Gearslutz Review
Tuesday 29th November 2011
Gearslutz Review News: Are you a Gearslut? Want to WIN a sE Rupert Neve RN17 Stereo Pair this February worth over £2000!
Become a “Gearslutz Reviews” contributor by posting gear reviews on the recently launched Gearslutz Reviews Board and you could have a pair of sE Rupert Neve RN17 small diaphragm instrument microphones in your mic cupboard. That said, we don't expect they'll spend too many sessions in your mic cupboard once you've started to record with them! Find out more about the sE RN17.
How To Enter
Once you have posted a review on the Reviews Board, email gearslutz@seelectronics.com with a link to your review and your contact details (name, e-mail, contact number, website e.g. your studio website, blog etc). The review must be at least 200 words.
Can I Enter More Than Once?
Yes, the more reviews you publish, the more tickets you can have in the virtual hat and the better your odds. Please e-mail gearslutz@seelectronics.com every time you publish a new review to claim ownership and another ticket with your name on it will fall into the hat. Be a true Gearslut and review your studio! The winner will be pulled randomly on February 29th 2012. There is no cash alternative. This is a global competition. The prize consists of a sE Rupert Neve RN17 Stereo Pair with factory matched cardioid and omnidirectional capsules, two custom shock-mounts, a premium flight-case and a further 6 canisters to hold the optional supercardioid, hypercardioid and figure of 8 capsules.
Anyone who entered the December 2011 Gearslutz Review draw (sponsored by sE Electronics) and/or the January 2012 sE Munro Gearslutz Review draw is automatically entered into this month's gearslutz draw.
January 2012 sE Munro Egg 150 Gearslutz Review Winner
In January 2012, sE Munro sponsored Gearslutz Reviews.
Congratulations to Zach McNees from Brooklyn, NYC who won the sE Munro Egg 150 Monitoring System.
"These Eggs really are incredible. I spent about 20 minutues listening criticially and then went right back to work!! I didn't have to "learn" them at all."
Thanks for the picture (left) Zach and your comments.
Want another chance to WIN the sE Munro Egg 150 for your studio? sE Munro have teamed up with Sound On Sound are are running a global competition until 11th March 2012. Find out more here.
Why are sE Electronics offering Gearslutz review contributors who also review non-sE products an opportunity to WIN sE gear? As the manufacturer of sE Electronics microphones, sE Rupert Neve microphones and sE Munro monitors, we are interested in genuine market feedback on all studio gear. Having said that, it's always good to receive feedback on our own products. For example, sE Munro Egg 150 Gearslutz Review by 'AHappyHourHero'.
December 2011 sE X1 Gearslutz Review Winners:
In December, sE Electronics sponsored Gearslutz Reviews. Here's the complete list of TEN sE X1 winners and the winner of the sE 4400a.
sE X1 News February 2012; SIX CHANCES TO WIN a sE Electronics X1 Microphone - find out more here
- First winner pulled from the virtual hat on 5th Dec 2011. Congratulations to Jason JJBoogie Reichert.
Jason JJBoogie Reichert is a multi-instrumentalist, writer, programmer & mix engineer. Currently a member of the two time Grammy winning hip hop group Arrested Development. JJ has mixed and co- wrote two top ten hits for Arrested Development. Jason: "Hey guys.....here's me and Speech the founder and lead singer of Arrested Development. He felt the mic in his hand and tripped out over how cool it felt!!! LOL We're gonna try it out soon. Got some sessions coming up. thanks again."
Arrested Development
peace JJ
- Second winner pulled from the virtual hat on 8th Dec 2011. Congratulations to John Eppstein (San Francisco).
- Third winner pulled from the virtual hat on 12th Dec 2011. Congratulations to Pavol "Icecubeman" Brezina (Slovakia)
- Fourth winner pulled from the virtual hat on 18th Dec 2011. Congratulations to Gary Hauser (USA)
- Fifth winner pulled from the virtual hat on 19th Dec 2011. Congratulations to Naeem Khatri (Calgary, Alberta Canada)
- Sixth winner pulled from the virtual hat on 20th Dec 2011. Congratulations to André Sachs (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Seventh winner pulled from the virtual hat on 22nd Dec 2011. Congratulations to Ricardo Alexandre Pereira Fernandes
- Eighth winner pulled from the virtual hat on 27th Dec 2011. Congratulations to Rob Anderson. Anderson Sound Recording
- Ninth winner pulled from the virtual hat on 30th Dec 2011. Congratulations to Brian Toye. We Make Records
- Tenth winner pulled from the virtual hat on 1st January 2012. Congratulations to Arthur Stone. ArthurStone SoundCloud
- sE4400a Gearslutz Review Winner pulled from 'X1 Winners' virtual hat on January 3rd 2012. Congratulations (again) to Rob Anderson.
January Update: Arthur Stone who won the last sE X1 has subsequently posted a sE X1 review with audio of the sE X1 and Rode NT1-A (Arthur had a NT1A already) on the Gearslutz Reviews Board. Read the full review here but here's a couple of quotes:
"First I must declare that I won this microphone in the Gearslutz Gear Review; does this affect my review?...of course it does, but I wouldn't write a good review if it was a bad mic. I'm very grateful to sE Electronics (and Jules!) for the prize particularly as it is such a gem"
"Out the box my first impression is that it is solid and well-designed; as a trained mechanical engineer I'm quite picky about that. The mic is - dare I say it - sexy"
"Not a scientific test by any means...but I like the full-bodied vibe, smoothness, and dimensionality of the sE X1 - the NT1A sound is nice too but is a bit thinner in the low-mids and has a slight rasp. On the guitar tracks the sEX1 seems to articulate the strings well in comparison, also the guitar tapping at the end is significantly more musical. The sEX1 seems a bit weightier - which I like"
Related News: sE X1 WINS Blind Listening Test at Sphere Studios, London (Nov 2011).
Microphones on test - sE X1, Neumann TLM 102, AKG P220 and Rode NT1-A.
Find out more here
