M-Audio Axiom 49 II Keyboard MIDI Controller

These days, you can buy a laptop with sophisticated multitrack recording software pre-installed, complete with built-in synthesizers, drum machines, and mixing capabilities. Spend a little time working with one of these DAW programs, and you'll quickly realize that your basic mouse-and-keyboard setup isn't letting you get the most out of your software. Time to upgrade to the M-Audio Axiom 49 II. This USB MIDI keyboard automatically maps its faders, knobs, and buttons to Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Reason, GarageBand, and Live. It's a tactile control surface for your DAW, not to mention a great-feeling compact keyboard that maps to your virtual instruments. And because it's an Avid M-Audio product, Pro Tools setup is plug-and-play.

Drop the mouse! The Axiom 49 II's transport section puts the most common functions -- play, record, stop, fast-forward, rewind, and loop -- at your fingertips for instant access. With these controls so close to the keyboard, it's easy to punch in on your own keyboard part, and you won't have to readjust your brain or your sitting position to capture your best performance. Plus, using soft, rubberized buttons instead of a mouse helps cut down on the risk of repetitive stress injuries, so you can mix longer. Instead of trying to mouse faders and knobs onscreen, use the Axiom's 9 sliders and 8 rotary encoders, with Track Select buttons to bank through all your tracks. In Mixer Mode, LEDs for each fader light up to show you the status of each track -- mute, solo, or record-enable. Or press the Instrument Mode button to instantly map the Axiom's sliders, knobs, and buttons to virtual instruments within your DAW host. The Axiom can control just about any parameter you see on-screen, from volume and panning, to virtual instrument settings like resonance and filter cutoff. 

Shure PG48 Performance Gear Vocal Microphone

The PG48 Vocal Microphone is a great performance mic for applications such as Spoken Word and Karaoke.

Shure Performance Gear microphones are affordable and application-specific, ideal for everyday use and practice. They are the perfect introduction to Shure engineering excellence for performers ready to plug in and play out. Performance Gear Microphones provide a complete vocal, instrument, and drum selection and feature many of the same durability and performance attributes of other Shure microphones at an attractive price. Real gear without compromise. As serious as you want to get.

Alesis DM Pro Drums Electronic Drum Set

It doesn't get more natural than this: the Alesis DM Pro Drums Electronic Drum Set. The Alesis DM Pro Drums Electronic Drum Set combines the massively popular, and aurally explosive, DM6 drum sound module with a compact assortment of natural-feeling drum pads. The on-board USB connection can easily let you play/record your performance onto almost any music software. A drum throne, pedals, drum sticks and a drum key are included to get you started. 

Features

• Natural drum and cymbal feel
• Low noise - play any time!
• Listen with headphones, speaker systems, amplifiers, and more
• Dual-zone snare for rimshots and crash cymbal with choke sensor
• More than 100 drum, cymbal, and percussion sounds
• Play along with 40 music tracks, metronome, or your iPod or CD player
• Comes complete with pedals, drum throne, drumsticks, and drum key
• Heavy-duty metal rack, complete with everything you need
• USB connection for virtually any music software on Mac and PC

JBL JRX115 PA Speaker Cabinet

This trapezoidal, 15 in. speaker system is at home in live sound, dance music and speech reinforcement. It's equipped with low and high-frequency drivers built in JBL's Northridge, California factory. Features include the dual-angle, 35mm pole-mount socket as well as Neutrik Speakon and 1/4 in. input connectors.


Using this 250 Watts, 1x15in Speaker Cabinet, you can tune up your instruments, add effects, and balance the mix to perfection, but your live sound is still only as good as your PA speakers. If they can't deliver, neither can you. You work hard on your music and you want your audience to hear all of it. JBL's JRX15 provides uncompromising sonic performance so you can be sure the crowd gets the full experience, just the way you intended.

JBL has been creating pro-quality audio gear for more than 60 years, and the long tradition of excellence is obvious in JRX-series loudspeakers. The woofer and the tweeter are manufactured by JBL engineers in their Northridge, California facility. Close attention to quality control means your speakers will perform true to form so you always sound your best.