UPDATE: Congrats to our winner Chris Burke!

I’ve compiled the finalists from all the entries submitted for the Home Studio Contest. It was pretty easy because I just took every submission and put them here for a vote….ummm yeahhhh all 4 of you. So one of these lucky people gets the Amazon Gift Certificate for $21.84 and mad props for the home studio setup.

So please browse through the submissions below and at the end of the post you’ll see a place to vote for each contestant. After a week I’ll announce the winner. Feel free to pass along and tell your friends to vote for yourself, bribe people, do whatever is needed. As long as you encourage them to subscribe to the site

1. Alistair McDonald

Alistair gets points for humility and keepin it real. This is what my desk usually looks like. So I appreciate this. Here’s the details:

• Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro Mixer
• M-Audio Audiophile Firewire Interface
• Behringer MS40 Monitors
• Pod XT Live (under desk)
• Ibanez Roadstar II Series RS2000
• Line 6 Variax 100
• Freshman 12-string cutaway acoustic
• Custom guitar made for me from daughter (on top of left monitor)
• Huge pile of “todo” paperwork

2. Derek Necessary

Certainly the coolest name in the group, not to be confused with Derek Smalls. I have absolute sinful mac lust over his studio.

• iMac 24″ 4GB ram 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo
• M-Audio Studiophile BX8a
• M-Audio Firewire 410
• M-Audio Axiom 25
• Reason 4 + Refills
• Abelton Live 7
• 15″ Macbook Pro
• 13″ Macbook
• Westone Es3X in-ear monitors
• Acoustic panels (Owens Corning 703)
• External HD for loops

3. Chris Burke

The Jesus bobblehead has to count for something.

• 13″ Macbook 1.83 Ghz
• 19″ Dell monitor
• M-Audio Studio Pro 3 monitors
• Line 6 Toneport UX 8 audio interface
• 250gb external HD
• LG DVD burner (2 of them)
• 2 portable external HDs
• Blue Snowball USB mic
• M-Audio Keystation 88es Keyboard
• Rocketfish Bluetooth Mouse
• Bobble Head Jesus

4. Mark Collins

Mark has to take it for home decor, digging the art and furniture. Everyone has something to offer.

• 13″ Macbook Pro
• Mac Pro
• 24″ LCD for Mac Pro
• tablet
• sound board
• Samson R5A Monitors
• AKG k601 Headphones
• Not pictured: drums, guitars, 61 key keyboard, vocal booth in the walk in closet (nice!), line 6 pod 2.0)

Note: You must vote for all 4 contestants below for your vote to be saved. RSS readers must click through to vote.

This contest is simple. Take a pic of your home studio/recording/practice setup and submit it via the form below. I’ll collect peoples submissions over the next few weeks and compile the top 10 or so and throw a little contest. Everyone will get a chance to vote to choose who’s they like best. The winner gets an Amazon Gift Certificate for $21.84 , yes, 21 dollars and 84 cents. But it’s not about the money kids, it’s more about sharing each other’s setups and getting ideas on what works well.

In your submission include a note about the specifics of your setup. Please feel free to tweet this and pass along to friends whom you know have a home studio. It doesn’t even have to be a recording studio, maybe it’s just your practice area on a porch over looking the ocean, that might win just off the scenery.

OK let’s get started!

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Here I am in my studio layin down some nasty loops, the paper bag has built in headphones and mic, so that’s pretty handy.

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