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Real sessions, recorded by working engineers. Switch between takes while the music plays. Every take is level matched, so what you hear is the microphone.

116 of 116 sessions
Acoustic Guitar · Classical Guitar

Adam Del Monte

R-122V
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Woodwinds

Alan Meyerson

From the “Scoregasm” music library

R-122V
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Piano · Standup Bass · Upright Bass

Allen Toussaint: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“That’s My Home”

R-122VSF-24
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Acoustic Guitar · Vocals

Amalia Stephenson

“Silent Night”

R-121
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12-String Acoustic Guitar · Acoustic Guitar · Baritone Acoustic Guitar

Andrew Synowiec: Vibey Acoustic Instruments

R-122 MKIIR-122
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Acoustic Guitar · Baritone Acoustic Guitar · Electric Guitar

Andy Georges

R-121SF-24
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Electric Guitar

Andy Georges: Comparison Tracks

R-121
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Pipe Organ

Ann Labounsky & David Craighead

SF-12
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Strings

Anthony Marinelli

“Julian & Rita”

R-122SF-24
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Brass · Piano · Trumpet

Arturo Sandoval: Ribbon Microphone Demonstrations

R-122SF-24SF-24V
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Big Band · Brass · Drum Overhead

Arturo Sandoval’s “Trumpet Evolution”

R-121R-122SF-12
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Vocals

Balkan Babes

“More, Moma Bega, Lele”

SF-12
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Cello · Vocals

Ben Sollee

R-122
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Piano

blink-182

“Adams Song”

R-121
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Big Band

Brian Setzer Live

R-121R-122SF-24
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Electric Guitar

Brian Setzer: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“Honey Man”

R-121R-122
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Acoustic Guitar · Cello

Calexico: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“Falling From Sleeves”

R-122V
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Woodwinds

California Wind Orchestra

“Sight for Wind Orchestra”

R-121
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Flute

Camellia City Flute Choir

SF-2SF-24V
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Acoustic Guitar · Drums · Vocals

Canaan

“Again”

R-121SF-12
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Drum Room · Drums · Electric Guitar

The Carl Verheyen Band: Full Mix and Isolated Track

“Lay Your Hammer Down”

R-121SF-12
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Electric Guitar

Chlorine

R-121
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Drum Room · Drums · Electric Guitar

Coal Chamber: Full Mixes and Isolated Tracks

“Rowboat”

R-121
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Choir · Vocals

Coro Stella Alpina

“Gli Aizimpoineri”

SF-12
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Congas · Percussion · Timbales

Cyrius

“Tout ce Temps”

R-121SF-12
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Acoustic Guitar · Cello · Violin

Darlingside

R-122VSF-2SF-24
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Strings · Violin

Devotchka: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“Transliterator”

R-122V
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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Jazz

Diana Krall

R-121
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Piano

Dicky Simms

“Shannon’s Shuffle”

R-121SF-12
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Brass · Drums · Percussion

Dirty Dozen Brass Band 1

R-121R-122SF-12SF-24
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Brass · Electric Guitar · Trombone

Dirty Dozen Brass Band 2

“What’s Going On”

R-121R-122SF-12
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Percussion · Shaker

Eliane Elias

“The Song Is You”

R-122
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Acoustic Guitar · Banjo · Drum Overhead

Fab Dupont / Will Knox

R-121R-122R-122VSF-1SF-2SF-24
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Accordion · Acoustic Guitar · Bass

Fiach and Tradalsa

“Hornpipe”

R-121
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Live Electric Guitar

FOH Engineer Kevin Madigan using an R-10 & R-121 on live electric guitars

R-10R-121
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Harp

Gayle Levant

“Largo”

SF-1SF-12
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Acoustic Guitar · Drum Overhead · Drums

Get to know the R-10 Ribbon Microphone

R-10R-121
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Big Band · Brass · Saxophone

Gordon Goodwin: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“Backrow Politics”

R-121SF-24
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Feature

Greg Wells on Recording With Royer Ribbon Microphones

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Cello · Clarinet · Orchestra

Hans Zimmer

“Light”, from “The Thin Red Line”

SF-12
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Cello

Holly Brook (Skylar Grey)

“All Will Be Forgotten”

R-122
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Acoustic Guitar · Piano

Holly Cole: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“Waters of March”

R-122SF-24
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Fiddle · Mandolin · Violin

Jamie Laval & Ashley Broder: Full Mixes and Isolated Tracks

R-122VSF-24
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Electric Guitar · Orchestra · Pedal Steel Guitar

Jewel

R-121
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Piano

Jim Cox

“Boogie Woogie Stomp”

SF-12
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Acoustic Guitar · Dobro

Jim Lauderdale: Full Mix & Isolated Tracks

“This Is the Last Time”

R-121
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Piano · Saxophone

Joby Baker and Scott Sheerin

“Cathedral Jam”

SF-12
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String Quartet · Strings

Joe Chiccarelli: String Quartet

SF-12
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Electric Guitar

John Jennings

“Give Me A Reason”

R-121
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Acoustic Guitar · Electric Guitar

John March

“Maya’s Other Dance”

R-121
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Acoustic Guitar

John Thomas

R-121SF-12
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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Rock

Johnny Hawthorn

R-121
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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Heavy Rock

Jonathan Merkel

R-122V
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Drums

Keith Urban: Partial Live Mix and Isolated Drums

“I Told You So”

SF-24
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Drum Overhead · Drums · Kick Drum

Kevin Shepard: Drum Tracks

R-121SF-1SF-12
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Drums · Kick Drum

Kick Drum

R-121
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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Heavy Rock

Kings X: Full Mixes and Isolated Tracks

R-121SF-12
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Acoustic Guitar · Classical Guitar · Flute

LAGQ

R-121R-122V
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B3 · Organ

Larry David

SF-12
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Percussion

Les Go

R-121SF-12
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Brass · Drum Room · Drums

Lily Wilde And Her Jumpin’ Jubilee Orchestra

“Mister Five By Five”

R-121
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Drum Room · Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Heavy Rock

Loudmouth

R-121
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Drum Overhead · Drum Room · Drums

Lukas Rossi and Kenny Aronoff

R-121R-122R-122VSF-24
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Fiddle · Percussion · Violin

Maja And David: Fiddles & Foot Percussion

SF-2
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Brass · French Horn · Trombone

Malcolm McNab

“Saloon Music for Bb Cornet and Pit Orchestra”

R-122SF-24
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Kalimba · Percussion

Mark Holdaway

“Star Hop”

R-122V
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Electric Guitar

Mark Knopfler

“Why Aye Man”

R-121
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Acoustic Guitar · Vocals

Marshall Ruffin

R-122
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Acoustic Guitar · Cello · Vocals

Marshall Ruffin and Ben Sollee

R-122
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Electric Guitar

Marvelous 3

R-121
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Electric Guitar · Live Electric Guitar

Matchbox Twenty in Concert: Live Mix & Isolated Tracks

“Push” Live

R-121 Live
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Drum Room · Drums · Electric Guitar

Melissa Etheridge: Full Mix & Isolated Tracks

“Mercy”

R-121
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Acoustic Guitar · Banjo · Vocals

Michael DeTemple

“Fishin”

R-121
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Strings

Michel Colombier

“Apologize!”

SF-12
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Feature

Microphone Placement when Recording Electric Guitar with Ross Hogarth

R-101R-121
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Drum Room · Drums · Electric Guitar

Monster Magnet

“Heads Explode”

R-121
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Piano

Norbert Putnam

“Impromptu Op.90, No 2”

SF-12
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Piano

Paul Cantelon

Preludes

SF-12
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Piano

Paul Cantelon

“Point No Point”

SF-12
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Acoustic Guitar · Classical Guitar

Paul Galbraith

R-122V
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Drums

Pirates of the Caribbean Score

R-122V
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Flute · Piano

Poulenc Flute Sonata 1st Movement

SF-24
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Big Band · Brass · Trombone

The Quincy Jones–Sammy Nestico Orchestra

R-121
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Dobro · Electric Guitar

R-122 MKII Tests: Electric Guitar & Dobro

R-121R-122 MKII
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Violin

Rachel Barton Pine

SF-2
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Violin

Rafael Manriguez and Quique Cruz

“Cancion del atardecer”

R-121
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Electric Guitar

Rascal Flatts

“Life is a Highway”

R-121
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B3 · Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Jazz

Ray Charles and Norah Jones with Billy Preston

R-121R-122SF-12
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Banjo

Recording Banjo

R-121R-122 MKIIR-122V
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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Heavy Rock · Electric Guitar-Jazz

Recording Electric Guitar Video Series with Ross Hogarth and Tim Pierce

R-101R-121R-122R-122VSF-24
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Cello · Choir · Flute

Recording the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square & Millennial Choirs and Orchestras with Royer

R-121R-122VSF-2SF-24SF-24V
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Big Band · Brass · Drums

Recording Trumpet with Engineer Michael Bishop & Cancer Blows Charity Concert

R-121R-122VSF-12SF-2SF-24
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Feature

Richard Chycki on Using Royer Ribbons to Record Dream Theater’s Guitars & Drums

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Accordion · Piano

Richard Galliano

“Aurore”

SF-24
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Acoustic Guitar

Rick Trevino

“Vanidad”

SF-12
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Electric Guitar · Vocals

Robert Cray

R-121
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Orchestra · Piano · Strings

Robert Friedrich on Recording The San Diego Symphony

R-122R-122VSF-2SF-24
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Drum Overhead · Drums · Electric Guitar

Roger Wojahn & Scott Wojahn: Commercial Scores

R-121SF-12
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Bongo · Drum Overhead · Drum Room

Ross Hogarth: Various Isolated Tracks

Electric guitar and drum samples

R-121SF-12SF-24
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Acoustic Guitar

Royer dBooster: In-Line Signal Booster

R-10
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Feature

Royer Factory Tour

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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Heavy Rock · Electric Guitar-Rock

Royer R-10 vs R-121 Quick Comparison Demo Video by Shawn Tubbs

R-10R-121
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Acoustic Guitar

Shawn Sullivan

R-121
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Cello · Electric Guitar

Sixpence None The Richer

“There She Goes”

R-121
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Electric Guitar

Slash

R-121
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Live Electric Guitar

Sonny Landreth: Full Mix and Isolated Tracks

“Wind In Denver”

R-121
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B3 · Drum Room · Drums

Stephen Bruton: Full Mixes and Isolated Tracks

R-121R-122SF-24
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Acoustic Guitar · Drums · Electric Guitar

Steve Albini

Microphone comparisons

R-121
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Cello · Strings · Violin

String Quartet: Microphone Comparisons

R-122R-122VSF-24
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Accordion · Acoustic Guitar

Teddy Andreas and Bruce Watson

R-121
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Electric Guitar · Electric Guitar-Heavy Rock · Electric Guitar-Rock

Tim Pierce: Recording Electric Guitar With A Royer R-122V

R-122V
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Banjo

Tim Weed

“Granada Vox”

R-122
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Acoustic Guitar · Drum Room · Electric Guitar

Tony Furtado

“These Chains”

R-121SF-12
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Brass · Cello · Clarinet

Ukrainian Radio and Television Orchestra

SF-12
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Acoustic Guitar · Percussion · Vocals

The Wailin’ Jennys

R-122SF-24
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Cello

Winona Zelenka

R-122
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