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Technical GRAMMY Award®

A word from The GRAMMY®s:

"Royer Labs' line of ribbon microphones has made a profound difference in the way engineers record music. The company's ribbon technology is extremely natural sounding and brings a more realistic, analog sound and feel to digital recordings and live sound reproduction. In the '90s, Royer Labs single-handedly brought ribbon microphones into mainstream recording. Older ribbon microphone designs had fallen out of use in the '60s due to low output and because they were heavy and fragile. Royer designed a radically different line of ribbon microphones - small, lightweight, durable, and achieving incredible sound - which were revolutionary and moved the art of recording forward. Royer's innovations continue to win the praise of artists, producers and engineers today."

- The Recording Academy

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Engineer/Producer Ron Searles records Cello with 3 R-122 Microphones.

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The GRAMMY video on Royer Labs

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Royer Labs recieves the 2013 Technical GRAMMY Award. See acceptance speeches from Special Merit Awards Ceremony.

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bruce swedienThe great trumpeter Arturo Sandoval demonstrates his use of ribbon microphones at Sweetwater. A Royer R-122 and SF-24V were used for recording the trumpet and an SF-24.

RossGrammy winning producer / engineer Ross Hogarth records Rock Star Supernova winner Lukas Rossi's "Dreamer" with drummer Kenny Aronoff, using Royer ribbon microphones.

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What is a ribbon microphone? How does it work? Find everything you need to know about Ribbon Microphones in our Ribbon Basics Section.

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About Us

Royer Labs is dedicated to the art of the ribbon microphone.

In 1998, the R-121 launched and brought ribbon microphones back to mainstream recording. Then came the SF-12 stereo ribbon mic, followed by the world's first phantom powered ribbon microphones, the TEC Award winning R-122V tube ribbon microphone, and the TEC Award winning Live Series ribbon mics for live use. At Royer, it's all about attention to detail and quality.

Every Royer is hand-made in the USA by craftsmen who are fanatical about building the best ribbon microphones in the world. Come inside and see what ribbon microphones can do for you.