what's up guys! I was thinking...an awesome producer and musician like yourself
may be interested in a few of the non music gadgets that I have around my
studio. these things are useful, helpful, and four of them are under 20 bucks!
under $20 for some helpful studio accessories? yes!
I've purchased everything myself. nothing is sponsored. but if you guys
want to pick up anything in this video and you use the links below, it does help
support this channel, which is awesome! so let's get started. first up is the Wi-Fi
smart plug outlet by Gosund. this small gadget plugs into your existing
electrical outlet and connects to Wi-Fi. it works with Alexa and Google Home and
it doesn't even require a hub. I use it to power on and off all my music gear
with one voice command. I love using it when I get called away from my studio
desk and I have to turn things off from far. I just have to shout to my Amazon
Alexa and say "turn off the studio." Gosund sells these in packs of four for just 33
bucks. I use them also to voice control other stuff in the house like lights.
number 2 is a Logitech MX master 2s mouse. it's Bluetooth and can control up
to three different devices. this mouse has multiple buttons and up/down
left/right scrolling and customizable gesture control. I use gestures to switch
windows and desktops. but best of all you can program any button to keystroke
commands. for example, I use the middle button to create a new track in Ableton
Live instead of the three button keystroke on the keyboard. it's much
easier. but I love this most for the comfortable size and shape and the
excellent clicky ratcheting wheel. click click! so satisfying! number three is the
Art DTI transformer isolator. what!? this little gadget solved a really annoying
problem for me! I used to get really bad static noise when outputting the sound
from my hardware synth to my audio interface. I connected this in the middle
of the output cabling and voila! static is gone!
this thing eliminates static and hum really well and its small. if you've got
any static or hum in your studio this may solve your problem. number four are
my USB C adapters. if you're a Mac user you know what I'm talking about here.
every dang device needs a USB adapter. get a bunch of these and you'll have
them conveniently within reach any time. I throw some of them in my backpack and
keep them under my piano bench. everywhere. I've tested a bunch of
these and these two are my favorites. they've lasted me a long time. so there...
i've tested them for you. the Basesailor costs just seven bucks for two. but
they're a little wide if you need to plug in two at a time into a MacBook.
I like the JAUX brand which are nine dollars for two. if you've got a few USB
devices like an audio interface, keyboard, drum machine, you need a reliable USB hub.
at number five we've got the AH241 by Anker. it's a 13 port USB hub. I love
it! this thing feels so solid and well-built.
it's USB 3.0, it's powered, it's got fast charging for your phone too. The data
transfer speeds are really fast. if you're using an external drive. don't
waste your money on some cheap thing that won't last. this thing is built like
a tank for 80 bucks. speaking of external drives, at number
six I've got the Samsung T5 portable SSD. I've got the 500 gigabyte version which
can store all of your huge virtual instrument libraries, sample libraries,
and anything else you need to carry around with you. this drive is
feather-light and super small. so when you're carrying it you won't even
realize that it's in your pocket or your backpack or whatever. it writes data
super fast at 540 megabytes per second and it connects by
a USB C. so no adapter necessary. it's $100 for the 500GB version and
$180 for the 1TB. it was actually more expensive when I bought it.
these things keep dropping in price so quickly.
you can almost like wait a few months and they might be twenty bucks! No, maybe
not. all right, number seven! if you've got a Maschine device a Push for Ableton or
an Akai drum machine, I've got the perfect stand for you. it's the Amazon
Basics Ventilated Adjustable Laptop stand. that's a long name! but in short
it's the absolute perfect stand for so many devices. it's super sturdy so you
can drum on it and it stays put. the angles that you can adjust it to are
also perfect if you're standing up or sitting down. this thing is really great
for the studio or playing live and it's only twenty bucks. by the way I have a
whole video dedicated to the stand because it's that good! trust me! watch
that video here! at number eight it's the Tripp Lite 10 outlet surge protector.
basically, protect your stuff people! it's just 30 bucks and it works. I really like
the spacing of the outlets because some of our music gear has those awkward wall
adapter shapes. hopefully this will save you some research time too because I
spent a few hours researching these before I decided on this one.
number nine is the Rode PSA1 microphone boom arm. this desktop
mountable mic arm is $100 and does its job really well. I put the Shure SM7B on
it and it's so much easier to deal with this arm than a mic stand. I like this
more than other cheaper mic arms because the cheaper ones always have those
visible springs on the side. this one is just simple and sleek. last! number 10
it's probably the gadget I get the most questions on. it's the Lametric Clock. this
thing is $180. yeah it's a little overpriced if you ask
me. but it's so much fun especially if you're a creator and you want to track
your Instagram followers or your YouTube numbers. it's just a cool retro look that
you may like in your studio. there are tons of apps that you can download onto
it. it'll show you the weather. it can ring an alarm every time you have a new
subscriber. and it'll even show you what you're
playing on your Sonos system. there's so much you can do with it. all right! there
you have it. a few gadgets for convenience, a few to solve your problems,
or prevent problems, and something just for fun. if you've got a gadget to
recommend, put it in the comments below, and I'll check it out. maybe it'll make
it on my next list of studio gadgets. you'll find links to buy any of these
things in the description of the video. thanks for watching and keep making the
music you love. see you guys later!