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Microphone Giveaway! Win a Heil PR40 Large Diameter Dynamic Studio Microphone

Microphone Giveaway! Win a Heil PR40 Large Diameter Dynamic Studio Microphone

I always get pumped about killer microphone giveaways, and today I have one from the good people at ProAudio.com. They are giving away a Heil PR40 Large Diameter Dynamic Studio Microphone valued at $375!

How It’s Made! Neumann Microphones

How It’s Made! Neumann Microphones

I love factory tours, whether in person or virtually. If you’re interested in touring the Neumann factory, where they manufacture some of the finest microphones in the world, you have two choices: Take a trip to Berlin, or watch the Science Channel’s hit show How It’s Made.

We’re Kickin’ it Old School with Weekend Gear Deals

We’re Kickin’ it Old School with Weekend Gear Deals

If you’ve been with GearPipe for a while (we’re nearly three years old!), you’ll remember that I used to post gear deals almost exclusively. Things have changed a bit, but I thought it would be fun to track down a few deals for those of you with some cash burning a whole in your pocket.

Roger Linn Battles Amazon Over Material Needed for Innovative Instrument

Roger Linn Battles Amazon Over Material Needed for Innovative Instrument

Electronic instrument pioneer Roger Linn develops a sweet new product, then Amazon buys the company that makes its most vital component and takes it off the market!

Guitar Amp Mashup! Revolutionary Orange OPC Combines Amp and PC

Guitar Amp Mashup! Revolutionary Orange OPC Combines Amp and PC

Legendary British guitar amp maker Orange Amps has made a proclamation to the world that they have no interest in relying on their tradition with the introduction of the Orange OPC Computer Amplifier Speaker.

TED Talks: David Byrne: How Architecture Helped Music Evolve

TED Talks: David Byrne: How Architecture Helped Music Evolve

I just watched this fascinating TED video, featuring David Byrne, about the extent the sound of a building (or other environment) influences the style of music people write.

Microphone Giveaway! Win a Sennheiser e965 Condenser Microphone

Microphone Giveaway! Win a Sennheiser e965 Condenser Microphone

An undeniable truth: You can never have too many great microphones in your mic locker.

You should have skipped to the link at the bottom of the page to enter this mic giveaway. If you still need some convincing, check out some info about the killer condenser mic that ProAudio.com has up for grabs this month.

Big Gear Giveaway at the Guitar Noize 3rd Birthday Bonanza

Big Gear Giveaway at the Guitar Noize 3rd Birthday Bonanza

Jon at Guitar Noize is definitely one of the best guitar bloggers out there, and he always enjoys a good celebration. His site just turned three…which is an eternity in blog years! To celebrate, he’s pulled together a ton of great to gear to give away.

TC Electronic is Giving Away 25,000 PolyTune iPhone App Downloads

TC Electronic is Giving Away 25,000 PolyTune iPhone App Downloads

If you think the TC Electronic PolyTune tuner is badass, you’re right. It is. If you don’t feel like dropping $100 on yet another guitar tuner, I can’t blame you.

However, if you’re an oh-so-trendy iPhone owner, TC Electronic wants to reward your coolness. They are offering up free PolyTune iPhone apps to the first 25,000 people who download it.

Recording Gear Giveaway! Win a Tascam Studio Package from All Pro Sound

Recording Gear Giveaway! Win a Tascam Studio Package from All Pro Sound

The good people at All Pro Sound have just announced a new giveaway for those of you into home recording. The winner will get hooked up with a complete Tascam home studio recording package.

TED Talks: Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

TED Talks: Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

You might call me a wuss, but I really like Natalie Merchant. Even if you’re not into her, you have to admit that she’s a very talented artist. In her newest project, Leave Your Sleep, Merchant takes her lyrics from near-forgotten 19th-century poetry.

Microphone Giveaway! Win a Shure KSM44/SL Condenser Microphone

Microphone Giveaway! Win a Shure KSM44/SL Condenser Microphone

I would love to have this mic. ProAudio.com is giving away a Shure KSM44/SL Large Single-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone worth $799. All you have to do is sign up for their email list. You would be a much better singer and your guitar would sound awesome through this mic.

Need Guitar Recording Tips? 10 Tips to Getting Great Tone on Tape

Need Guitar Recording Tips? 10 Tips to Getting Great Tone on Tape

Recording anything well is tough. I’ve been in some pretty nice studios (and some not-so-nice studios), and getting a great sound out of the drums, guitar, bass, or anything else is easier said than done.

The guys at audiotuts+ have just assembled a pretty sweet list of 10 great “tuts”about recording electric guitar.

Shure Microphone Giveaway! Win a  Shure SM27 Condenser Mic

Shure Microphone Giveaway! Win a Shure SM27 Condenser Mic

You can never have too many microphones. You can really never have too may awesome $300 Shure condenser microphones! Lucky for you, ProSoundWeb is giving one away.

Recording Gear Giveaway! Win $7,688 in Mixing & Monitoring Gear from Sweetwater Sound

Recording Gear Giveaway! Win $7,688 in Mixing & Monitoring Gear from Sweetwater Sound

This is a KILLER recording gear giveaway from Sweetwater Sound. Most of the recording gear I talk about here is for project or home studios, but this is some serious pro gear. The winner of this giveaway will walk away with $7,688 in recording gear, including a Dangerous Music 2-BUS LT analog summing mixer, a [...]

A Simple Strategy to Recover Stolen Musical Instruments

A Simple Strategy to Recover Stolen Musical Instruments

Has anyone out there had a prized piece of gear stolen? Did you ever get it back?

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