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Royer Labs R-121 Large-Element Ribbon Microphone, Nickel

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  • High SPL capabilities
  • No internal active electronics to overload or produce distortion up to maximum SPL rating
  • Extremely low residual noise
  • Ribbon element not affected by heat or humidity
  • No high frequency phase distortion

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    Quickly adopted by top producers like Bruce Swedien and Michael Wagener as their go-to mic for recording guitars and instruments, the bidirectional R-121 sounds golden on any source. Able to handle high SPLs, its response is flat and well balanced. Low end is deep and full, mids are well defined and realistic, and the high-end response is sweet and natural. You owe it to your music to try one. Lifetime warranty. The R-121 is Royer's flagship microphone and the world's first radically redesigned ribbon microphone. Royer did away with the large, heavy, fragile, "classic" approach to ribbon microphones and went in a completely new direction. The R-121 gives all of the warm, natural tonal response for which top engineers have always loved ribbon mics, but in a compact, lightweight, higher output, tough-as-nails package that was unheard of in a ribbon mic before the Royer R-121. Like many of the best-loved classic ribbon mics, the R-121 has a figure-8 pattern, sensitivity in the dynamic mic range, and a warm, realistic tone and flat frequency response. But that's where the similarities end. By using advanced materials and a blend of cutting edge and old-school hand-build construction techniques, the R-121 is a far more versatile and user-friendly ribbon mic that can stand up to the most demanding tasks, including live stage use. It's built solid enough for Royer to give it a lifetime warranty. The R-121 redefined ribbon microphones so thoroughly that Recording magazine wrote "...the Royer R-121 is destined to become one of the classic microphones of the 21st century". Patented Offset Ribbon Technology The R-121's proprietary offset ribbon transducer (Patent Number: 6,434,252) is the first of its kind, positioning the ribbon element closer to the front (logo) side of the microphone. This arrangement gives the ribbon more room to move within the prime magnetic field while maintaining full frequency response during high SPL recordings. It's an integral piece of the magic...

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    power source
    Corded Electric
    Corded Electric
    Corded Electric
    Corded Electric
    Corded Electric
    Corded Electric
    connectivity tech
    XLR
    XLR
    XLR
    XLR
    XLR
    Wired
    connector type
    XLR
    XLR
    XLR
    model number
    R-121
    R-122
    R84
    R1ACTIVEMK3
    MXLR144HE
    SM57-LC
    material
    Producers
    nickel
    Metal
    Plastic
    audio sensitivity
    50 decibels
    38 decibels
    40 decibels
    56 decibels
    -56 decibels
    frequency range
    30 hz - 15 khz
    20 - 17000 Hz
    40 hz - 15 khz
    frequency response
    100 hertz
    17 KHz
    15000 hertz
    signal-to-noise ratio
    75 decibels
    87 decibels
    76 decibels
    80 decibels
    78 decibels
    polar pattern
    Bidirectional
    Bidirectional
    Bidirectional
    Bidirectional
    Bidirectional
    Unidirectional
    weight
    2.5 pounds
    3 pounds
    2.58 pounds
    3.24 pounds
    3.5 pounds
    10 ounces

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