I can get a Royer 121. has anyone used it?

[Talldog]

Hello from lovely Cleveland.
I love mics and I've never had a ribbon. What do you think of these? I do all kinds of music (metal to polka) in my all analog studio (Amek Tac board and ms-16 1 inch tape machine). What would this mic bring to my locker. I currently have a u87ai, a couple of c414eb, A funkwerks tube mic from east Germany (60s) an AT4050 and some sm57s and Senn 421s. Thanks in advance for your collective sage advice.

[Farview]

This is one of the best ribbon mics around. It is the secret weapon for the nu-metal sound.

[Ironklad Audio]

pull the trigger

i can 100% guarantee you won't be disappointed

[mixsit]

Have Fathead', Vinjet, (and an old RCA 'Varicoustic that is a wild card). R121 has the most useful shape out of the box (for it's usual known apps). But take the low mid hump out of the Fathead and for 1/10 the $$.. it's a different flavor.
But the 121 is first pick. No regrets at all on the $$..

[xstatic]

The R121 is one of the very few mics that I would not want to live without in my studio. I have had mine for years and absolutely love it

[RightOnMusic]

do it.

then put it in between two guitar cabinets and invert the phase on one of the speaker cabinets and you get a cool push/pull kind thing goin on the figure 8 mic. really really beefy sound for hard rock.

i used a r122 on the record i'm working on now and it sounds beautiful coupled with a 421 close micing the speaker.

[mixsit]

Originally Posted by xstatic

The R121 is one of the very few mics that I would not want to live without in my studio. I have had mine for years and absolutely love it

121 and QTC-1's - Go ahead. Make my day...

[Talldog]

Thanks. Trigger has been pulled. How close to a loud amp can you get with this?

[mixsit]

I go 4-6" (haven't gone on extremely loud amps yet), but it sounds fine half a foot out. Don't need closer. Apparently it's the loud puffs' and pops that are to be avoided.
Then there's that 'blowing into mics.. 'is this thing on..?'

[Ironklad Audio]

if you check out the royer site, there's quite a few pics showing different mic placements and such...if i remember correctly, there's more than a couple showing the mic all the way up against the grillcloth

[Adam P]

Where in Cleveland are you located?

[Sonixx]

If you're not dead set on the 121, take a look at a CAD Trion7000

Here's some clips...

[Talldog]

Hi Adam.

I'm in Cleveland Hts. About a block from the Grog Shop.