Joined: 28 Dec 2001 Posts: 6437 Location: AVL|NC|USA
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:55 pm Post subject: Arturo Sandoval: Royer R-122 Mic
I managed to get one of these mics (a used one, for a steal of a deal), looked up trumpet recordings with the Royer R-122, and this is one thing I found:
You won't regret it! I have a 121 (bought it in August) and it's already been used in a handful of pro recordings (and I use it pretty much daily at the shop).
Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 588 Location: Chicago 'burbs
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:26 am Post subject:
It might be a great microphone but listening to that clip, I am immediately reminded of that old Ted Williams quote: "it ain't the arrow, its the Indian..."
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 8951 Location: Monument, CO
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:44 am Post subject:
Yes, it is a ribbon, great sounding mic, albeit expensive (on sale now for $1850 at Sweetwater Sound). It is phantom powered with preamp to boost the output of the ribbon from normal very low ribbon levels to normal mic levels. Not only does this save you from buying another (or better, with more gain and lower noise) preamp, but also means you don;t have to worry about blowing the ribbon if phantom power is applied (most modern ribbons don't have that problem, but I can still recall the cries of anguish when a fellow sound tech accidentally blew a vintage RCA ribbon years ago).
The R-122 has higher sensitivity than the 121 (kinda' thought they'd use the 121 but also notice Arturo is standing back a ways, good technique anyway). There are also stereo versions, and versions without the built-in pre-preamp. _________________ "After silence, that which best expresses the inexpressible, is music" - Aldous Huxley
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