New York, NY (December 6, 2023)—Marking the celebration of its 25th anniversary, Royer Labs has introduced several anniversary editions of its established ribbon mics including the R-10 “Hot Rod” 25th Anniversary Edition. The R-10 is a limited edition of Royer’s popular R-10 ribbon mic, employing a custom transformer that yields a 5dB increase in output compared to the standard R-10. The transformer is also reported to produce an increase in low-midrange focus.
As with the original R-10, the R-10 Hot Rod can handle very high SPLs—up to 160 dB at 1 kHz (!). An internal, three-layer windscreen protects the ribbon element from air blasts and plosives, while helping to reduce proximity effect, enabling the R-10 Hot Rod to be used in close-mic applications without producing excessive proximity effect. The microphone’s open-grille design minimizes standing waves and their associated comb-filtering effects.
The ribbon transducer is internally shock-mounted, isolating the motor structure from shock and vibration, and increasing durability. The 2.5-micron aluminum ribbon is formed with the company’s patented direct-corrugation process, and the transducer is wired for humbucking to reject electromagnetically induced noise.
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The ribbon is not affected by heat or humidity, and it provides equal sensitivity from the front or rear of the figure-eight pattern. A patented offset-ribbon design positions the ribbon element toward the front of the transducer, allowing high SPL handling on the front (logo) side and the option of a brighter response when recording lower-SPL sound sources (acoustic guitar, ukulele, vocals, etc.) on the backside, within three feet.
Applications for stage and studio include close-miking acoustic and electric guitar, drum overheads, percussion, brass, strings, acoustic piano and vocals.
As is the case with all Royer microphones, the R-10 Hot Rod 25th Anniversary Edition is built by hand in the company’s Burbank, Calif., facility and comes with a five-year warranty (free re-ribbon in the first year, if necessary). The R-10 Hot Rod is available singly and in matched pairs.
