iTrack Solo
Price: $160
Since sound recording has conformed to the digital platform, everyone is joining the fray. Enter the Focus iTrack Solo. Quick to become the solo musician’s best friend, the audio production box works strictly with iPads, PCs, and Macs—providing clean audio during playback and recording. The portable system supports a 2-in/2-out USB audio interface with 24-bit, 96KHz audio support, a single mic preamp and instrument input, RCA monitor outputs, 48V phantom power switch, USB port, software, 1GB of royalty-free loopmasters content…and a partridge in a pair tree. Though you can’t record in stereo, the flexibility of the unit and its sound clarity make it well worth the investment for any aspiring or established musician tuning music on the go.
Mophie Charging Cases
Price: $100 (GS III) and $80 – $130 (iPhone 4/4S)
With super-dynamic mobiles doing almost everything but leap tall buildings, power becomes a concern. What should you consider as an alternative? Mophie charging cases. These power packs play double duty as a carrying case and spare battery that nearly doubles phone vitality. Each case adds approximately 9 hrs of talk time and 4G Internet: including 11hrs of Wi-Fi, 32 hrs of audio, and 8hrs of video.
