What would you do if you had one hour to pick anything you wanted on Sweetwater.com? You’d build the ultimate rig! It’s the age-old question that every musician and studio nerd daydreams about.
In this second episode of Rig Builders, we sought to answer this question by inviting two special guests, Colt Capperrune and Archie Beatz, to grab their laptops and square off as they attempt to build the ultimate vocal recording rig.
But there’s a catch: the theme of the rig is a surprise to the contestants!
With an hour on the clock and $10,000 to spend, do they have what it takes to craft the best recording rig for vocals? Watch along and find out! When you’re done, cast your vote below, and tell us which rig you thought nailed the assignment. Here’s the sweet part: by casting your vote, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a rig of your own! If you haven’t watched Rig Builders Episode 1, check it out here! And congratulations to that episode’s winner, Micah S, who scored an ultimate country guitar prize package worth over $5000!
- Watch. Vote. Win!
- The Rig Builder Rundown
- Sweetwater Is Your Pro Audio Research Destination
- Want to Be on the Show?
Watch. Vote. Win!
Will Colt or Archie nail the perfect tone? After watching, vote for your favorite so you can be entered for a chance to win an incredible vocal recording rig of your own worth more than $10,000! Check out our incredible prize package:
Entering to win is easy!
Just watch the show, A/B the rigs in the audio player below, and then cast your vote for a chance to win an awesome rig worth more than $10,000! As a bonus, we’ll send you the audio from the two rigs, so you can experiment with your favorite plug-ins using your DAW of choice.
The Rig Builder Rundown
Spoiler Alert: Below, we break down our contestants’ rig selections and the journeys that got them there.
Sweetwater Makes It Easy
Sweetwater has long been the go-to resource for information and research on the hottest new gear. With a challenge that took our guests by surprise, it was handy to have a variety of options to help narrow down a rig. Whether shopping on the site or talking to their Sweetwater Sales Engineer, Colt and Archie used multiple resources available from Sweetwater to pick their gear and build their ultimate vocal rigs.
Need help building a vocal chain? Contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer at (800) 222-4700. They’re happy to help you select the perfect gear to build your ultimate vocal rig!
Colt’s Gear
Colt achieved a pristine, radio-ready pop sound with his carefully selected vocal chain. He kicked it off with Lauten Audio Atlantis FC-387 large-diaphragm condenser microphone. For preamplification, Colt chose a Hazelrigg Industries VLC vacuum tube microphone preamplifier with built-in EQ. Dynamics-control duties fell to the Heritage Audio Tubesessor optical tube compressor, and Colt rounded out his picks with a selection of Pro Co cables, an Ultimate Support MC-125 professional studio boom microphone stand, and Focal Listen Pro closed-back reference studio headphones for monitoring.
“My Sales Engineer was definitely a big help. I was on the fence about a few things, and she helped me decide what to go with!”
Colt Capperrune
Archie’s Gear
Archie nailed a classic vocal sound with a chain comprised of venerable studio standards. For the microphone, Archie selected a modern take on the vintage “Austrian” sound with the Telefunken TF51 large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone. An undisputed studio legend, the Neve 1073SPX provided preamplification and EQ and was followed by another classic pick, the Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A classic leveling amplifier for compression. Archie completed his vocal chain with Mogami Gold cables, an Ultimate Support MC-125 professional studio boom microphone stand, and a pair of closed-back, 80-ohm Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro studio mixing headphones for monitoring.
“My Sales Engineer really helped me narrow down the incredible and quality options I had on Sweetwater.com.”
Archie Beatz
Sweetwater Is Your Pro Audio Research Destination
Rig Builders is a fun way to check out the hottest gear in an exciting format! But if you want to take a deeper dive and seriously nerd out, then Sweetwater has what you need! Explore our in-depth microphone shootouts below, hear dozens of mics in action, and decide which mics are right for you!
Want to Be on the Show?
We’re looking for gearheads and music makers from across the country to become the stars of the next episode of Rig Builders! If you think you or someone you know has what it takes to become a Rig Builder, then please enter below!
Official Rules: Rig Builders Episode 2 Giveaway
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(1x) Neumann U87ai Set Z Condenser Microphone
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(1x) Heritage Audio Tubesessor Compressor
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