Welcome to FutureMusic’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide. Below you’ll find our recommendations for everyone on your gift list (including yourself!) – All recommendations have been vigorously tested by the FutureMusic staff during the last year, so you can buy with confidence.
2024 GIFT GUIDE FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICIANS
STOCKING STUFFER
Noise Engineering Dystorpia
If you’re a connoisseur of distortion effects and are looking for a pedal that can not only provide the crunch and fuzz, but can dynamically react to your playing, then the Dystorpia is a winner. Noise Engineering Dystorpia
EFFECTS
FabFilter Pro-R 2 Reverb
FabFilter’s Pro-R 2 Reverb is an excellent sequel with enough enhancements and new features to make upgrading an easy decision…
MONITORS
PreSonus Eris Pro Monitors
In our long-term review with the PreSonus Eris Pro 8 and Sub 10, we found the PreSonus Eris Pro Monitors to be a tremendous value
BEST VALUE
Stack3D Solutions Synth Module Stand
The need for savvy synth module stands has created a burgeoning market and entrepreneurs have stepped up with a variety of solutions to meet the demand. We’ve tested a variety of offerings, but each one not only had questionable build quality, but also had price points that didn’t make sense for the materials utilized. Worse, some manufacturers simply copied poor designs and offered them as their own innovations. We embarked on a mission to find the best stand when setting up a microstudio and our choice may surprise you.
MIXER
Finegear Modmix
Finegear’s Modmix is a dynamic four-channel, rotary mixing console developed for musicians who are interested in experimenting with fascinating routing capabilities and no-input mixing. In essence, Finegear’s goal was to turn the Modmix into an instrument that pushes a musician into new creative realms…
PLUG-IN
Native Instruments Scene: Saffron
Native Instruments recently released Scene: Saffron, the first installment in a new series of mood instruments for composers, and it delivers.
- 50% Off Holiday Deals!
PATCHES
Ultimate Patches
You can’t go wrong with gifting someone Ultimate Patches. Nothing can infuse life into an old synth like some fresh inspiration from Scott-John Dougan. Now available for Korg’s WaveState synth, this expansive collection includes the genres of synthwave, cinematic, classic pop & rock, hip hop, jazz, country, disco, trap, chiptune, modern pop, orchestral, dubstep, vintage & modern house, trance, reggae, retrocade and more. Dig in!
INNOVATOR
Dreamtonics Vocoflex
Dreamtonics’ Vocoflex is their AI-powered voice creation and transformation plug-in for Mac and PC. It complements their mind-blowing Synthesizer V, artificial intelligence plug-in and was one of the most innovative products we encountered in 2024. Dreamtonics Vocoflex
SAMPLES
Producer Loops
Producer Loops Daylight Sample Pack features all the samples needed to compose the next uplifting dancefloor banger and includes five complete song construction kits.
- Up to 90% Off!
SOFTWARE
Synapse Audio The Legend HZ
When Synapse Audio decided to upgrade their Minimoog emulation The Legend, they decided to collaborate with Hans Zimmer, one of the greatest movie composers of all time. Good choice!
- 50% Off!
DIAMOND AWARD WINNER
Gamechanger Bigsby
Whether you’re a guitarist, a keyboardist, a sound designer or a live performer who wants to modulate your sound in exciting new ways, the Gamechanger Bigsby pedal is a must.
- 20% Off!
DJ SYSTEM
Omnis-Duo and Wave-Eight
It’s not perfect, but considering the feature set, technology and build quality, our review found the AlphaTheta Omnis-Duo and Wave-Eight to be a fabulous DJ system
CONTROLLER
Native Instruments Kontrol S-Series Keyboard MK3
Rather methodically, Native Instruments has created one the largest sound ecosystems available. Consisting of samples, loops, soft synths and innovative instruments, they now have dozens of offerings, spread over many genres, to satisfy a market that’s always looking for inspiration. One of the more difficult tasks NI has faced is bringing everything together under one cohesive umbrella. With the new Kontrol S-Series Mk3 keyboard controllers, they have finally reached that milestone..
- 50% Off!
MICROPHONE
Lauten Audio Tom Mic & Rim Mount
FutureMusic received the Lauten Audio Tom Mic and new Rim Mount in for a long-term review and came away quite impressed with their unique approach to drum recording…
