Bless the workaholic, restless busybodies, because without them, who would show us the way?

Liz McLean Knight, a Chicago-based electronic musician who describes herself in the above terms is one of these polytalented individuals who light candles rather than curse darkness, who sees the things we need, finds them, places them in bags and sells them for less than we would normally pay.

What are these things we need? If you've ever brought your laptop to a gig, you already know. At the last minute (it's always at the last minute) you will need the 1/8"-to-twin-RCA adapter or you will need the twin-RCA-female to 1/4"-TRS or you will need any one of the eleven gig-saving connectors Liz packs in to her Electronic Musician's Emergency Adapters Kit and sells at her website, emergencyadapters.com.

Buy each of these individually and you'll get soaked for time and money; other adapter kits have fewer adapters and don't focus on the needs of the electronic musician. One look at the EMEA kit is enough to imagine a world where last-minute in-booth or on-stage connection emergencies are a thing of the past.

ADAPTERS INCLUDED:

• (1) LED light + clip
• (1) 1/8” male stereo plug <-> (2x) 1/8” female stereo jack
• (1) (2x) mono RCA male plug <-> 1/8" male stereo plug (6' cable + hook & loop cable tie)
• (2) 1/8" male stereo plug <-> 1/4" female stereo jack
• (1) 1/8" (2x) female stereo jack <-> 1/8" male stereo plug
• (2) 1/8" female coupler
• (1) 1/4" male stereo plug <-> (2x) female stereo 1/4" jacks
• (1) 1/4" male stereo plug <-> (2x) female stereo ¼" jacks (Y-cable)
• (2) 1/4" male stereo plug <-> 1/8" female stereo jack
• (2) 1/4" female stereo coupler
• (2) XLR female jack <-> 1/4" male stereo plug
• (2) XLR male plug <-> 1/4" male stereo plug
• (2) RCA mono female jack <-> 1/4" male stereo plug
• (2) RCA mono female coupler