Mic Month rolls on throughout May! All this month, we are celebrating one of the most important items in your studio or live rig signal path: the microphone. It all starts there; the mic you choose and use is the source of the signals that feed everything else in your chain — so you definitely want to get it right!

To assist you in selecting the best microphone for your needs, we've compiled a tremendous amount of information, accessible at our new inSync news and information portal. Among all of the info you can find at inSync, be sure to check out all of the videos we've produced here at Sweetwater related to microphones. There are close to 200 of them posted to inSync for you to browse through.

With all of the videos and other content at inSync, you're sure to find the information you need to choose the best mic for you!

See all the Mic Month videos here.

Learn about all the Mic Month activities here.

Enjoy GearNet,

Mitch Gallagher
Editorial Director

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The Sweetwater-exclusive Royer R-121 Anniversary ribbon microphone celebrates 15 years of awesome sound. Our sales engineers and customers enthusiastically agree that you can use the R-121 on everything from guitar amps and percussion to woodwind and acoustic instruments, all with fantastic results. Vocals? You bet. The R-121 is a studio must-have. This exclusive model features a special black nameplate and a David Royer signed certificate.

We've been with TASCAM since the early days of their pioneering portastudios. Now you can get into some of TASCAM's hottest pieces and save some major bucks. We've shaved $120 off the DP-24 digital portastudio, while the US-1800 USB audio interface is now $100 lower. Even the CD-RW900SL, perhaps the most popular CD recorder on the market, has a new low price. TASCAM gear rules!

When you see a performer going wireless onstage, it's a good bet that they're using Shure. Now Shure has two new wireless series that make it even easier to unplug. The very affordable BLX series delivers Shure-level sound quality and ease of use. The cutting-edge GLX digital systems provide an interference-free signal with stellar uncompressed fidelity. During Mic Month, you can pick up one of these systems plus a stand and cable at great bundle savings.

If you've never used a Waves plug-in on your audio projects, you don't know what you're missing. There's a reason why Waves is the industry leader when it comes to digital audio processing. Find out for yourself! From May 15-31, you can get the native versions of H-Delay, UM225/226, Waves Tune LT, and TransX for just $49 each. That's up to $151 off!

You might already know that Sweetwater has been growing at an amazing rate. Because of this, we have two special career opportunities right now. We're looking for top-flight people to fill these positions: Vice President of Customer Service and Support and Assistant Distribution Center Manager. If you're the right person for the job, this is your chance to join our team at what we think is the nation's best music and pro audio retailer. Click on our Careers page to learn more.

Sweetwater's Microphone Stand/Cable bundle lets you save serious cash on mic stands and cables. For a limited time only, you can pick up six On-Stage Stands Euro Boom MS7701B microphone stands, plus six U.S.-made Pro Co Excellines 20' microphone cables. You also get a durable carry bag for storage and transportation. There's never been a better time to get the stands and cables you need. Stock up now, before it's too late!

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Now at Sweetwater! The ELA M 251E large-diaphragm tube condenser mic is a faithful rendition of a legend. The original, introduced in 1960, is reverentially considered to be one of the most gorgeous sounding mics ever made. With rare working-condition vintage '251s going for major ducats, this meticulous reissue is essential if you're after that uniquely smooth, present, and open sound you've heard on countless hits. Sporting three pickup patterns and a max SPL of 138dB, this microphone delivers sumptuous results on any instrument.

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This 150-watt amplifier head gives you robust amp modeling, awesome guitar effects, and tasty artist presets. The easy-to-use Mustang V serves up over three dozen amazing digital effects, but it's also a modeling preamp with speaker-emulated outputs for running straight to the PA. You can also inject all this juicy guitar sound right into your DAW via USB. And with its aux input and headphone out, you can use the Mustang V as a silent practice system at home or backstage. This ruggedly built amp has tons of tones and Fender-quality performance.

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Nektar Panorama P1   

The Panorama P1 is your ultimate control surface for Reason and Cubase. Each function of these powerful DAWs is accessible from the P1. A powerful MIDI controller in its own right, the Panorama P1's custom communication protocol lets you control your DAW with hardware efficiency. The P1 enhances your workflow with amazing features such as advanced mapping and QWERTY macros that give you 1-key execution of any function you'd initiate from your computer keyboard. From mixer to channel strip to transport controls and instruments, the Nektar Panorama P1 puts you in control.

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