By George Petersen

Ok, there isn’t anything such as Cyber Tuesday. However, the Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend shopping melee has somehow been christened “Cyber Monday”—a day that people return to work and do a lot of online holiday shopping. And as this blog comes out every Tuesday, I figured the online pro audio online shopping day outta be today. So here-—in no particular order—are a bunch of cool, affordable (and not-so-affordable) things just about anybody in audio could use.

++ Rapco PFLBLOX Phantom Powered Flashlight ($50)… Part of its Blox devices series, here’s cool, portable light source that lights a huge, bright red LED from an internal lithium battery or to any phantom power source. www.rapco.com

++ Latch Lake Music Jam Nuts ($10/3-pack)… You know those small round threaded rings that keep a mic clip from rotating when it’s on a stand? Well, Latch Lake makes really big ones that you can actually get your hands around. www.korg.com

++ Audio-Technica AT8459 ($54)… Every serious recordist needs a couple of these swivel-mount microphone clamp adapters, which add two ball and socket joints to a mic mount, allowing near unlimited flexibility in mic placement. www.audio-technica.com

++ M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96 ($499.99)… This pocket 24/96 2-track comes with a stereo mic and is ready for all your portable (or clandestine) recording needs. m-audio.com

++ Peavey Color Cue Mic Cable ($39.99)… Everybody knows the live sound trick of putting colored tape around a handheld mic, so you can tell which mic is which. But Peavey’s Color Cue cables have a lighted yellow, red, green, white or blue band on the female XLR to ID your mics in dark spaces. They’re phantom powered and work with any dynamic or condenser mic. www.peavey.com

++ Hofner Icon B Bass ($499)… Can’t afford a real $2,000 Beatle bass? Hofner has just come out with the Icon, a much cheaper (street around $350) plywood version. Funny, it isn’t listed on www.hofner.com, but every internet music retailer seems to have it…

++ Fender “Hello Kitty” Strat ($333)… This was last year’s “totally-out-of-stock-everybody-wants-one” item, but this time around, they’re plentiful. Besides the street price is ONLY about $199, so buy several… www.fender.com

++ Waves Mercury Collection ($12,500 TDM)… If Santa leaves you this ultimate bundle of 91 processors (more than 200 component plug-ins), you’re sure to smile. It’s pretty much everything Waves has ever done, plus a few more exclusive extras, such as the V-Series emulations. www.waves.com

++ Sony PlayStation 3 ($3,000)… Well, you’re too late to snag a $499 one at Best Buy or Circuit City, but there’s always eBay. Better still, rather than plunking that $3k now, pick up a 42-inch plasma HDTV (about $1,500), a nice La-Z-Boy massage recliner (about $800), 20 cases of Budweiser ($200) and you’ll still have $201 left over for extra games after you get your PS3 for $299 in February 07! www.ebay.com

++ Mix/Remix/Electronic Musician Subscriptions (priceless)… The best idea of all. Give the gift that keeps on giving—something your recipient can enjoy year long! And if your order by Dec 4th, the gift sub(s) will begin in time for the January issue. Click here for info!

When not working on Mix stuff, George Petersen records and performs with the SF Bay Area-based rock band ARIEL. Check ‘em out at www.jenpet.com.

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So what’s your “dream gift”?

What are your suggestions for inexpensive sticking stuffers for audio pros?

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