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Burbank, CA (April 1, 2014) — Royer Labs announces the availability of the R-121 XL, the world’s longest ribbon microphone. Featuring an 8-inch long ribbon, the R-121 XL delivers unprecedented proximity effect and low-frequency extension.

“We began with the R-121 ribbon motor,” says designer David Royer, “and just made it a lot longer. The commercial use of ribbon elements of this length ushers in an exciting new chapter in the development of ribbon microphones.”

Unlike short-ribbon mics whose elements necessarily resonate within the audio band, the R-121 XL’s frequency response is flat down to 5 Hz, making it the world’s finest microphone for recording 64-foot pipe organs or the movement of tectonic plates. (Royer Labs staff are finalizing the design of their XL-series companion subwoofer, a single 96-inch driver necessary to properly appreciate the full low end of the new ribbon microphone.)

The R-121 XL’s extended ribbon element delivers a significant improvement in sensitivity and a corresponding decrease in self-noise; rated at -2dBA, the R-121 XL’s self-noise is lower than any condenser microphone ever made AND it reduces the noise floor of any preamp connected to it. “Some of our Nashville engineers are actually putting a pair of these on their mix bus,” said John Jennings of Royer Labs.

The extraordinarily strong rare-earth magnets within the R-121 XL make the microphone doubly useful to analog recording studios as a tape eraser.

Royer Labs also announces a new giveaway promotion. The prize is an R-121 (regular size) and the patented Sling-Shock™ shockmount. The prize will be awarded on May 1, 2014. For full rules and details, see the new >Royer Microphone Giveaway [Ed. note: link expired as of June, 2014] at RecordingHacks.com.

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