Best Recording Signal Processors
Whether you need a mic to voice call from home or you need to record outdoors on your iPhone, PowerDeWise has built our microphones to perform in any situation! The extra durable wind muff and metal clips will make this microphone the last mobile external microphone you ever need to purchase! Specifications: Package: - Sensitivity: -46±2dB - Microphone x 1. - Directivity: Unidirectional - Clip x 1. - Operation Voltage: DC1.0V - 10V - Wind muff x 1. - Current Consumption: < 0.5mA - Deluxe pouch x 1. - Signal to Noise Ratio:≥ 56dB - Extra long 78" extention cable x 1. - Frequency Range: 50-16,000Hz - Microphone Jack Adapter 3,5mm x 1. 3.5 MM TRRS COMPATIBLE JACK Simply plug the microphone into your Apple MacBook, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Android or Windows smartphone and clip on to your shirt. 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED If you are not absolutely happy, for any reason, with your experience recording on our lavalier microphones, simply send it back for a full refund.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I shoot videos for my youtube channel in outdoor locations, so I needed a microphone which would emphasize my voice and not the ambient noises surrounding me."
"Best Features: - It has great sound quality. - Comes with 3 muffs for the mic. - A metal mic clip that should last a long time. - It even has an adapter to use it both with your phone or your computer!"
"Gave this to my son for Christmas, so far it works well."
"Glad to see that it contained an extension cord, too, as the standard cord is only long enough to connect to a phone in a subject's pocket; with the extension, you can easily sit across from a subject."
"The sound is good and what you would expect from any high quality Mic."
"It is omnidirectional so it might pick up things around the room if they are loud sounds."
"Very happy with this simple solution to my need for a lapel mic to extend and improve the recording quality/capacity of my iPod Touch 6."
"Excellent microphone."
Your smartphone is always with you and you record your video at home and on the street, but the sound quality does not suit you? Are you shooting videos in noisy public places (airport, train stations, stadiums, concerts, parties, presentations ...) with your iPhone / Android smartphone, but only hear the noise, not your voice? Add professional clean sound using the external YouMic lavalier microphone. PACK FOR NO HASSLE Each purchase includes a crocodile clip, wind muff, microphone with 59 inches velcro wrapped cord so you can use selfie stick or tripod for video and audio recording with your iPhone or smartphone wherever you go! 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED If you are not absolutely happy, for any reason, with your experience recording on our lavalier iphone microphones, simply send if back for a full refund.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Check out the video to hear the difference the mic makes."
"Please note you will be able to used it effectively in recording sound but not for communication because you will not be able to hear the other part's voice unless you have separate port for mic and headphone."
"I"m a musician and sometimes send some recordings for festival orchestras and this mic saves me time and money since I don't have to go to a studio to have a decent quality recording."
"I use this mic with my PC for gaming."
"It works with the supplied dongle and with the native recording app."
"I bought this to use for recording vocals on Music Maker Jam."
"Arrived in new box with all accessories and in quality packaging."
"These worked as expected, which is to say not incredibly well."
This DS-1 distortion pedal is a time-proven mainstay of rock and metal tone, no doubt about it. Tone, leveland distortion knobs on face.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great pedal."
"This is a great buy , I would totally recommend it to friends."
"Just recently made a pedal board."
"I tried this pedal out with a couple of different amps and overall the sound was not to my liking."
"This is awesome."
"One of the finest distortion pedals ever created."
"I trust that it will hold up to regular use for a long time."
"The only problem is that if you leave the input and output cables in, it drains the battery even when off."
Best Recording Signal A-B Boxes
Route one signal to two outputs or two inputs to one output. Battery or 9V DC Power Supply for LED.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I figured it might come from the same factory that made the Morley (China) so I ordered it instead of the ART Coolswitch for the same price. I inserted a 9V battery, plugged two amps on A & B and my guitar in the middle and started stomping on the switches. I didn't hear any noise added by the box nor any coloration to the original tone or character of each amp. Both my Fender & Traynor amps only have that bright switch button you press on the panel.........too bad!"
"I keep one amp on a clean setting and my second amp on a distorted setting but when I switch over to the distorted channel I get horrible noise through the clean amp."
"It works great for splitting guitar signal to different signal chains or both simultaneously, or splitting between my amp and the house PA system."
"This switch enables me to use 2 different amps while playing live and toggling between them for clean and metal sounds."
"was a little worried when my confirmation email had a picture of a different product next to the description of the pedal."
"If you need a ground lift or phase flip, you’ll need something pricier."
"I love this cute little ABY switch."
"- "I was surprised at the good quality and sturdy build of this pedal. I price checked various models by different manufacturers of this type of pedal and found that there was 2 other companies that had similar looking pedals as this ,only the logo printed on them were different. I had a bad hum when I daisy chained my wall-wart power supply and my other pedals with it. No biggy, I ran a battery with it and it's fine, just don't forget to unplug the middle jack to turn off the battery. Doesn't affect the pedals function."
Best Recording Signal A-D & D-A Converters
This converter works great with either 720p or 1080p TVs, and the output mode is easily selectable with a switch on the device. This converter's advanced processing allowing you to get the clearest picture quality possible with optimal color and detail reproduction. Package Contents: 1 x S-ciing RCA to HDMI Converter. 1 x User Manual. 1 x USB Power Adapter 2 year warranty. 【WHAT YOU GET】S-ciing AV to HDMI Converter,convert analog composite signal to HDMI.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"🅿🆁🅾🆂. 🔶 Able to convert to HDMI. 🔶 Able to adjust resolution. 🔶 Good connectivity. 🔶 Small & compact. 🅲🅾🅽🆂. 🔶 USB power source required. I have been looking for a CVBS AV converter for my old devices. Since many of my camcorders, vintage gaming devices and other old items use CVBS AV to display the video to monitors its becoming harder and harder to find displays that still use CVBS AV since everything is switching over to HDMI. This is why I was little concerned that I might not be able to play or display the output to a capture device or even just a monitor."
"I'll probably purchase a new Blueray DVD player to get the HD quality, but this is a good temporary fix until I can get one and it will let me watch an old VHS tape if I want."
"This product was me dipping my foot in the water of having these gaming systems connect to an HDTV."
"One odd thing: when I plug the USB power cord into my PS2 (or my PS4) I get the video on the screen but no sound."
"I am pleased with the converter's plug and play simplicity in allowing me to connect my Series 2 Tivo to my new Samsung Smart television."
"I got it to convert a Toshiba DVD-VCR Player to an HDMI cable to hook up to an hdtv."
"Product works but had to watch a video on You Tube to figure out I had to plug in the USB cable to a power source."
"My old converter worked perfectly until audio died...That one used the other RCA cables..Not the blue, yellow white ones that this one uses so not sure if that matters."
Best Recording Signal Converters
It converts input from consumer grade equipment (laptop computers, MP3 players, CD players) to a mic level balanced output. Self-contained unit converts input from consumer grade equipment to a mic level balanced output.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Dislikes: Output level is pretty low, even for a "mic-level" signal. But it also makes it easy to use."
"I wasn't thrilled about spending more than $50 for this device, but it's well worth the money to get something that you KNOW is going to work every time."
"I provide sound for a lot of different types of events."
"Works exactly as you would expect."
"The volume knob gives me (or the client) local control of the volume, easy to grab quick to turn up or down the sound locally - perfect for a house patch situation in a break out where you don't have control."
"Best priced for one of these interfaces, after two years of abuse the mini plug on mine had come loose and rather than repairing it I just went ahead and bought another."
"This thing is great - I would give it 5 stars but the knob doesn't have ANY distinguishing marks - so you never know when it's on BLAST (at a glance)."
"I also have the other model from Rapco listed below with the ground lift switch. I just saved myself the money and have been buying this Rapco model without the ground lift switch and have been opening up the item and disconnecting the ground wire from pin 1 of the XLR connector where the ground lift switch would be in place of and permanently leaving the ground in the lifted position. Rapco Horizon LTIGLBLOX Laptop Interface With Ground lift. Rapco Horizon- LTIGLBLOX "With Ground Lift Switch" This is the second most cost effective solution out of the four different types listed on here. Doesn't have the 1/8" Stereo wire permanently attached like the Rapco products listed above. When people are doing presentations and aren't getting audio for one reason or another, a volume control can confuse them and they end up turning it down creating a chain reaction of events of audio issues. I'll hook up the other end of that 1/8" Audio connection to the Isopod and convert to the XLR run to the Audio Mixer."
Best Recording Signal Direct Boxes
The Radial Pro DI is a high quality passive direct box that employs a proprietary transformer for both impedance conversion and isolation. Linear from 20Hz to 18kHz, the Radial Pro DI features how distortion and virtually zero phase distortion, making it a perfect choice for live and studio performance. Radial Pro DI Features Full range passive direct boxes Isolation transformer eliminates noise Very low harmonic and phase distortion Compact and rugged design Ideal for live sound and studio Since Radial introduced the JDI back in 1996, customers have asked them to produce a more affordable passive direct box so that home studios, small sound companies and community centers can enjoy some of the benefits of using a JDI. Full range passive direct boxes.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Only DI Boxes I'll buy!"
"It's the standard passive box."
"These are pro level DI boxes."
"Just clean signal and playing freedom in a well-constructed, small package."
"Non musicians kept commenting "Wow, the guitar sounds great!""
Best Recording Signal Effects Processors
Your smartphone is always with you and you record your video at home and on the street, but the sound quality does not suit you? Are you shooting videos in noisy public places (airport, train stations, stadiums, concerts, parties, presentations ...) with your iPhone / Android smartphone, but only hear the noise, not your voice? Add professional clean sound using the external YouMic lavalier microphone. PACK FOR NO HASSLE Each purchase includes a crocodile clip, wind muff, microphone with 59 inches velcro wrapped cord so you can use selfie stick or tripod for video and audio recording with your iPhone or smartphone wherever you go! 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED If you are not absolutely happy, for any reason, with your experience recording on our lavalier iphone microphones, simply send if back for a full refund.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Check out the video to hear the difference the mic makes."
"Please note you will be able to used it effectively in recording sound but not for communication because you will not be able to hear the other part's voice unless you have separate port for mic and headphone."
"I"m a musician and sometimes send some recordings for festival orchestras and this mic saves me time and money since I don't have to go to a studio to have a decent quality recording."
"I use this mic with my PC for gaming."
"It works with the supplied dongle and with the native recording app."
"I bought this to use for recording vocals on Music Maker Jam."
"Arrived in new box with all accessories and in quality packaging."
"These worked as expected, which is to say not incredibly well."
Best Audio Mixers & Recording Accessories
The Bluetooth headset can easily and quickly connect with smartphones, tablets, TVs and other Bluetooth devices within 33 feet. Designed for an excellent listening experience, Mpow Bluetooth headset with CSR chip and around-ear cushion design can provide robust, immersive and Hi-fidelity sound. In the wireless mode: With a built-in 420mAh battery which provides 13 hours' continuous wireless playback and let you get rid of the tangled cables on the move; In the wired mode: Used as a wired headphone with an audio cable. 1x Mpow Bluetooth Headset. 1x 3.5mm Audio Cable. 1x USB Charging Cable. 1x Packing Bag. 1x User Manual. To have better Hi-Fi stereo music experience, please try diverse music genres and volume in sound test and make sure the ear cushions seal around your ears. Besides, Mpow Thor also has a backup audio port, you can use the provided audio cable to connect to your phones without worrying about running out of battery.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I've had great experiences with Mpow earbuds previously, so I was very happy to see these new upgraded Thor over-ear headphones. UPDATE: The first full charge (from when the item started chiming to let me know the battery was low, even though it did still play) took 310mAh at 0.2A. When I am wearing them and playing music, I can hardly hear any outside noises, which was a problem when the doorbell rang. The carry bag fabric doesn't feel as quality as I expect and it clings to any dry or rough parts of my hands. Mpow's customer service is stellar and gives me high confidence should any issues ever arise."
"They are very secure for me, even when moving around vigorously (haven't worn them during extreme movement though)."
"However, I bought them FOR the bluetooth capability. I will post another edit if I have any issues, but as of right now I am satisfied."
"Second pair of Mpow bluetooth headphones I have purchased."
"Only took three days for the cat to eat through the cord on these, not sure if steel-braided cords are a viable option for future models."
"Sure they'll post Comments like the one below - anything to make them look good to a potential customer surveying the Product Reviews - but when you actually reach out to them, you get no response."
"I cannot review how they actually work(sound quality etc) as there was no point in pairing or trying the device as I woudln't be keep them."
Best Recording Studio Environment Equipment
1U universal shelf is designed to accommodate both non-rack mount equipment and half-rack width equipment. Model: UNS-1.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Inexpensive tray for your Rack Mount."
"It's made from heavy gague metal and the screw holes line up properly."
"I noticed too it can bend pretty easy, so you need to be cognizant of what you are placing on this rack, not anything too heavy."
"I have a number of components (Roku, FireTV, switch, cable modem, router, etc.)."
"I don't believe it will ever break and I'm going to keep it, but would be nice to be a bit sturdier."
"I am using this network rack tray to hold a 5-port Netgear managed switch, a Ubiquiti ERL-3 and a Raspberry Pi with no issues and plenty of room to spare."
"I don't know what weight it'll hold, but mine is holding lighter products."
"Have bought several of these now."
Best Recording Headphone & In-Ear Audio Monitors
The HD 280 PRO is a pair of closed, dynamic stereo headphones that deliver accurate, linear sound reproduction with ambient noise attenuation for critical monitoring applications. Dynamic, closed-ear headphones.Weight w/o cable: 285 g. Lightweight and comfortable, ergonomic design, Cord Length - 3.3 - 9.8 feet Coiled.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Cons: The bass is hard to hear unless you EQ it, and volume is not very high. ( great isolation , but very poor sound and bass response from a $300 headset !). Pros: I record music at home, so a flat signal helps ( hence the Pro name). These Senheisser HD Pro 280 are great for the price,and probably a neutral signal that works for recording, but you can explore other options, specially for portable listening , both in regards to comfort and getting a lively sound. I tuck the coiled cable on my side, using my belt, and walk around with them all day. Popular music like John Meyer or Dave Mathews Band, Cake, Pantera, pop, Jazz, sounds as good as piano music now."
"Don't kid yourself into thinking they'll sound as good as higher-end headphones (after comparing them to my not-even-that-fancy HD 600s, I can definitively say that they don't, the clarity just isn't there) but if the price is right for you and you need sound isolation (they block out even more sound than I was expecting) then these should be at the top of your list."
"I was looking for a great set of headphones that would block out noise from my coworkers. This is more of a general issue with closed-ear cans rather than this specific model, but since it is my first pair, I happened to notice it."
"While I can hear sounds, I can no longer follow a conversation, as I could with my on-ear headphones. As other reviewers have commented, when you get quality headphones, you can hear what's missing when you don't have a great sound source (Pandora free, Youtube)."
"The sound on these headphones is phenomenal. After ten years of use it in no way draws away from the quality of these for the price."
Best Mastering Recorders
style: CD-RW901 MKII. 24 bit A/D and D/A converters.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Recording to CD's has worked satisfactory to date."
"Have had it for a couple years."
"Unlike my HHB CD unit which is made in England, and when I bought it in 1999 was $1,000.00 then."
"TASCAM Products are always good."
"Can't get a better one even if they made them."
"Absolutely fabulous piece of equipment!!!"
"Wonderful addition to studio."
Best Computer Recording Equipment
Includes VIP3.0 - the ground-breaking, award-winning music software platform that provides musicians and composers with a powerful hands-on control solution for their virtual instrument and virtual effect collection.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Unlike a synthesizer, MIDI controllers do not produce sound without software. So after you've downloaded the software and plug it in, you will still not have any sound generated until you've set everything up properly and loaded sounds onto the pads. It would be nice for them to take the time to make more tutorials. Everything I found just had to do with setting up the software, nothing really about HOW to actually use it. I am still learning to use this but it has gotten significantly funner to use as I have learned more about it and found sounds I like."
"A unique feature is the 4 way joystick for modulation and pitch control. It really helps keep the size of the keyboard down since you don't have to include those bulkier pitch and modulation wheels. Of course this is not the manufacturer's fault, they list "mini keys" in the first description of the product so I am not going to knock any stars for that. But the upside is that it makes the overall footprint very small, smaller than my computer keyboard infact. I think would be really neat if they made this same controller with normal sized keys. They make one similar (Akai Professional MPK25 25-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller with MPC Pads) but it has a lot more going on and is $80 more."
Best Portable Studio Recorders
Direct recording to SD cards up to 128GB.Display 2.0-inch full color LCD (320 x 240 pixels).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I’ve been recording interviews for a podcast, and having the ability to mic four subjects at once is awesome."
"I use it to record classical music played on a grand piano in a room."
"This is a wonderful recorder."
"Great Audio Recorder."
"I upgraded from a Zoom H4 n. Zoom makes great products and this H6 is no exception."
"Amazing little recorder!"
"Takes some learning but it's a wonderful recorder."
"Amazing recorder and perfect for anyone who needs to record on location."
Best Studio Multitrack Recorders
Each channel is conveniently loaded with volume, pan, reverb-send knobs, auto-punch in/out, 2 XLR Mic inputs with +48V phantom power and built-in high-quality stereo condenser mics making the DP-008EX an ideal take-anywhere solid-state recorder. 8-track Portable Multi-track Recorder.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I thought this recorder might recapture some of that simplicity while still allowing me to manipulate the final tracks or master recording in a pc program if I wished. 2 stereo tracks doing the primary guitar part, 2 stereo tracks doing a bass part, and two tracks of background chords and harmonics. You tell the unit which inputs you are going to use (mic, line, guitar), press the 1+2 track record buttons, set your levels, press PLAY and RECORD together and you’re off. The previous tracks automatically play back while your are recording new tracks AND THERE ARE NO LATENCY ISSUES! No need to start from the beginning to record new tracks. The unit has a built in metronome and tuner, you can bounce tracks with no degradation (freeing up tracks for more recording), mix 8 tracks down to a stereo mix, and then mastering effects (auto or manual) can be applied to the final master. The "mixer" is used to set levels for recording the 2 active tracks and/or playback levels of previously recorded tracks."
"it wont be, your beast of burden/ records your songs/your feelings wont be hurtin/ now that you got something to record your masterpiece. (im sure i didnt have to tell you to sing that with the stones song in mind now did i?"
"I recommend getting the Tascam power adapter as it's NOT included with the recorder. However, if you want to take your multi-track and mix it down to tape and give it that analog warmth..... go ahead. Tascam has put a lot of features into this unit and they all work."
"given the size and price, a lot of the EQ and other sound options are accessed through some nerve-wracking menus."
"Great Unit, easy to use..works as my ideas recorder when im on the road with either my Keyboard or Guitar."
"Love this little unit."
"Returned and upgraded for the 8 track model."
"It's a great little unit."
Best Power Conditioners
AC noise filtering reduces RFI/EMI. Furman's AC noise filtering reduces RFI and EMI interference to deliver a cleaner sound without pops, crackles and the local radio station coming out of your amp.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Fits my Gator 4U case perfectly, and I use for live stream setup with the Blackmagic ATEM 4K."
"This worked perfectly to go with my New computer and desk build."
"I have notice a discernible increase in sound quality, and no longer worry about surges, remember- it take but one to wipe out your equipment."
"peace of mind for all my computer and electronics."
"Absolutely fantastic for powering my rack setup."
"Works as advertised."
"I had to build another shelf in my desk just for this, then had issues plugging in wall warts since they hang down."
"Has only a few electronics inside but the main protection is the varistors which clamp the AC signal when it gooes to high."
Best Studio Audio Monitors
KRK's Rokit 5 G3 (Generation 3) powered studio monitors offer professional performance and accuracy for recording, mixing, mastering and playback. This Bundle contains 2 items: Pair of KRK RP5G3-NA Rokit 5 Generation 3 Powered Studio Monitor.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The only thing I didn't like was they didn't come with cables to plug into your interface, but that was only an extra 20 bucks, and a trip to Guitar Center."
"I finally got around to buying mixing monitors for my home studio and it has made all the difference. I can't say for certain that they are "accurate" but what I can say is that after mixing my song with these, it finally played back on every device, including car stereos, without and harshness or muddiness. I know that if I remove the muddiness and harshness I hear on these monitors, it will be removed on others too without changing the overall sound."
"I have these speakers as my computer speakers, along with the S10 subwoofer, completely worth it."
"I am not a professional, but the sound quality, craftsmanship and price was worth every penny."
"Super happy with this choice , fast delivery , product new in the box with no damages."
"Love the sound quality."
"The bass punches at high volumes, but is accurate to pitch rather than artificially amplified."
Best Studio Microphones
Yeti is the most advanced and versatile multi-pattern USB microphone available anywhere. Compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8 (including 8.1), Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (Home and Professional), and Mac OS X (10.4.11 or higher), and requires a minimum of 64 MB of RAM(remove existing and upload).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Here is my full video review of the Blue Yeti microphone that I made for my YouTube channel."
"If you ever tried to stream through a Windows pc you will notice a delay between your live voice and what goes through the mic. There is no delay when you plug your headphones directly into the mic."
"I was able to pick one up on a lightning deal for $89 and it's well worth that price, however, I've had a few problems with it from day one that have since been rectified. Number one, I had to ship the first one back because one of the screws that holds the microphone into place was stripped out. Finally we can talk about the good and what should matter most when you are purchasing an expensive USB microphone and that is the sound quality -- it's excellent. If you are streaming a podcast or recording scratch audio for video production like I use it for, this microphone is really great."
"You can Google strategies for minimizing the surrounding hiss / hum interference... once you get all the outside sounds minimized, this mic is amazing!!"
"It will pick up outdoor noise from A/C compressors and lawn mowers a block away, so use a good mic shield or sound box."
"It records sound so accurately and is flexible enough with its various settings to adapt to different recording situations (e.g. solo, group, interview, acoustic, big room, small room, etc.). While I don't notice a huge difference in the recording sound quality during playback, I do see it when I start editing and mixing the audio."
"My son loves it!"
Best Studio Subwoofers
LOW CUT switch, LOW CUT control (80-120Hz) HIGH CUT control (80-120 Hz).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Industry standard performance with a limited edition uniqueness I really enjoy, especially since they match my white Native Instruments Maschine Studio production hardware."
"It came packaged really well and fast delivery."
"Great speaker for a good price."
"sounds great for my home studio and you can mount them."
"Just as described."
"Very compatible to what a normal person with a decent sound system would hear out of your recording."
"They look nice and have knobs on the back where you can change the settings."
Best Stage & Studio Cables
Fender cables are designed specifically for live performance - engineered to avoid twisting, kinking, and having any "physical memory" and ultimately delivering the best sonic balance between your performance and your equipment. 23AWG Oxygen-Free Copper Conductors.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a really nice, thick guitar amp cable with very nice quality jack plugs."
"I have used the Fender cables for several months, and am very please."
"I haven't used this enough to test the durability but, it seem good quality."
"Solid cable, no buzz or crackle or fuzz...except the fuzz i put in there myself."
"Cable material is nice and think, with some spring to it -- perfect for something that gets dragged around as you move."
"Works as should."
"Excellent heavy easy to manage cables."
"I use a small blackstar amp in my living room next my couch and needed a shorter cable."