Save big on synths and pro audio from Arturia, ADAM Audio and Steinberg in Thomann’s early Black Friday sale

Black Friday is just around the corner, and you’ll be pleased to know the good folks at Thomann are offering big discounts on a huge range of pro audio gear – including studio recording outboard gear and portable audio interfaces – as well as synths and keys.

As well as serious discounts on all kinds of studio staples the retailer also offers giveaways – free accessories and more – with some items. With all these discounts and deals, now’s the perfect time to grab that piece of gear you’ve had your eye on all year.

Below are some of our favourite picks from this year’s sale…

Swissonic DR-101 drum machine for just £44

This compact drum machine from Swissonic is discounted by a cool 28% ahead of Black Friday. It’s a portable USB-compatible powerhouse with 40 onboard drum kits and a total of 185 sounds, 50 songs and 26 styles. Best of all, it even has built-in speakers and a battery power option so you can make beats wherever you are. Of course, there’s also a line out for recording and a headphone jack for zoning in…

Steinberg UR24C audio interface – save 33%

Steinberg’s compact-but-powerful UR24C audio interface has an impressive 33% off, making it a very reasonable £199 for a limited time. For that you get 32-bit, 192kHz recording, 2 Class-A D-PRE microphone preamplifiers with +48 V phantom power, Channel Strip and Guitar Amp Classics (also included as VST 3, AAX and AU plug-ins) and a copy of Cubase AI for desktop and Cubasis LE for iPad. With two combo mic/line inputs and four outs, it also features MIDI I/O, power over USB and a robust metal housing making it perfect for producing on the move. Between the hardware and software this is an excellent deal for a wide range of producers.

ADAM Audio D3V monitors – 14% off

Every producer needs a good monitoring system, and ADAM Audio’s D3V monitors certainly fit the bill… 14% off and now priced at £222, you’ll experience crystal clear sound thanks to four separate amplifiers, double-sided passive radiators to amplify the lower frequencies and increase the sound pressure level, an integrated A/D converter at up to 48kHz and a frequency response that stretches from 45Hz to 22.3kHz. Additionally there’s USB-C connectivity for hooking directly to your computer, DSP-based room adjustment and a stereo headphone mini jack for private monitoring. Truly, excellent all-rounders for any production setup.

Arturia Microfreak synthesizer – 8% off

This special Thomann Edition of Arturia’s compact Microfreak syntheiszer has 8% off in the pre-Black Friday sale, making it an even more attractive proposition for sound designers and producers. Its 25-key touch keyboard is velocity-sensitive with polyphonic aftertouch and its powerful synth engine includes a digital oscillator with synthesis methods such as Karplus Strong, Harmonic OSC, Superwave and Texturer, analogue state variable filter and LFO with six waveforms.
Advanced features include an arpeggiator, paraphonic mode for more creative performance and a wealth of modular connectivity like Mono line output: 6.3 mm jack (balanced), CV/Gate/Pressure outputs: 3.5 mm jack, Clock In/Out: 3.5 mm jack
MIDI In/Out and a USB Port.

beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro MkII headphones – 7% off

beyerdynamic has a reputation for quality and accuracy in the pro audio world, and the DT 1770 Pros are among its most trusted headphones for monitoring, recording and editing. As more and more people work on the move or in home studios, a solid pair of cans is a must. These sport a circumaural, closed-back dynamic design, making them suitable for most studio tasks, and a frequency response of 5Hz – 40kHz meaning superior clarity when monitoring your tracks. And with replaceable ear pads and XLR-based connector cables they should serve you well for many years.

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Playing in bands in the 90s led Hollin into the world of production, joining MusicTech on issue 2 in 2003. With several internationally published books on composition and software he is an expert in Apple and consumer tech, having written for most leading Mac publications for many years. He is also a commercial photographer with work appearing in the national press.