Audio Equipment Giveaway

I am a proud endorser of Samson Audio equipment. In my home studio and all recording projects I exclusively use Samson gear.

I am giving away $150 worth of Samson Audio equipment to one lucky winner.

If you win you may choose any combination of the following prizes totaling $150 or less.

StudioDock 3i USB Monitors with iPod Dock - $77.49
MediaOne 3a Monitors - $99
C03 Multi-pattern Condenser Mic - $119
C01 Studio Condenser Mic - $79.95
S-Amp Four-channel Headphone Amp - $49
S-Direct Plus Stereo Direct Box - $39
SB100 Studio Boom - $99
MB1 Mini Boom Stand - $38.99
MD5 Desktop Mic Stand - $18.99
MS100 Studio Monitor Stands (pair) - $69.99
MS200 Heavy-duty Monitor Stands - $119.99
Tourtek Instrument Cables 20ft- $19.99
Tourtek Mic Cables 20ft $19.99

For descriptions and pictures of these items please go to Samson.



MANDATORY ENTRY:
1. Tell me which prizes totaling $150 you would choose if you win this giveaway. This is required and must be left as a comment at the end of this post before additional entries are submitted!

EXTRA ENTRIES:
Read these directions carefully! Feel free to do any of the following to increase your chances of winning. Be sure to leave a separate comment HERE for each additional entry!

2. Become a Follower of this blog and leave a comment here that you did.

3. Follow me on Twitter then leave a comment here that you did.

4. Check out my recording site NetDrummers and leave me a comment in the "contact" page then come back and comment here that you did.

5. Visit GeraldMyles.com and leave a comment in the "guestbook" or "contact me" section and then come back here and comment here that you did.

6. Visit my YouTube page and comment on one of my videos and then comment here letting me know you did.

7. If you're on Twitter, Tweet the following:

RT @GeraldMyles: Enter to win $150 worth of Audio Gear: www.NetDrummers.blogspot.com #giveaway Please RT

Leave the link to your Tweet in a comment here so I can take a look.
(If you don't know how to do this; after you've pasted this ReTweet go to the “Home” page of Twitter. On the right, click on the word “tweets” right under your Twitter username. Locate the tweet you posted about this giveaway and find where it shows how long ago the tweet was tweeted (ex: “about 2 hours ago”). Click that and you should be taken to a page that displays only that specific tweet. Copy the url in the address bar, and paste it where ever you want to link directly to that tweet.)

8. If you have a blog, add my blog to your blogroll and then comment here letting me know you did.


Open to US residents only. Contest ends at 11:59 PM (EST) on January 31st, with a winner drawn via Random Number Generator the next day. If your email address is not visible in your Blogger profile, please be sure to leave it in your comment so that I can contact you if you are the winner! You will then have 48 hours to confirm or a new winner will be drawn.

The Future Of The Recording Studio

by Gerald Myles

I've been told that industries drastically change how they operate and conduct business about every fifteen years due to advancements in technology and changes in trends and lifestyles. For example, record labels have scrambled to find new ways to profit off big name artists since downloading MP3's eclipsed album purchases at local music stores. Those music stores have either gone out of business or started to peddle DVDs, video games, electronics, clothing, and other entertainment related items to make up for the decline of CD sales. In another example, the advertising industry has been forced to reinvent itself with the advent of DVRs, where TV viewers can record programs and skip the commercials.

For decades, the recording industry has been relatively steadfast and unmoved ...until now. Not too long ago, if a musician wanted to record an album they went to a recording studio that usually housed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of recording equipment. Studios kept clients simply because professional equipment was too expensive for most musicians. Modern technology has changed that. Affordable and accessible microphones are now available to musicians that can capture high quality sound. Entire walls of state-of-the-art effects and plug-ins that could cost up to the equivalent of a home mortgage have been reproduced as digital software for a fraction of the cost. There are dozens of virtual recording studio programs available for anyone to learn to use. With each computer, Apple includes a popular program called "Garage Band." Tiny hard drives hold tens of thousands of digital tracks and replace cumbersome reels of audio tape. Everyday more musicians are building modest studios in their own homes.

Traditional recording studios are becoming extinct. Renting a studio and paying an engineer and musicians can cost thousands of dollars, not to mention that everyone involved in the session has to travel to and from the studio. This can be an expensive and time consuming problem. The new generation of studios are internet based. Session players set up their personal recording space at home tailored specifically for their instrument and market their services online. Clients search out these players-for-hire on the web to record on their project. After part of a song has been recorded in one home, it can be emailed to anyone in the world to then add their instrument. The end result is a world class recording using hand picked studio musicians from around the globe with a few clicks of a button. The future of the recording studio lies in our own homes and is connected through cyberspace.

Gerald Myles is the founder, director, and premier drummer of NetDrummers.com; a company that provides state of the art live multi-track drums online for producers, artists, and song writers world wide. To learn more visit netdrummers.com and geraldmyles.com.