The annual MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Awards) are held at the Musikmesse Trade Fair each year; the winners in these awards are decided by journalists at more than 100 international magazines. This year’s winner’s include the following members of the extended Sweetwater “family”
- Most Innovative Product: Celemony Melodyne DNA
- Bass Cabinet: TC Electronic RS210
- Electric Bass: Fender American Standard Series
- Bass Strings: D’Addario EXL170 Nickel Wound
- Drum Hardware: Pearl Demon Bass Drum Pedals
- Drum Sticks: Vic Firth Soft Touch Sticks
- Electronic Drums: Roland TD-4 Kit
- Electric Guitar: Fender Road Worn Series
- Acoustic Guitar: Paul Reed Smith acoustic guitars
- Guitar Head: Vox Night Train
- Guitar Effects: Vox Satchurator
- Pickup: Seymour Duncan P-Rails
- Acoustic Guitar Amp: Fishman SoloAmp
- Synthesizer Hardware: Clavia Nord Wave
- Stage Piano: Roland V-Piano
- Keyboard Workstation: Yamaha Motif XS
- Sampler: Native Instruments Kontakt 3
- Software Instrument: Spectrasonics Omnisphere
- Organ/Portable Keyboard: Korg Pa2X Pro
- Sound Library: Vienna Symphonic Library
- Portable Sound: JBL EON 500 Series
- Live Microphone: Sennheiser e965
- Studio Microphone: Neumann TLM-67
- Recording Software: Digidesign Pro Tools 8
- Recording Hardware: Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 700
- Recording Effects (Hardware): Universal Audio UAD-2
- Recording Effects (Software): Waves Maserati Collection
- Mixing Desk (Project Studio): Allen & Heath ZED-R16
- Mixing Desk (High End): Rupert Neve Designs 5088
Congratulations to all the winners!