Live Wire 1/4" Straight Instrument Cable

This is the most common type of cable you will need in your Home Studio.

These unbalanced 1/4" cables are good quality and can be used as a patch cable of from your various instruments.

You'll need a bunch of these and you can't beat this cable for the price.

Live Wire 1/4" Angled - Straight Instrument Cable

Exactly the same as the unbalanced cable listed above, but with a 90 degree angled connector.

Great for providing strain relief on tight connections. Allows cable not to get bent at extreme angles.

It's useful to have a few of these laying around just in case the need arises.

Live Wire Dual MIDI Cable

Good quality MIDI cable that can be used with synthesizers, drum machines, etc.

These cables are joined together to make a transmit / receive pair, which helps to keep them from getting tangled.

Comes in longer lengths than some other brands so that you can get connected to that interface on the far side of your Studio.

Live Wire Advantage XLR Cable

Live Wire Advantage Standard XLR cables are a great value for your Home Studio.

They have the strength and durability to withstand more than everyday use.

Recommended as the output cables from Direct Boxes or signal processors that have balanced outputs.

Horizon Balanced TRS Cable

This is a balanced 1/4" cable. The only place I use these in my studio is from my FX processors to my Audio Interface.

Some of your gear may recommend a balanced cable, so try one out in your setup to see if it makes a difference.

Remember that XLR cables are also balanced connections so that is another alternative for consideration.

Mogami Gold XLR Cable

If you do decide to splurge a little on a cable I'd recommend doing it on an XLR microphone cable.

This one has a rugged casing and good strain relief at the connector points. As a direct connection to your mic, this cable will serve you well.

For other XLR connections (such as from a Direct Box) I'd go with something less expensive.

Horizon 1/4" Insert Cable

Insert cables are used to connect signal processor or other hardware FX to your Mixer.

This insert from Horizon is relatively inexpensive and solidly built.

If you plan on using compressors / hardware EQ with your Mixing console you'll need one of these for each channel.