mipa Musikmesse International Press Award 2005 posted its winners. Some of the highlights:
- Best Innovative Product – Apple GarageBand
- Best E-Drums – Roland TD-12 V-Drums
- Sound Libraries – Apple Jam Pack (though I’ve heard Garritan Personal Orchestra, and it’s amazing)
- Mixing Desk (Project Studio) – Yamaha DM-2000 (beat the Mackie Onyx 1640…interesting, though the Yamaha’s list price is $20K compared to about $1800 for the Onyx 1640)
- Studio Microphone – AKG-C414 B-XLII
- Recording Software – Cakewalk Sonar 4 (beating out Logic 7 and Ableton Live 4)
- Recording I/O Devices – MOTU 828 MkII
- Recording Hardware – Digidesign Protools HD (no surprise)