This is an excellent option for controlling room acoustics without having to make major changes to walls and windows. Your mic can be positioned within the Mic Thing to effectively prevent or minimize extraneous sound from reaching the mic. The most important thing about good recording is the environment surrounding the mic, and this unit creates a relatively "dead" zone around the microphone.

SMPro Audio Mic Thing Microphone Isolation Panel

The Mic Thing is a portable multi-purpose acoustic treatment panel suitable for minimizing room artifacts and improving separation during microphone recording sessions. Great for a range of applications including helping to control room ambience, minimizing spill from instrument amplifiers, or even creating temporary control rooms the Mic Thing is certainly one handy thing!Good microphone separation and isolation means a cleaner recording and a more controlled end result. Although the question of how much microphone separation is really necessary in any given situation, audio engineers around the world unanimously agree that if given the chance, they would rather be in control of these factors than not.The Mic Thing is essentially a 2" (50mm)-thick acoustic tile housed inside an adjustable lightweight steel frame. Two screw clamps mean easy mounting to tube widths of up to 1" (25mm) diameter. Solid metal panels act as additional sound barriers. The absorbing panel is treated with Ultra-Fresh anti-microbial to control bacteria, mold, mildew, and fungi.The Mic Thing's two winged panels can also be adjusted to create anything from a flat planar absorber to a tight semi-circle enclosing the microphone. This way, the amount of separation and absorption can be easily be manipulated to suit requirements. By tightening the wing panel attitude, greater isolation and a dryer sound can be achieved. Varying the mic position will also affect the result.

This is an excellent option for controlling room acoustics without having to make major changes to walls and windows. Your mic can be positioned within the Reflexion parabola to effectively prevent or minimize extraneous sound from reaching the mic. The most important thing about good recording is the environment surrounding the mic, and this unit creates a relatively "dead" zone around the microphone.

sE Electronics Reflexion Filter

The Reflexion Filter is a portable device for recording live sound sources with reduced room ambience. It is an advanced composite wall which is positioned behind any microphone by means of a variable position stand clamp assembly which ships with the product. The main function is to help obtain a 'dry' vocal or instrument recording. This is especially useful in studios without proper acoustic treatment, but can also be used to help record takes in control rooms, where the performer also has to operate the recording device, or in rehearsal studios to reduce ambient noise.The Reflexion Filter has 6 main layers. Firstly, a strong layer of punched aluminum which allows sound waves to pass through it, diffused, to a layer of absorptive wool. The sound waves then hit a layer of Aluminum foil which helps dissipate energy and break up the lower frequency waveforms, and from here they hit an air space kept open by rods passing through the various layers. The air gap acts as an acoustic barrier. The sound waves then pass to a further layer of wool and then through an outer, punched, aluminum wall which further serve to absorb then diffuse the remaining acoustic energy.The main absorber has 4 formed pieces of state-of-the-art specialist acoustic absorptive material attached to its face via the extended separation rods, which further serve to absorb and then diffuse the sound waves as they pass to the main filter.The stand assembly is composed of a mic stand clamp fitting, which attaches by means of a vertical joint to the horizontal bar assembly onto which both the Reflexion Filter, and any standard fitting shock mount can be fixed. The microphone (in its shock mount) can then be moved both vertically and horizontally along the bar, and the Reflexion Filter itself can be moved vertically to obtain the optimum working position.The various layers both absorb and diffuse the sound waves hitting them, so progressively less of the original source acoustic energy passes through each layer. This reduces the amount of energy hitting untreated walls and other surfaces so there is less of the original source reflected back as unwanted room ambience to the mic. The Reflexion Filter also helps prevent any reflected sound reaching the back and sides of the mic. Its shape and size have been carefully tested to maximize absorption while keeping 'coloration' down to only around 1dB, and leaving the microphone's polar pattern unaffected.

A "Pop" filter will help minimize unwanted breath from hitting the mic's diaphragm and can extend the mic's life.

Nady Metal Pop Filter Black

Metal mesh filter reduces plosives and breath moisture from reaching the mic.

Not an essential accessory, but good to have around when you need it.

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The classic "standard" of copy stands.

Manhasset M48 Symphony Music Stand for Students

The Manhasset M48 Symphony Music Stand for Students is the standard by which all other music stands are judged. The "Magic-Finger" Clutch permits height adjustments from 28" to 50". Desk size: 20"W x 12-7/8"H.

Musician's Friend Heavy-Duty Folding Music Stand Black

Folds up for compact storage and transport.

Hamilton Stands KB500N Folding Music Stand

4-part stand extends to 59" height with its telescoping shaft, and features wire music clips, nickel-plated chrome finish and plastic feet. Its compact folding design makes it very portable.

Musicians Gear Tweed Lo-Z Woven Mic Cable Gold 20 Foot

Oxygen-free copper wire and heavy-duty heatshrunk tubing for strain relief ensure long life and a totally clean signal.

If you want the best, here it is! But this will probably be more than what you really need.

Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Mic Cable for Studio Neutrik XLR 25 Foot

When you get your Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Mic Cable you'll see why virtually every major recording facility in the world is wired with Mogami cable. Mogami is famous for unmatched accuracy, extremely low noise, and remarkable flexibility. Top engineers rave about Mogami mic cable's amazing clarity and silent background. If accuracy in reproduction is your goal, Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Mic Cable is the cable for you.

A straightforward interface, easy-to-use tools, and loop-based composition with professional power and quality are the hallmarks of Sony ACID Pro. With the addition of multitrack audio and MIDI recording, ACID Pro 6 has become the ideal environment for composing, recording, mixing, and production. It brings its renowned ease of use to these traditional DAW functions, making it easy for ACID users to transition to audio and MIDI recording, and for musicians frustrated by recording software to finally make music on their computer easily.Audio multitrack recording Designed to record multitrack audio live or in the studio, ACID Pro 6 lets you arm multiple tracks with flexible input routing, record selected events, choose from multiple takes, and punch in and out easily. Pro 6 supports ReWire and VST plug-ins and comes with 20 DirectX effects. You can also use VST synths with support for multiple output ports and individual mute, solo, effects, and volume controls for each synth bus. It also supports 5.1 surround mixing, external control surfaces, and project sections that let you rearrange MIDI and audio segments across multiple tracks.MIDI sequencing ACID Pro 6 lets you record and edit MIDI note and controller data on a timeline with piano roll or grid views. You can enter notes through an external MIDI controller or with ACID's onscreen keyboard, then audition before committing. You can edit MIDI events directly in the timeline, quantize data in events, edit velocity value, change duration, or transpose MIDI data. It's also easy to create and edit drum maps for hardware or software-based MIDI synths and drum machines.

SONAR 6 Studio Edition is designed to take you from inspiration to masterpiece faster than ever before. At every step of your production—from composing with virtual instruments, to recording, mixing, and beyond—SONAR gives you the professional tools and inspiring canvas that adapt to your unique style of music creation.At last, project studios and musicians on a budget don't have to sacrifice features for affordability, because SONAR 6 Studio Edition is built upon the same core feature set and pristine 64-bit double precision engine as SONAR 6 Producer Edition.Whether you're a musician, songwriter, film composer, or producer, you'll appreciate the many ways that SONAR 6 was designed to compliment your creative process. SONAR gives you the flexibility to turn your musical dreams into reality with the best music creation tools available.

Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 is an upgrade to your M-Audio-based Pro Tools system with exciting new music creation tools; more editing, mixing, and automation features; powerful customization and grouping options; and improved video functionality and post production workflows.It also supports the latest M-Audio hardware, bringing your options in compatible interfaces to two dozen. Whether you're composing music or mixing audio for post production, Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 is an essential upgrade packed with a wide range of new features and enhancements that let you work faster, smarter, and more creatively.Loop Features The Dynamic Transport mode allows you to start playback anywhere in the timeline without affecting the current selection by simply placing a Play Start marker. You can also edit and move loop selections independently of the Play Start marker, all without manually stopping the transport. Loop playback also automatically updates to the selection without having to manually stop and start the transport. With the new Loop Trim tool, you can instantly turn any audio or MIDI region into a loop. And auditioning audio files is easier than ever: The Loop Preview mode lets you quickly audition a selected REX or ACID file in the DigiBase browser, while Auto Preview mode allows you to audition single or multiple files automatically when selected.Compose Music Easier Creating music in Pro Tools M-Powered software has never been easier or more efficient, letting you concentrate on what matters most—your music.New Music Tools The Create Click Track command quickly creates an auxiliary click track with the DigiRack Click plug-in already inserted with its own volume control. You can also set a preference to create a click track whenever you create a new session. The new Send to Sibelius command bridges Pro Tools and Sibelius notation software (sold separately), allowing you to export Pro Tools MIDI and Instrument tracks — complete with key changes—to Sibelius. And the new Key Signature ruler allows you to easily add, edit, move and delete key signatures in your sessions. Add a key signature to define the key of a composition; edit it to change sessions or passages to another key. You can specify the mode (major or minor), transpose MIDI pitches diatonically or chromatically and even constrain pitches to a key.Improved MIDI Recording Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 music software introduces several new functions and improvements to enhance your MIDI-recording process. MIDI regions are now always created on bar boundaries to help with looping and arrangement. And you can now click on the keyboard in MIDI and Instrument tracks to quickly select all of the same-pitched notes of your performance. What's more, with the new RTAS Engine error suppression options, you can be sure that Pro Tools will keep moving along with your creativity—even when your system approaches its processing limits.Edit and Mix Faster Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 audio pr