[Musikmesse] 2012 MIPA Awards

For the 13th time, about 100 magazines from all over the world voted for the best musical instruments and audio equipment of 2011/2012 in over 40 categories of the mipa Musikmesse International Press Award.

The Winners for 2012 are:

Best innovative product

• Kemper Profiling Amplifier

Bass

Bass Amp

• -Fender Super Bassman

Bass Cabinet

• Ampeg PN-410HLF

Electric Bass

• Yamaha BB2025X

Acoustic Bass

• Warwick Alien Deluxe

Drums

Acoustic Drums

• Tama SLP Sound Lab Project Snaredrums

Cymbals

• Zildjian K Constantinople Renaissance Ride

Drum Hardware

• DW 9900 Air Lift Tom Stand

Drumheads

• Remo X14

Drumsticks

• Vic Firth Gavin Harrison Signature Sticks

Electronic Drums

• Roland V-Drums TD-30

Percussion

• Meinl Slap Top Cajon

Guitar

Electric-Guitar

• PRS SC58

Acoustic Guitar

• Yamaha AC3M

Guitar Amp Combo

• Yamaha THR10

Guitar Amp Head

• Hughes&Kettner Tubemeister 18

Guitar Effects

• TC Electronic TonePrint-Series

Pickups

• Seymour Duncan Zephyr Silver Pickups

Acoustic Guitar Amp

• Fishman Loudbox Artist

Strings

• D’Addario XL Pure Nickel Electric

Keyboards / Software

Synthesizer Hardware

• Roland Jupiter-80

Stage Piano

• Clavia Nord Piano 2

Keyboard Workstation

• Korg Kronos

Controller Keyboard

• Akai MAX49

Software Instruments

• Native Instruments Komplete 8

Organ/Portable Keyboard

• Hammond SK-Series

Live Perfomance Tool

• Native Instruments Maschine

Pro Audio

Portable Sound

• Yamaha DXR DXS series

PA-System

• JBL VTX

Live Microphone / IEM / Wireless Systems

• Sennheiser SK5212

Sound System Technologies

• Yamaha StageMix / iPad

Mixing Desk (Live)

• Midas Pro2

Studio

Studio Microphone

• Microtech Gefell M930TS

Studio Monitor (Nearfield)

• Focal SM9

Recording Software

• Avid Pro Tools 10

Recording Hardware

• Universal Audio Apollo

Mixing Desk (Project Studio)

• Presonus StudioLive

Field Recorder

• Zoom H2n

DAW Controller

• Akai MPC Studio

For more details, visit the Musikmesse website.