Each year, at the Musikmesse trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany, the world’s journalists get together and present awards to the best products in a wide range of categories — the Musikmesse International Press Awards, or “M.I.P.A.” awards. Many of manufacturers from Sweetwater’s extended family were winners in 2013, including the following — congratulations to all!
BEST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT — Kemper Profiling Amplifier
BASS
Bass Amp — TC Electronic BH250
Bass Cabinet — Ampeg PN-410HLF
Acoustic Bass — Takamine EGB2S-N
DRUMS
Acoustic Drums — Tama Star Drums
Drumheads — Remo White Suede
Drumsticks — Vic Firth 50th Anniversary American Classic SD1/SD2
Electronic Drums — Roland TD-4KP Portable
GUITAR
Electric Guitar — Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar
Acoustic Guitar — Taylor Grand Orchestra
Guitar Amp Combo — Yamaha THR10
Guitar Amp Top — Kemper Profiling Amplifier
Guitar Effects — TC Electronic Ditto Looper
Pickups — LR Baggs Lyric
Acoustic Guitar Amp — Fishman Loudbox Artist
Strings — Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt
KEYBOARDS/SOFTWARE
Synthesizer Hardware — Arturia MiniBrute
Sound Library — Native Instruments Komplete
Keyboard Workstation — Korg Kronos X
Controller Keyboard — Akai Professional MAX49
Software Instruments — MOTU MachFive 3
Organ/Portable Keyboard — Clavia Nord C2 D Combo Organ
Live Performance Tool — Native Instruments Maschine MK2
PRO AUDIO
Portable Sound — Line 6 StageSource L3t
PA System — JBL VTX
Live Microphone/IEM — DPA D:facto II
Mixing Desk (Live) — Behringer X32
STUDIO
Studio Microphone — Audio-Technica AT5040
Recording Software — PreSonus Studio One 2.5
Recording Hardware — Universal Audio Apollo
Mixing Desk (Project Studio) — PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2
DAW Controller — Steinberg CMC Series
Audio Processor (Software) — iZotope Ozone 5 Advanced
Audio Processor (Hardware) — Radial Engineering Tossover
