Thought it would be cool to start a thread were members here can post links to Gear Giveaways and contests.
So -- if you see any ProAudio related gear giveaways or contest infos -- Post it here !



Monthly (Reoccurring) Gear Giveaways:

• http://www.sweetwater.com/giveaway/

• http://gc.guitarcenter.com/events/

• http://www.espguitars.com/contests.html

• https://www.americanmusical.com/contestentry--id-99

(March - PreSonus Studio Live 16.02)
Check http://www.americanmusical.com/ monthly for gear giveaways
(enter more than once - every 7 days monthly)

 

At the tail end of 2011, a group of producers, artists, engineers and press from all over the UK attended blind listening tests of four of the biggest condenser mic brands in the world (Neumann, AKG, Rode and sE Electronics).

The aim, to strip away consumer preconceptions created with decades of brand marketing, and compare mics based solely on their performance, their build quality and their feature set.

Find out how the sE X1, Rode NT1A, Neumann TLM 102 and APG P220 compared and answer the following question relating to this mic shoot out (answer is here in the blind listening test results) and you could win a sE Electronics X1 microphone. We'll be randomly picking winners every month from the virtual hat for the next 5 months i.e. March, April, May, June and July (congratulations to February's winner - John Dang). There will also be additional prizes. For example, we are giving away a total of two sE X1 mics with sE Project Reflexion Filters and sE Metal Pop Shields in March so there's a double chance to WIN an sE X1 mic.

We will ask a question relating to the blind listening test on the first day of each month. If you answer any of the questions correctly, you are entered into the prize draw. If you choose to answer a question every month, you then improve your odds of winning as you will have more tickets in the virtual hat. That said, if you only enter once, you are still entered into all remaining sE X1 prize draws.

March Question - What are the missing words in the following quote:

"..the heart of a microphone, the capsule, is not just a bunch of electronics to be mass produced, but a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX"

e-mail your answer to

Code:

[email protected]

This is a global competition. Good luck.


SOURCE: http://www.seelectronics.com/news/2012/02/16/win-one-of-six-se-electronics-x1-microphones
ANSWER FOUND HERE: http://www.seelectronics.com/news/2011/12/06/rode-nt1-a-se-x1-neumann-tlm-102-akg-perception-p220


Incidentally, the AKG Perception 220 ranked 2nd ! (I have one in my studio)

 

TEN copies of KV331 SynthMaster 2.5 to be won!
For Computer Music 176's competition, we've teamed up with KV331 Audio to give away TEN copies of
their awesome SynthMaster 2.5 virtual synth, each worth $129!

SynthMaster 2.5 received a perfect 10/10 score and a Performance award in cm174's review. It's an
incredibly well thought-out synth, with tons of features, an intuitive design, and an utterly fantastic sound.

Enter by filling in the form, and check out www.kv331audio.com for more info on KV331 and SynthMaster.
Closing date: 02/04/2012 (April 2nd 2012)


SOURCE: https://www.futurecompetitions.com/cm176/

 

Killpixxie, a new comer to the scene in 2011, is the protege of the canadian based duo Beat Syndrome, who debuted
last year on the label Drops by Liquid Inc with her first ever release by the name of Rural Roads, which included
the the track sharing the same name. The sentiment was at the time for the label heads was that its not very often
when they come across a new developing artist with such passion and drive for music and production delivering high
quality and innovative music. this resulted in the immediate signing of this release and mainly due to the intricacy
and innovation showcased in the track Rural Roads.

Rural Roads quickly soared the minimal charts within the first two weeks climbing all the way up to the Beatport
Minimal Top 10 and sitting for the subsequent months there peaking at #4. Something that propelled both Killpixxie
and Drops to the radar of some of the most respected artists of the industry.

Rural Roads is the perfect tune that describes the artists long standing affair with one of her passions, Electronic
Music. Rural Road is a groovy minimal to eerie, dark techno sounds bring a twist of roof raising and melodic flavor
by layering some very intricate pads and melodic sounds topped of with some beautiful and mesmerizing Vocals contributed
as well by the artist herself.

Now you have the chance to remix this track and win a release on Drops plus prizes from MeldaProduction, Softube,
SoundCloud, Mixed In Key (including their new Mashup software) and One Small Clue.

Closing Date; April 15th, 2012


http://soundcloud.com/findremix/killpixxie-rural-roads



SOURCE: http://findremix.com/killpixxie-rural-roads-remix-contest-by-findremix-drops/

 

For Computer Music 177's competition, we've got together with Image-Line to give eight lucky winners their choice of Image-Line plug-in, worth up to $189!

There are dozens of instruments and effects to choose from, but let’s pick out a few to whet your appetite! Innovative additive synth Harmor ($149) is the
newest Image-Line instrument to hit the market, and we gave it a cracking 9/10 in cm174's review. Percussion-modelling instrument Drumaxx (8/10, cm152, $99)
enables you to create drum tracks with a difference, while old favourite Maximus (9/10, cm121, $189) is a multiband dynamics tool that’s ace for bigging up sounds.



https://www.futurecompetitions.com/cm177/