters with built-in microphones and a USB-C/Lightning-equipped receiver, offering up to 21 hours of battery life with the included charging case. Featuring Rode’s intelligent GainAssist technology, it automatically balances audio levels for effortless recordings.
Artiphon Orba 3
Here’s something that screams ‘christmas gift’ for your beloved audio/music geek all the way. It even looks like something you could hang on the tree! With 'Protective Silicone Sleeves' available in three different colors, Orba 3 Handheld Musical Instrument is a synth companion that you can take anywhere you go and start making beats, bass lines and chord arrangements right away. Use Artiphon Connect to choose from real instrument sounds, connect with your favorite apps like GarageBand using USB MIDI or Bluetooth and even make your own samples to play with!
Shure SM57
But if your beloved music producer is a multi-instrumentalist and an all-around creative genius, and you're unsure what they might need this Christmas, just place this little box under the tree. Watch their eyes light up with joy as the iconic letters and numbers Sm57 peek out from beneath the torn wrapping paper. After all, there’s no such thing as having too many 57s for anyone in the music business.
