I've discovered a few new gadgets that don’t cost a lot of money and bring a lot to the table/studio.

Who said you had to spend a lot of money for nice things?

Mackie 402-VLZ3
A small compact mixer. How many times have we needed one of these? To edit, monitor, or just to have an extra mic pre at the last minute.

Massey Plug-ins
Great plug-ins for Pro Tools that don’t cost a lot of money: Amen! The demos don’t make pops and clicks either;)

The Redeemer
In case you forgot, impedance makes a huge difference in guitar and bass tone. This will solve that problem. (The MW-1 is really cool too)

Behringer Cable Tester
It's hard to beat a $30 cable tester that’s this versatile.

Melodyne Uno
Melodyne rocks for pitch correction. Celemony is also the only company in the pitch correction world that offers a cool “lite” version of the software that is actually really useful. A must have for the laptop if you don’t already have the full version or another solution for the road.