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Winners’ Gallery

We’ve been giving away awesome microphones all year. Here are the winners.

(If you’re looking for this month’s giveaway, you can find it in the Mic News newsletter.)

December, 2011

Voice Actor Paul Strikwerda

Paul Strikwerda is a multilingual voice actor from the Netherlands, now based in Pennsylvania. He won a Microtech-Gefell M 930 Ts large-diaphragm condenser, a microphone that serendipitously turns out to be a fabulous voiceover microphone. Visit Paul’s popular blog, NetherVoice, or find him on Twitter (@nethervoice).

Paul writes: “As a voice-over artist, I couldn’t be happier with this amazing mic. It is perfect for the type of work I do. The Gefell M 930 Ts is the smallest large-diaphragm condenser microphone on the market. Because it’s so small, it does not block my vision when reading scrips off the computer screen in front of me. The sound is simply superb. Many, many thanks to Gefell and RecordingHacks for this wonderful prize!

[See Paul’s full Review of the M 930 Ts]

November, 2011

Zack Ohren

Zack Ohren is an audio engineer from Alameda, CA. He won a stereo pair of Telefunken Ela M 260 tube condenser microphones in our November giveaway. Find out more about Zack at the Castle Ultimate Studios site.

October, 2011

Tamara Weikel

Tamara Weikel is an audio engineer who recently relocated to Galveston, TX. She won the first production Blackspade UM25 tube condenser microphone, serial number TW-001! Visit Tamara on Twitter (@lifeasart) or at TamaraWeikel.com.

September, 2011

Jacob Silver

Jacob Silver is an upright and electric bassist from New York. He won a Milab DC-96C condenser mic in our September giveaway. Find out more about Jake and his studio, Media Blitz East, at his website: JacobSilver.com.

August, 2011

Russel Munson

Russel Munson runs Small Circus Studio in Minneapolis, MN. He won a matched pair of Earthworks QTC-30 omnidirectional condenser microphones in our August giveaway. Visit Russel on Facebook or twitter: (@smallcircus).

July, 2011

Jason Miller

Jason Miller is a producer and engineer from Franklin, TN. He won a Royer Labs R-121 passive ribbon microphone in our July giveaway. Find his credits at JasonMillerMusic.com. Visit Jason on twitter: @JasonMiller0607.

Jason writes: “The R-121 is sounding KILLER! It’s living on the Marshall cab, right next to a 57. A match made in heaven.

June, 2011

James Seabrook

James Seabrook is a producer and engineer, with a commercial studio called Two Bodies of Water Productions. He won a new Shure KSM42 vocal condenser (which will be in good company with James’ 11 other Shure mics!). Visit James on Twitter: @2bodiesofwater.

James writes, “Thanks again so much for the mic. It has become one of the workhorse mics in the shop, along with a pair of KSM32s and a KSM313!

May, 2011

Lukas Westerberg is an audio engineering student from Depaul University. He won a pair of mics from BLUE: the Blueberry large-diaphragm condenser and the Yeti Pro 24-bit USB multi-capsule, multipattern condenser. Visit Lukas on his Facebook page.


April, 2011

Katie Tavini

Katie Tavini is an audio engineer and producer. She won a Lauten Horizon large-diaphragm tube mic. Read more about Katie on her website, KatieTavini.com, or on her Music Production Facebook page. Follow Katie on Twitter: @KatieTavini.

Katie writes: “It sounds incredible on pretty much everything. This has been great for me because I record such a wide variety of genres, and the Horizon is now my go-to mic, especially for upright bass, acoustic guitar, kick drum and vocals. The low end is so rich and the top end is really warm and tube-y. I love my Horizon so much, and so does everyone I use it on! They all want to take it home!”

March, 2011

Jon Tidey

Jon Tidey is a freelance audio engineer. He is the cohost of the Home Recording Show podcast, and proprietor of Audio Geek Zine. He won a supercardioid CAD E100S condenser, which has become his new podcast mic on HRS. You can also find Jon on Twitter, at @theaudiogeek.

Jon writes, “The E100S is the mic I reach for when I want a crisp Hi-Fi sound. I usually pair it with a super-clean True Systems preamp. It’s a great contrast to my other, mellower mics. I’m seriously considering a getting a second one.


February, 2011

Eric Openshaw

Eric is a singer, songwriter, and bandleader. He won a multipattern Lewitt Audio LCT-640 FET condenser. Check out the Eric Openshaw Band on MySpace, or on their YouTube channel. Eric’s studio is ESO Audio Arts.

Eric writes: “I’ve been loving this Lewitt! I did a condenser mic shootout with it against some of my other mics and was very surprised to hear how smooth it was while still preserving the brilliance of the lows and highs. This microphone is definitely finding its place quite nicely in my studio!

January, 2011

Juan Carlos Bagnell is a freelance voiceover director and recording engineer, a gadget blogger, and the cohost of a great video blog called Movies You May Have Missed. He won a Cascade Fathead ribbon mic (with Lundahl transformer upgrade) and a Cloudlifter CL-1 mic activator. Follow Juan on Twitter: @SomeAudioGuy.

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