Department

Studio Recording

The tracking chain working rooms actually trust: converters, monitors you can mix on, broadcast dynamics, and the accessories that keep a session moving.

Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen
Focusrite Entry-Pro
Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen

The honest first interface that is still a real converter.

$199
UA Volt 2
Universal Audio Entry-Pro
UA Volt 2

Vintage preamp flavor without an Apollo tax.

$189
Apollo Twin X Duo
Universal Audio High-End
Apollo Twin X Duo

Unison pres and UAD plugins while you track.

$899
Babyface Pro FS
RME High-End
Babyface Pro FS

Drivers that do not become the session.

$999
SSL 2+
Solid State Logic Mid-Pro
SSL 2+

Console 4K flavor on a desktop, with MIDI.

$349
MOTU M4
MOTU Mid-Pro
MOTU M4

Meters you can actually mix on, ESS conversion.

$269
Yamaha HS8
Yamaha Mid-Pro
Yamaha HS8

The white-cone truth serum.

$379
Yamaha HS5
Yamaha Entry-Pro
Yamaha HS5

HS voicing for rooms that cannot take an 8.

$199
JBL 305P MkII
JBL Professional Entry-Pro
JBL 305P MkII

Image and output that embarrassed more expensive 5s.

$149
Kali LP-6 V2
Kali Audio Entry-Pro
Kali LP-6 V2

Boundary EQ that actually understands a desk against a wall.

$179
ADAM T7V
ADAM Audio Mid-Pro
ADAM T7V

A U-ART tweeter without the A-series invoice.

$249
Genelec 8030C
Genelec High-End
Genelec 8030C

If the mix works here, take the weekend off.

$795
Shure SM7B
Shure Mid-Pro
Shure SM7B

The broadcast dynamic that ate the internet — and still earns it.

$399
RØDE NT1 5th Gen
RØDE Entry-Pro
RØDE NT1 5th Gen

A silent condenser with XLR and USB in one body.

$279
AT2020
Audio-Technica Entry-Pro
AT2020

The first condenser that still belongs in a locker.

$99
AT2035
Audio-Technica Entry-Pro
AT2035

AT2020 manners with a pad and a high-pass.

$149
AKG C214
AKG Mid-Pro
AKG C214

C414 family capsule manners without the four-pattern tax.

$349
Neumann TLM 103
Neumann High-End
Neumann TLM 103

The modern Neumann that working vocal rooms actually own.

$1,299
Sony MDR-7506
Sony Entry-Pro
Sony MDR-7506

The coiled-cable standard of tracking rooms.

$99
DT 770 PRO 80
Beyerdynamic Mid-Pro
DT 770 PRO 80

Isolation and comfort for four-hour vocal days.

$159
DT 990 PRO
Beyerdynamic Mid-Pro
DT 990 PRO

Open-back air for late-night mix decisions.

$159
ATH-M50x
Audio-Technica Entry-Pro
ATH-M50x

The modern default closed-back for producers.

$159
Cloudlifter CL-1
Cloud Microphones Mid-Pro
Cloudlifter CL-1

The +25 dB that makes an SM7B and a Scarlett get along.

$149
dbx 286s
dbx Entry-Pro
dbx 286s

Compressor, de-esser, enhancer — the radio-voice box.

$219
ISA One
Focusrite High-End
ISA One

ISA transformer gain for the one vocal that pays the rent.

$499
Launchkey 49 Mk4
Novation Entry-Pro
Launchkey 49 Mk4

Clip launch and keys for Ableton-fluent rooms.

$229
Ableton Push 3
Ableton High-End
Ableton Push 3

The Live instrument, not a controller that happens to work with Live.

$999
ISO-200 Stands
IsoAcoustics Mid-Pro
ISO-200 Stands

The cheapest way to make your monitors tell the truth.

$129
MBS5000 Boom
On-Stage Entry-Pro
MBS5000 Boom

Get the SM7B off the desk and out of the keyboard's way.

$69