Sleepfreaks Christmas Campaign 2025: Winners Announced (Entries Closed)

Prizes worth approximately ¥1 million in total for 23 winners

We're holding our 2025 Christmas campaign to thank everyone who supported Sleepfreaks this year!
We talked to the manufacturers we work with, and they generously provided many prizes.
Many thanks to all the manufacturers who helped!

This year's prizes are worth approximately ¥1 million in total!
There is also a “Surprise Box” from Kanaya.

What's more, SONICWIRE provided a coupon for every campaign entrant.
We'll explain how to enter and how the coupon works later in the article.

Introducing the prizes

Let's take a look at these wonderful prizes!

GALLERIA GM7+ Model (music-production computer) — 1 winner

GALLERIA provided the GM7+ Model, a music-production computer supervised by Sleepfreaks!
We tested this computer carefully at Sleepfreaks, so it is designed to minimize problems and give you peace of mind.
It uses quiet NOCTUA fans, so fan noise is less likely to get in the way while recording.
It's a great choice if you want to concentrate on music production!

Provided by GALLERIA!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: GALLERIA ⭐
https://www.galleria.net/
GM7+ product page
https://www.dospara.co.jp/create/sleepfreaks.html

Cubase Pro 15 (DAW) — 2 winners

They provided Cubase Pro 15, the latest version released in 2025!
The newest version of this widely used DAW has plenty of helpful features.
AI stem separation automatically splits a stereo mix into vocals, drums, bass, and other sounds.
That's useful for remixing or analyzing a song.
There is also a new vocal instrument, Omnivocal (beta), which can sing melodies you enter as MIDI!

Provided by Steinberg!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: Steinberg ⭐
https://www.steinberg.net/ja/
Cubase Pro 15 product page
https://www.steinberg.net/ja/cubase/

URX22C (audio interface) — 2 winners

They provided the URX22C audio interface!
This product was previously the Steinberg UR22C and was rebranded as the Yamaha URX22C.
It records clear, spacious sound and includes DSP effects, making it useful for streaming and podcasting, too.
Cubase AI and Cubasis LE are also included!

Provided by Yamaha Music Japan!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: Yamaha Music Japan ⭐
https://jp.yamaha.com/index.html
URX22C product page
https://jp.yamaha.com/products/music_production/interfaces/urx-c/urx22c/index.html

Serum 2 (synthesizer) — 2 winners

They provided the popular Serum 2 synthesizer!
In 2025, Serum received a major update—the first of this scale since the original release—expanding its sound-design possibilities.
New oscillators also let you create sounds based on real instruments.
With so many presets, you can get great sounds quickly even if sound design isn't your strength!

Provided by SONICWIRE!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: SONICWIRE ⭐
https://sonicwire.com/
Serum 2 product page
https://x.gd/2bzXT

Studio One Pro 7 (DAW) — 2 winners

They provided the popular Studio One Pro 7 DAW!
It's intuitive to use, with a strong selection of included plug-ins and an easy way to bring in Splice content.
Version 7 includes AI stem separation.
It can separate vocals, drums, bass, and chords from a stereo mix.
The new Launcher feature also lets you enjoy a cell-based production workflow!

Provided by Genelec Japan!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: Genelec Japan ⭐
https://www.genelec.jp/
Studio One Pro 7 product page
https://www.mi7.co.jp/products/presonus/studioone/

Kirchhoff-EQ (equalizer) — 2 winners

They provided the high-quality Kirchhoff-EQ!
This feature-rich plug-in offers detailed settings for shaping sound precisely the way you want it.
Up to 32 bands of parametric EQ make it useful for mixing and mastering.
It also includes dynamic EQ, so the processing responds to level and can gently tame only the parts that stick out.

Provided by Three-Body Technology!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: Three-Body Technology ⭐
https://www.threebodytech.com/en/
Kirchhoff-EQ product page
https://www.threebodytech.com/en/products/kirchhoffeq

RePitch 2 (pitch correction) — 2 winners

They provided RePitch 2, a vocal-correction plug-in!
Its intuitive interface makes it a good option for giving vocals a polished finish.
Version 2 adds SmartAttack, which detects vocal attacks and helps adjust their timing.
Multitrack editing is supported too, so you can compare and edit multiple vocal takes side by side!

Provided by LANDR!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: LANDR ⭐
https://www.landr.com/ja
RePitch 2 product page
https://www.synchroarts.com/ja/repitch

DynAssist (vocal processing) — 2 winners

They provided DynAssist, a plug-in for refining vocals!
It handles vocal levels and noise by using AI to make adjustments, which can save a lot of editing time.
Automatic level adjustment, breath processing, sibilance processing, and removal of silent sections are four functions combined in one tool.
It makes vocal editing that would be laborious by hand much quicker!

Provided by NoiseWorks!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: NoiseWorks ⭐
https://noiseworksaudio.com/
DynAssist product page
https://noiseworksaudio.com/products/dynassist/

ReSing (AI vocal conversion) — 2 winners

They provided ReSing, an AI voice-modeling tool!
It can turn speech or singing into voice models and lets you create original models, too.
It includes a wide selection of voice and instrument models, so you can convert your singing to another voice or turn a vocal into instrumental sounds such as saxophone or guitar.
Not having to send data to the cloud makes data handling simpler!

Provided by Hook Up!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: Hook Up ⭐
https://hookup.co.jp/
ReSing product page
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/resing/

Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro (AI singing synthesis) — 2 winners

They provided the singing-synthesis software Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro!
The latest version, updated to version 2 in 2025, makes natural-sounding vocals easy to create while allowing detailed edits.
Version 2 brought up to a 300% increase in rendering speed, making it feel much faster.
It supports multiple languages, including Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean, as well as cross-lingual synthesis, which lets a voice sing in another language!

Provided by Dreamtonics!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: Dreamtonics ⭐
https://dreamtonics.com/ja/
Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro product page
https://dreamtonics.com/ja/synthesizerv/

MPK Mini IV (MIDI controller) — 2 winners

They provided the popular MPK Mini IV MIDI keyboard!
Despite its compact size, it has both keys and pads, so you can program melodies and beats with one controller.
This fourth-generation model has a redesigned keybed for improved playability and full-size pitch and modulation wheels.
A new full-color display also makes it easier to check parameters!

Provided by AKAI Professional!
Thank you very much!

⭐ Sponsor: AKAI Professional ⭐
http://akai-pro.jp/index.php
MPK Mini IV product page
http://akai-pro.jp/mpk-mini-iv/

Special gifts from Kanaya and Miyakawa

This year, Kanaya and Miyakawa have gifts for you, too!

Miyakawa: Launch Control XL 3 — 1 winner

Miyakawa is giving away Novation's Launch Control XL 3 MIDI controller!
This latest model was refreshed in 2025 and now has an OLED display.
It shows the value of the encoder you're using, making it easy to see.
It appears to include mappings for major DAWs.
Check the official site for supported DAWs!

Novation product site

Kanaya: Surprise Box — 1 winner

Kanaya will give away a Surprise Box containing the “hottest product” released before the announcement!
At least ¥30,000 in value is guaranteed; if the value is lower, the winner will receive two products.
You'll find out what's inside after you win!

How entry worked

Here is how participants entered.
First, they visited the survey form below.

Christmas Campaign 2025 survey

They answered the survey and pressed the Submit button at the end to complete their entry.

Before entering, participants had to read and agree to the terms.
Only one entry per person was allowed.
Multiple entries were disqualified even if selected, and another drawing would be held.

The entry deadline was January 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. JST.
Winners were scheduled to be announced on January 25, 2026, and contacted directly by email.
Winners' names or nicknames were also to appear on the site and in the video description, so readers could check there as the date approached.

We also planned to share the survey results with everyone later.
The survey would help us plan future content, so we invited everyone to participate.

A gift for every entrant: a SONICWIRE coupon

After submitting the survey, a coupon code would appear.
This was a coupon for the SONICWIRE store!

On purchases of ¥3,000 or more, it took ¥500 off.
The coupon could be used once per user and was valid until January 31, 2026.

The SONICWIRE support page below also explained how to use the coupon.
SONICWIRE: How to use a coupon code

SONICWIRE store
https://sleepfreaks-dtm.com/n35i

What did you think of the 2025 Christmas gifts? Did either of you spot something you wanted?

They all look interesting. I want every one of them!

Ahh... Which one should I enter for?

F-kun, you can only enter once, so choose carefully! Everyone gets the coupon just by entering, so don't worry!

Let's decide what to enter for together, F-kun!

Everyone, please join in! Have a wonderful Christmas! ♪