Milab's outstanding VIP-60 microphone is calling you! Enter today to stand a chance of winning it (worth £2399$3282).
Milab’s pioneering 1984 microphone, the VIP-50, is aptly named: its advocates include some of the most prestigious names in popular music, from production legends Bruce Swedien and Quincy Jones to singers Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos and many more.
But it’s not just the distinguished user base that sets it apart. While the vast majority of microphones are based around circular capsules, the VIP-50 employs a Milab-designed rectangular affair; a geometry that both minimises undesirable resonances and results in a useful degree of polar pattern asymmetry. In practice, this means that the VIP-50 has a wider pickup pattern in the horizontal plane than the vertical. This makes it an unusually flexible mic, allowing the engineer to be highly selective about what sounds they pick up, and what they reject.
The Prize
Thirty-seven years after its introduction, Milab have released an update, called the VIP-60, which brings the original’s unique attributes and acclaimed sound up to date with a more modern (but still rectangular) capsule and improved self-noise specs. In all other respects, though, it’s the same mic that has graced countless hit records, with the same choice of five polar patterns, two pad settings, and two high-pass filter turnover frequencies.
When we reviewed the new VIP-60 in SOS February 2022 issue, Editor In Chief Sam Inglis found it a joy to use, describing it as “never less than a good vocal mic, and frequently an excellent one,” capable of delivering “a lifetime of high-quality recordings”.
All of which is excellent news for the winner of this month’s competition!
The VIP-50 is aptly named: its advocates include some of the most prestigious names in popular music...
How To Enter
To be in with a chance to own this outstanding microphone, simply answer the questions on the right and dream up a tie-breaker, then submit your online entry by Friday 6th May 2022. Good luck!
Prizes kindly donated by Milab.
Competition Rules
- Only one entry per person is permitted.
- In entering this competition, you confirm that you are aged 18 years or older.
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- No cash alternative is available in lieu of the stated prize.
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