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Royer R-121 Microphone Giveaway
This month’s microphone giveaway is sponsored by my friends at Royer Labs. They have donated an R-121 ribbon microphone!
This contest is open to musicians, producers, recordists, audio engineers, podcasters, voice artists, and studio owners. Winners will be asked to submit a photo of their home or commercial studio.
The winner’s name was drawn on July 31, 2011: Congratulations to Jason Miller of Franklin, TN!
The Prize
The R-121 has been a studio standard since its introduction in 1998. It is a passive ribbon microphone with Royer’s patented “offset ribbon” design, which provides a subtly different tone from the back of the microphone.
Steve Albini
The R121 takes advantage of modern, tight-tolerance machining technologies to make its housings and modern, high-field-strength magnetic materials to make its magnets. The result is a “classic” ribbon mic in a very compact housing.
MojoPie.com
It absolutely excels at recording guitar amps… I plugged in my trusty Telecaster to a nice Marshall JCM800 and a 2×12 cab loaded with Greenbacks. I positioned the R-121 in front of the cab, about 3'' off the grill cloth and tilted slightly towards the side of the cone. I’ll admit I got the position from the mic’s manual.
I went into the control room and brought up the fader. I really wasn’t prepared for what came out of the monitors that day. It sounded just like the amp: Full, rich and detailed. No harshness or any nasty overtones that I’d normally have to EQ out during mixdown. This was the sound I’d been trying to get for years.
Eric Carpenter
July 2nd, 2011 at 9:02 am
Great site and an insane microphone database and resource!! Thank you for it all!!
Mark
July 2nd, 2011 at 6:23 pm
really nice site love it
Dale Winkler
July 3rd, 2011 at 3:08 am
A+ Nothing Better
Lou Remondelli
July 3rd, 2011 at 3:08 am
I want it so bad, I can picture it in my Studio !
Randy
July 3rd, 2011 at 6:00 am
I would love to have such an awesome mic
Slau
July 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 am
I normally don’t enter contests but, for an R-121? Man, I’d throw my ticket in for this one ;)Props to Royer for donating such an amazing mic. Everyone should own an R-121—everyone.
William Eee
July 5th, 2011 at 9:19 am
sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
after I win this mic I promise to record the sound of butterfly wings scratching ‘gainst my cat’s scruffy head. prob’ly make a good snare drum.
Brandon Cooksey
July 5th, 2011 at 9:20 am
Got a demo cd from Gearfest at Sweetwater from Royer, my favorite track on that cd is the leslie speaker with a Royer on it sounded great!
Devin
July 6th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
im a 15 year old musician that mainly plays guitar and ive just started getting into recording. my mixes dont sound all that proffessional mostly because of inexperience but also because i only have one cheap dynamic mic. winning this would definately help with sound quality
Karlie Cole
July 8th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I’m entering for my 18 year old son who is on the Autism Spectrum. He’s starting college in the fall studying Sound Arts at the local community technical college. This would really help him in setting up a home studio.
RICK YOUNG
July 13th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
building an in-home studio to help young guys experiment with sound& lay down tracks, maybe build a demo … i live in a small university town and no one has any money, so this is a crucial INCUBATOR environment, particularly for the singer/songwriter crowd … ROYER ribbon mics rock(!) and would be awesome to have one for capturing clean source signal … hope i win (for the cause)! …
Jeremykade
July 18th, 2011 at 8:30 am
Awesome site! Hope I win / or afford one of these bad boys one day! haha
Purevolume.com/ireneandthesleepers
Sebastian Cirillo
July 20th, 2011 at 8:27 am
July 31, 2011…I will be meditating….
Allen R. Burkett
July 21st, 2011 at 11:47 am
I use an SF24 regurlarly.
steve hammill
July 21st, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Winning this mic now would relieve some serious G.A.S. at a time of monstrous medical bills. I’ve been itching to buy a good ribbon for over a year; this ribbon is among the best.
GAS=gear acquisition syndrome)
Wenzel Hoover Puerta
July 21st, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Hope to win… Really need to win this mic!
Alvaro Brady
July 21st, 2011 at 6:26 pm
I have never had or tried a ribbon mic in my studio and I hear Royer’s are top of the line. If what they say about this mic is true, I don’t want to be without one. Cheers.
Duka Martinovic
July 24th, 2011 at 11:51 am
Really I would like to have this mike for my acoustic and electric guitar and drums!!
Winnig this mike I will have a very usefull stuff in my studio.
bigtree
July 24th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
stellar mic, great company. Thanks for the opportunity recordinghacks!
Randy Joslin
July 24th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
I have used this mic in the studio to record my ’69 Les Paul through a 515 II half stack and also a Soldano through a Marshall cab……. the sound was breathtaking! I LOVE this mic and how awesome it is… Thanks to Royer for making such a fine product!
Jimmy Jenkins
July 24th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
I record a ton of guitar tracks here in my home studio and the R-121 would be an amazing addition to my mic locker! I’ve used it before while doing work in other studios…it sounds amazing!
Timothy J badhand Vereschagin
July 24th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
To win such a highly revered and praised microphone, by so many recording engineers from around the world would leave me with no excuses to not have incredible sounding guitars in my mix!
John Knippa
July 24th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
A R-121 would make a great companion for my SF-12 and Neve Portico. I am sure the R-121 is everything like my SF-12, so it is a must have for The Red Room Audio Services.
Peter Najdzin
July 24th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
You guys make some of the best damn mics on the planet!
Magic Brook
July 24th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
The Royer 121 is my favourite as well as go-to for acoustic instruments and rich male voices. There simply is no other sound like it.
I hope i win. But whoever does, lucky you!
Tom M.
July 25th, 2011 at 4:57 am
I’ve been aware of ribbon mics for a long time but have never worked with one. Hopefully when I win 😉 the Royer I will experience excellence for the first time. Thanks to Royer for sponsoring this month’s contest at recordinghacks.
Elmo Woodbury
July 27th, 2011 at 10:32 am
The R-121 mic is truly a work of art with a signature sound all it’s on. !!!!! This would
be a huge blessing to acquire for our music ministry.
Elmo Woodbury
July 27th, 2011 at 10:38 am
The R-121 is truly a work or art, with a signature sound all it’s on !!! It would be truly a blessing if we were fortunate enough to win this great microphone.
Ryan Horn
July 27th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
GREAT MIC!! Used this bad boy many of time back at the ol’ Mad Dog Studio! Smooth rich sound every time.
Perry D Gingerysty
July 29th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
It makes the source being recorded sound right !!!
Kenneth "Murdock" Holley
July 29th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Bought a Royer 121 soley based on reputation. Didn’t even listen to it first. At $1400.00, I had alot to lose.Guess what? ROYER ROCKS!!! Your reputation is SAFE!!! Thanks to all at Royer for being the BEST!!!