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Robotic Drum Kit from RobotRickshaw
We all hate drummers. Well, now we don’t need them anymore! You can buy this silly robot for the low, low price of $3,865. That’s all it takes to rid yourself of drummers forever! Small price to pay, if you ask me. #drummerjokes #drummersarestupid
12-Bit DIY Arcade Sampler from DigDugDIY
If you asked me last week what a 12-Bit DIY Arcade Sampler was, I would have given you a blank stare. Well, not this week! This week I can tell you exactly what a 12-Bit DIY Arcade sampler is. But you know what? I’ll just show you this video instead, w
Hand-wired stereo rack mountable spring reverb unit from RecoveryEffects
I’ve always wanted a real outboard spring reverb unit. In plugin land, we have access to thousands of reverb algorithms and impulse responses. What we don’t have is real genuine physical reverb, waves bouncing against a spring, plate, or room and fed back into your mix buss. Real is exactly what you get with a spring reverb unit. The Endless Summer Deluxe Reverb not only sounds great but is also very reasonably priced. I wanted to build my own at one point, but for this price, there’s no way I’d be able to build anything of this quality for the same price.
Altura Theremin MIDI Controller
This one isn’t as much a professional tool as it is something that’s fun to play with and would be an interesting talking point. This little device converts a Theremin’s data into MIDI. Have hours of fun waving your arms and controlling whatever you want in your DAW! I haven’t bought my own yet, but when I do, I’ll report back on whether it’s possible to pretend you’re conducting an orchestra while also adjusting the levels of faders.
Wood diffuser wall art
Who doesn’t want a sunflower sound diffuser in their control room!? Alright, so maybe sunflowers aren’t your thing, well, you can find a ton of different options on Etsy for cool looking wall art diffusers that will spice up your studio. There are funky ones like the sunflower, but also others that are more suitable for non-sunflower lovers.
Guitar pedals built into funny housings from IndianolaLabs
You can put a guitar pedal in anything these days, and that’s exactly what Indianola Labs is doing. Find fun guitar pedals in all types of things, like a band-aid container, an E.T. lunchbox, or a doll head.
Circuit bent anything and everything from Psychiceyeclix
I just want one of these so I can have a Furby and Buzz Lightyear phone in my studio.
Wooden Eurorack suitcase from ModularSynthLab
If you’re like me, then you’ve dreamed of bringing a suitcase to work every day. Now we can! If you show up to the studio with a beautiful wooden suitcase full of
Weird synthesizers
This fuzzy pedal looks like that fiberglass insulation in walls that you’re not supposed to touch, but hey, it sounds cool and will definitely draw some attention.
Passive Filter by MichaelRucci
Weird microphones
Hand-wired Telephone Microphone and Preamp from Recovery Effects
Wasaphone MKII Live Lo-Fi Microphone
Tin Can Microphone from FunWithHands
Turn a can of Hunt’s Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce into a unique lo-fi microphone. The mic comes attached to a top that fits just about every tin can you have in your pantry. You can listen to a vocalist using it at a live show here.
Make your own instrument kits from Bestzimo
Build your own instrument kits. I don’t have anything funny to say about these.
Weird guitar hangers from GuitarGrips
Hang up your guitars in style! Why put your guitar on some stupid old guitar stand or wall mount when you can gently place it into a copper hand or tree stump? Come on now, this isn’t rocket science!
Homemade cigar box and oil can guitars
Etsy was made for Cigar Box Guitars, or CBGs, as the kids call them. There’s a whole community of people that love these things. They sound horrible, but I guess there’s something interesting about them, if you like that type of thing or if you’re on a farm and there’s no way you can get to a Guitar Center, and Sweetwater or Amazon won’t deliver to you.
Korg MS20 pillow
It’s a pillow that looks like a synth. Pretty cool, right?
Tape machine that was turned into a lamp
It’s not cheap, but this lamp made out of a Telefunken Magnetophone 201TS tape machine is a great way to light up any control room!
Audio engineer bobblehead
Your studio doesn’t have enough audio engineer bobbleheads, trust me, you need this. Some even claim it makes their mixes sound fuller.
Die cast aluminum iLok case
You don’t want to lose your iLok… Trust me. I had the wonderful experience of misplacing my iLok a little while ago and had to email all of the developers I had purchased plugins from to ask if they could resend authorizations to my new account. Some companies even charge you for this. This nifty aluminum box adds some weight to that valuable USB stick and also looks pretty damn badass.
