It gives us at Production Exert great pleasure to announce the winner of all of the Arturia 3 FX You Will Actually Use packages worth £720 as Ron Skinner of Ontario, Canada.

Ron Skinner began his career as a musician in Southwest Ontario. Growing up a stone’s throw from one of the world's greatest music cities, Detroit, which had a major impact on his musical tastes and sensibilities. By the time he was in high school Skinner had committed himself to the art of audio and became the go-to live sound person in his local music scene. Skinner attended the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. Studying under legendary music producer Jack Richardson, Skinner spent three years honing the craft of recording and music production.

After graduating from the Music Industry Arts program Skinner began working as a recording engineer and producer in Toronto and continues in this capacity today. Building on his experience as a recording engineer and producer, Skinner opened Heading North Mastering in 1997. Since then, he has mastered projects for a wide range of musicians, including Dan Mangan, Elliott Brood, the Juno nominated Dave Young and the Grammy-nominated Jane Bunnett, to name just a few. Heading North Mastering is located in the picturesque village of Port Stanley on Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada.

Skinner also recently started a Jazz-based record label called TQM Recording Co. TQM just released its first full-length album by Toronto guitarist Trevor Giancola. An album that is earning high praise both in Canada and internationally, The Album also features Saxophone great Seamus Blake. TQM Recording Co's goal is to record acoustic Jazz in interesting acoustic spaces.

“I only recently became aware of Arturia. I was searching for 1176 style plug-ins that would run natively and a colleague recommended the 3 Compressors you will actually use bundle. When I saw this contest I thought I would give it a shot. I'm pretty pleased that I won. I plan on using the compressors as a compliment to my analogue outboard gear when mixing. I recently downloaded the Rev Plate 140 from Arturia and have been very impressed. So, I'm also looking forward to trying the delays, pre-amps and filters on my mixes.”

Throughout December we offered the opportunity for over 30 people to win a prize of your choice from an amazing bundle of prizes that we pulled together from our generous partners, worth around £30,000.

Each day, we took a closer look at each of the prizes in turn. Today we are looking at the Arturia 3 FX You Will Actually Use packages worth $800

Arturia 3 Compressors You Will Actually Use

Comp FET-76: The most iconic studio compressor ever made and some might say it just makes everything sound better. Comp FET-76 is perfect vocals and instruments every time.

Comp VCA-65: The ultimate rhythm section compressor, Comp VCA-65 is a perfectly recreated the VCA compressor with a modern twist.

Comp TUBE-STA: A reimagining of the legendary vacuum-tube powered Gates STA-Level, a secret weapon for bass and vocals since the 1950s.

Arturia 3 Filters You Will Actually Use

Mini-Filter: A plugin recreation of Dr Robert Moog’s famous 24dB per octave low-pass ladder filter, updated with exciting new features for the modern music maker.

SEM-Filter: Tom Oberheim’s pioneering design, among the first-ever self-contained analogue synthesizers, was home to one of the best-loved filters of all time. Now you can use it as cutting edge creative plugin for your DAW.

M12-Filter: The legendary analogue polysynth’s filter reworked as a superbly powerful, modern plugin for your DAW.

Arturia 3 Delays You Will Actually Use

Delay MEMORY-BRIGADE: The iconic lo-fi delay that helped the greatest guitarists and producers achieve their unique tone is now available in your recording setup.

Delay TAPE-201: It came from outer space, but now it’s available in your DAW. Organic, tape saturated delay and reverb at its finest.

DELAY ETERNITY: A next-gen digital delay designed by Arturia, with huge modulation potential, synth features, and effects in the feedback loop

Arturia 3 Preamps You Will Actually Use

1973-Pre: The iconic vintage sound of the world’s best studios, perfectly recreated for the modern producer.

TridA-Pre: One of the most prized, rare, and exclusive channel strips ever made has been reborn in your DAW.

V76-Pre: The sound that defined 60s pop music, rediscovered as a plugin for your virtual studio.

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