Royer R-122
The world's first phantom powered, active ribbon microphone – the R-122!
Active ribbon mics are as sensitive as condenser microphones, allowing you to use practically any mic preamplifier or board pre. Conventional ribbon microphones are, on average, 15 to 20 dB less sensitive than condenser mics, necessitating the use of high-quality, high-gain microphone preamplifiers for recording softer sound sources like acoustic instruments, vocals and room ambience.
Applications:
The Royer Labs model R-122 is a versatile microphone and is ideally suited for many critical recording applications. Its smooth frequency response characteristics and ability to capture detail make it a fine choice for many instruments, as well as for general broadcast applications. Its gentle low-frequency proximity effect make it especially useful for vocalists and announcers. Female vocalists often benefit from the R-122s ability to capture high frequencies without distortion or edginess. Orchestral instruments are captured in a natural sounding way, free from microphone induced hype. The R-122 has exceptionally smooth high frequency characteristics and is devoid of microphone induced ringing.
Phase-related distortion and irregular frequency peaks are conspicuously absent. These features make the R-122 ribbon microphone an ideal choice for strings, woodwinds, percussion and amplified instruments. Organs and electric guitar amplifiers sound big and fat, without unnatural coloration, when recorded with the R-122. Acoustic pianos can be captured accurately without the comb-filtering effects associated with condenser microphones.