March 2010

Win a PreSonus FireStudio Mobile this Easter

It's serioulsy easier than you can imagine to simply plug in and use the fabulous PreSonus FireStudio Mobile - 10 input, 6 output firewire interface. Even better than that, it's just as easy to win one over this Easter period. All you need to do is make sure you've entered our Factory Sound Footy Tipping $2010 competition, and so long as you tip better than the other tippers for this week, the FireStudio Mobile is all yours. No ifs, no buts. It's yours for nix.

In other news, we've made a little clip to try and inspire you to join in the fun. You can use your FireStudio Mobile for goodness though...

DPA microphones - an interview with Ken Kimura

Episode 3 from our 2010 season of Factory Sound TV, and the theme of interviews continues. This time it's with Ken Kimura from DPA microphones. He gives us the lowdown on some of the newer microphones coming out of the Danish microphone company that is so well respected for their natural sounding microphones - and he gives us the scoop on what is just about to come out. Plus there's a bit of interesting info about the Space Shuttle... if you're into that sort of thing. Check out DPA microphones on our website here.

And by the way, please let us know if there is a subject you'd like to see/hear more about on Fatory Sound TV. We are very lucky to have a great selection of international visitors come and see us each year, so we'll try to get interesting info out of them for you - but if there is something above and beyond that you'd like to watch, please put it out there and we'll do our best to bring it to a computer monitor near you!

Win a free Shure Super 55 microphone

Shure Super55 Microphone $499 - for FREE! Yes, of course there is a catch. You may already know about the major prizes for Factory Sound Footy Tipping $2010 (1st prize is a $2010 Factory Sound voucher, plus prizes for 75th and last places). We're also giving away some weekly prizes for the best tipper of the round. So don't feel like you need to be an AFL expert for the whole 22 week season - simply join up and try to tip the 8 winners better than anyone else in our competition does. Do so, and the fabulously performing Shure Super55 mic worth $499 is yours for free. Here to join Factory Sound Footy Tipping $2010. Best of all, it's even FREE to enter!

Just in case you've no idea about AFL footy, don't worry - you don't need to. Other than this very important tip: FIRST GAME STARTS THIS THURSDAY EVENING!

How does a $2010 voucher sound?

Yes Factoryites - our now famous Factory Sound Footy Tipping competition is on again. It's the question we've heard more than any others lately: Not "How much are 58's going for?", not "What happened to the Tower of Gaffer", not "When is the rain going to stop", but "When is Footy Tipping starting"

Well, the answer is "right now" and this year promises to be our biggest year yet. At the end of 22 rounds, our winner will receive a $2010 Factory Sound voucher, the tipper who finishes in 75th place will receive a Rode NT1-A microphone package, and our last placed tipper will get the traditional prize - Shure SM57. Like our $2007, $2008 and the award-winning $2009 seasons, we'll come up with some not-to-be-sneezed-at weekly prizes too.

Please remember that this competition is only open to current Factory Sound customers, Factory Sound suppliers and Factory Sound staff (who are sadly ineligible for the end-of-year prizes). If you're ready to rip straight in, head on over to the 'footy' tab - you'll see it up there on the right hand side. Best of luck for Season $2010, and should you need any further inspiration, here's our preview clip for this year!

Labour Day in Victoria

To help with our annual celebration of 8 hours work, 8 hours recreation and 8 hours of rest, we'll be closed Monday 8th March for Labour Day.

For those who regularly perform, mix, lug, promote or support the Australian music scene, we already know that the 8-8-8 split is probably quite flawed, in fact it's probably closer to 12 hours work, 7 hours travelling / waiting around and then a glorious 5 hours rest. The fact that our work is our hobby, and is usually carried out with friends (or at least kindred spirits), means that 5 hours sleep and 19 hours fun is great compensation for complete detatchment from the 'reality' of 8+8+8.

What are you up to for our Labour Day long weekend? There's plenty on in and around town. Even if none of us really know what Moomba means! Image above via Port Fairy Folk Festival website - another Labour Day long weekend institution.